US questions China's no-first-use nuclear call given buildup
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has not responded to U.S. nuclear-weapons risk-reduction proposals and Washington has questions about Beijing's call for no-first-use talks while China continues to build up its arsenal, the top U.S. arms control offici...
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Brief clashes erupt after pro-Palestinian march to Israeli embassy in Athens
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police clashed with protesters after a pro-Palestinian march to the Israeli embassy in Athens on Wednesday, Reuters witnesses and police officials said. More than 2,500 people marched through the streets of Athens to the em...
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Chile's capital faces fiercest cold snap in decades
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans are bundling up with more clothes and clutching cups of hot coffee as the country faces the most intense cold snap in nearly 70 years, bringing winter weather in the middle of autumn. "Since 1950, that is, in the last ...
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Lebanon's Hezbollah says it launched drones at military base west of Israel’s Tiberias
Beirut (Reuters) - Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack at a military base west of Israel's Tiberias on Wednesday, in response to "assassinations" carried out by Israel. The attack came a day after a Hezbollah commander wa...
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Russian forces shell central Kharkiv, two injured, governor says
(Reuters) - Russian forces shelled the central Shevchenkivsyi district of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, on Wednesday, injuring two people and damaging a five-storey building, the regional governor said. Oleh Syniehubov, writing on the Tel...
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Factbox-Killings and attempted assassinations of leaders in Europe
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and wounded on Wednesday, becoming the latest European leader to be the target of an assassination attempt. Slovak media said the shooter was a 71-year-old man but the motive was not ...
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US removes Cuba from list of countries not cooperating fully against terrorism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday removed Cuba from a short list of countries the United States alleges are "not cooperating fully" in its fight against terrorism, a State Department official said. "The depa...
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Distraught farmer in flood-hit Brazil mourns the loss of animals, dreams
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Leonardo Benassatto PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) - The despair in Nilton Muradaz Junior's eyes is unmistakable as he looks at the vast lake that was once his farm and home, but now shows little sign of the animals, equi...
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One Iraqi soldier killed, two wounded in attack by suspected Islamic State in Kirkuk
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One Iraqi soldier was killed, and two others were wounded in an attack by suspected Islamic State militants on an army post near Iraq's city of Kirkuk, two security sources told Reuters on Wednesday. (Reporting by Timour Azhari)
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British aid shipment leaves Cyprus bound for Gaza pier
LONDON (Reuters) - A British shipment of nearly 100 tonnes of aid has left Cyprus bound for a new temporary pier in Gaza, the British Foreign Office said in a statement on Wednesday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT International organisations have said that Gaz...
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Dozens of countries signing up for Ukraine peace summit, Switzerland says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Switzerland has had over 50 registrations from the more than 160 delegations the neutral country has invited to a summit next month that Bern hopes will pave the way for a peace process in Ukraine, President Viola Amherd said on ...
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Russian troops leave Karabakh, now back under Azerbaijan's control
By Nailia Bagirova KHOJALY, Azerbaijan (Reuters) - Russia shut down a military base in Azerbaijan on Wednesday where nearly 2,000 of its troops had been deployed, after Azeri forces captured the area last year despite a two-year Russian mission to ...
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Israel's Gallant demands clarity on post-war Gaza governance, opposes military rule
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was publicly challenged over post-war plans for the Gaza Strip on Wednesday by his own defence chief, who vowed to oppose any long-term military rule by Israel over the ravaged Palesti...
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Hungary grants house arrest to jailed Italian activist running for EU election
(Reuters) - A Hungarian judge on Wednesday granted house arrest in Budapest to an Italian anti-fascist activist held in Hungary for allegedly assaulting far-right militants, the Italian Foreign and Justice ministers and her lawyer said. Ilaria Sali...
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UK court system 'crooked', says WikiLeaks editor ahead of crucial Assange hearing
LONDON (Reuters) - The editor of WikiLeaks denounced the British judicial system as crooked on Wednesday, days before a crucial court hearing which could end the legal battle by the organisation's founder Julian Assange to stop extradition to the U...
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US imposes visa restrictions, other penalties on Nicaraguan government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed visa restrictions on more than 250 members of the Nicaraguan government and levied sanctions on three Nicaraguan entities in retaliation for "repressive actions" by Managua related to mi...
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Italian judge throws out defamation case brought by Meloni ally
ROME (Reuters) - A Rome university professor was acquitted on Wednesday of slandering Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida for comparing him to a Nazi governor. A judge kicked out the case against Donatella Di Cesare, a professor of philosop...
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Moldova's justice ministry seeks temporary ban on pro-Russian party activities
CHISINAU (Reuters) - The Moldovan Justice Ministry asked a Chisinau court to place restrictions on political activities by the pro-Russian Chance party for six months on Wednesday. The ministry said the decision was taken after an audit of the part...
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World reacts to shooting of Slovak PM Robert Fico
(Reuters) -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said. Following are reactions to the assassination attempt: EUROPEAN COMMISSI...
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Gazprom CEO Miller is in Iran as Putin prepares to visit China
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller is on a working visit to Iran, his company said in a statement on Wednesday, just as President Vladimir Putin prepares to fly to China with a high-level delegation for talks with Xi Jinping. Iran's First...
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Greece arrests suspected criminal gang leader wanted by Turkey
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police have arrested a Turkish national, the suspected leader of a criminal group wanted by Ankara for a range of crimes including manslaughter, Greek police and intelligence sources said on Wednesday. Police acted on an in...
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US sanctions two commanders of Sudan's paramilitary RSF
(Reuters) - The United States Treasury said in a statement on Wednesday that it has imposed sanctions on two top commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following attacks in North Darfur. The commanders who were sanctioned ar...
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Ally of Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Kadyrov resigns suddenly
LONDON (Reuters) - A close ally of Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov resigned unexpectedly as speaker of parliament on Wednesday, creating a vacancy in the elite at a time when Kadyrov's health is under close scrutiny. Magomed Daudov ...
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US delegation to attend Taiwan inauguration as China tensions flare
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will dispatch former U.S. officials to Taiwan as its new president takes office, a show of support for the island calibrated to avoid enraging Beijing. Biden is sending a bipartisan del...
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EU leaders shocked by 'vile attack' on Slovak PM Fico
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Several EU leaders condemned the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen strongly condemned "the vile attack", she said on social media platform X. "Such acts...
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