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EU plans to broaden, sharply raise steel tariffs

The EU will seek to widen and significantly increase tariffs on foreign steel, the bloc's industry chief Stephane Sejourne told the sector on Wednesday.

Brussels will unveil new measures on Tuesday to protect the steel sector that will replace the current "safeguard clause" expiring next year, Sejourne said during a meeting in Brussels, participants told AFP.

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Eurozone inflation accelerates to 2.2% in September

Eurozone inflation rose in September, official data showed Wednesday, buoyed by energy costs in the single-currency area.

Inflation rose to 2.2 percent last month, from two percent in August, the EU's statistics agency said. The figure was in line with predictions by analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

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Israel defense minister issues 'last' warning for Gaza City residents to flee

Israel's defense minister on Wednesday said the military would tighten its encirclement of Gaza City, issuing a final warning for residents there to flee south.

"This is the last opportunity for Gaza residents who wish to do so to move south and leave Hamas operatives isolated in Gaza City," Israel Katz said in a statement shared with Israeli media. "Those who remain... will be considered terrorists and terrorist supporters."

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Why is Denmark being targeted with mystery drone flights?

Denmark's support for Ukraine, its lack of anti-drone defenses and this week's EU summit in Copenhagen could all explain the unidentified drone sightings over Danish airspace that have been widely blamed on Russia.

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US sending anti-drone system to Denmark for EU summit

The United States is sending anti-drone defenses to Denmark as it hosts an EU summit this week, Copenhagen's defense ministry said Tuesday, after drones over the Nordic country closed several airports.

Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden have also all sent anti-drone technology ahead of the summit to Denmark, which fears Russian surveillance of its military sites.

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120 Iranians deported from US to arrive home this week

Iran said Tuesday that 120 nationals being deported from the United States under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, will fly home this week.

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Trump tells generals US faces 'war from within'

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States faces a "war from within" from crime and immigration, in a darkly authoritarian speech to a rare meeting of the top US military officers.

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Assailant killed after West Bank ramming attack injures two

The Israeli military said security forces killed an assailant who carried out a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, which medics said injured two people.

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Trump gives Hamas ultimatum on Gaza deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave Hamas an ultimatum of "three or four days" to respond to his plan to end the war in Gaza, as the militant group reviewed the proposal backed by Israel.

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Hamas examining Gaza plan, response can take several days

A Palestinian source close to Hamas told AFP on Tuesday that the group is reviewing U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for ending the Gaza war, which is backed by the Israeli prime minister.

"Hamas has begun a series of consultations within its political and military leaderships, both inside Palestine and abroad," the source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said.

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