Gulf mediators and Iran agree to keep talking as US strike threat looms Israel votes at record turnout in election too close to call Congo Ebola cases pass 10,000 as neighbours tighten quarantine Houthis claim missile strike on Ras Tanura as Egypt backs Riyadh Oleshky truce holds as Nordic leaders speak with Putin Drone strikes kill 21 in Nyala and cut power across Sudan as states warn of famine Church reports 60 Orthodox Christians killed in two Oromia attacks India evacuates eastern coast as very severe Cyclone Arnab nears landfall Jordan strikes southern Syria after church attack, Damascus protests Anthropic's IPO filing shows heavy losses and warns of existential risks Russian strikes damage Kyiv's South Bridge and cut power in seven regions Flávio Bolsonaro leaves for US as Brazil cancels his passports Oil holds near $115 while gas, fuel costs and inflation stay high China's AI stocks keep falling despite state support French student groups reject concessions as finance minister rules out new spending AI stocks rebound as Meta raises equity and Anthropic files for IPO Hebron displacement nears 5,000 as officers expect pullout after vote Two men charged over RAF Fairford incident Student List wins Serbian election as Croatia demands acknowledgement of 1990s wars Indonesia and Singapore plan haze task force amid tensions Brazil's real suffers worst day in over 25 years after Lula comeback Iran threatens legal action against Sinokor ships over Hormuz UN commission says Israel continued genocide in Gaza after ceasefire Gas exporters meet in Moscow as Iranian and Qatari leaders hold talks Indonesian bond yield hits four-year high as MSCI risk and oil weigh French consumer confidence hits 13-year low amid protests Gulf mediators and Iran agree to keep talking as US strike threat looms Israel votes at record turnout in election too close to call Congo Ebola cases pass 10,000 as neighbours tighten quarantine Houthis claim missile strike on Ras Tanura as Egypt backs Riyadh Oleshky truce holds as Nordic leaders speak with Putin Drone strikes kill 21 in Nyala and cut power across Sudan as states warn of famine Church reports 60 Orthodox Christians killed in two Oromia attacks India evacuates eastern coast as very severe Cyclone Arnab nears landfall Jordan strikes southern Syria after church attack, Damascus protests Anthropic's IPO filing shows heavy losses and warns of existential risks Russian strikes damage Kyiv's South Bridge and cut power in seven regions Flávio Bolsonaro leaves for US as Brazil cancels his passports Oil holds near $115 while gas, fuel costs and inflation stay high China's AI stocks keep falling despite state support French student groups reject concessions as finance minister rules out new spending AI stocks rebound as Meta raises equity and Anthropic files for IPO Hebron displacement nears 5,000 as officers expect pullout after vote Two men charged over RAF Fairford incident Student List wins Serbian election as Croatia demands acknowledgement of 1990s wars Indonesia and Singapore plan haze task force amid tensions Brazil's real suffers worst day in over 25 years after Lula comeback Iran threatens legal action against Sinokor ships over Hormuz UN commission says Israel continued genocide in Gaza after ceasefire Gas exporters meet in Moscow as Iranian and Qatari leaders hold talks Indonesian bond yield hits four-year high as MSCI risk and oil weigh French consumer confidence hits 13-year low amid protests

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GECF Moscow summit

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired the plenary session of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit in Moscow on Tuesday. On the sidelines, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed energy and bilateral ties, per Iranian state media.

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is an intergovernmental organisation of major natural gas producers that coordinates members' policies on gas markets. Its heads of state hold periodic summits, and this one is hosted by Russia in Moscow.

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Gas exporters meet in Moscow as Iranian and Qatari leaders hold talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired the plenary session of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit in Moscow on Tuesday. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met on the sidelines to discuss energy and bilateral ties, Iranian state media reported.