Hezbollah head says displaced Israeli northerners won't return home if Gaza war persists
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of powerful Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Monday that residents of northern Israel would not be able to return home for the start of the next school year if their government pressed on with its offensive in the ...
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UN says Gaza death toll still over 35,000 but not all bodies identified
By Michelle Nichols and Emma Farge UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA (Reuters) - The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-Hamas war is still more than 35,000, but the enclave's Ministry of Health has updated its breakdown of the fatalities, the United ...
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Israel holds toned down Independence Day celebrations as Gaza war rages
By Maytaal Angel JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel began toned down Independence Day celebrations at sundown on Monday, with hopes for an end to the seven-month-old Gaza war dim, anti-government protests growing and internal divisions festering. As the ...
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Shoigu reshuffle shows Putin 'desperation' to sustain Ukraine war, State Department says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's defense minister reshuffle was a further indication of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "desperation to sustain" his invasion of Ukraine, U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday. Putin...
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Canadian firefighters battle wildfire sweeping towards B.C. town
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Firefighters in western Canada on Monday battled a large wildfire just outside the largely-evacuated remote town of Fort Nelson in British Columbia, a local official said. Fort Nelson is in the line of one of the season's first m...
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Analysis-Russia's surprise defence minister Belousov; economist out to boost war budget
By Guy Faulconbridge, Darya Korsunskaya and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - With zero military experience, Andrei Belousov, a wiry white-haired economist and Orthodox churchgoer who enjoys rock climbing, seems an odd pick to be Russia's new...
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EU draws up long-term security commitments to Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has drawn up pledges of long-term security support for Ukraine, assuring Kyiv of more weapons, military training and other aid for years to come, according to a draft document. The draft, first reported by Ge...
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Nigerian gunmen seek talks after abducting dozens, families say
By Ahmed Kingimi LAGOS (Reuters) - Gunmen who abducted 105 people in northwest Nigeria last week are not after ransom payments but negotiations with the Zamfara state government, five families of the victims who were contacted by the armed men said...
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Ukraine says Russia's new defence minister will focus economy on war
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia's choice of an economist as its new defence minister shows how far Moscow is preparing to go to overhaul its economy to serve its war needs, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Monday. More than two year...
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Israeli protesters block aid convoy headed to Gaza
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks headed for Gaza on Monday, strewing food packages on the road in the latest in a series of incidents that have come as Israel has pledged to allow uninterrupted humanitarian supplies into ...
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Hamas armed wing says it lost contact with militants guarding four Israeli hostages
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas' armed wing Al Qassam Brigades said on Monday it had lost contact with militants guarding four Israeli hostages, including U.S.-Israeli citizen Hersh Golberg-Poline, because of Israeli bombardment of Gaza over the past 10 day...
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Yellen says Chinese response possible on expected US tariff action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could see a significant response from China following any U.S. tariff actions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday ahead of expected new tariffs targeting certain sectors this week. "Presiden...
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US Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial to get underway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, a case that could affect the Democrat's reelection prospects and help determine which party controls the Senate next year. M...
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Parts of UK immigration law not valid in Northern Ireland, High Court rules
BELFAST (Reuters) - Belfast's High Court ruled on Monday that parts of the United Kingdom's flagship immigration policy should not apply in Northern Ireland as they undermine human rights protections guaranteed in post-Brexit arrangements. The Ill...
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Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy university buildings in Dutch cities
By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protesters on Monday occupied university buildings in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam, Groningen and Eindhoven, condemning Israel's war in Gaza, the Dutch protest group behind the acti...
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Palestinians desperate to flee Rafah as Israelis bear down
By Mohammed Salem RAFAH (Reuters) - The Anseir family loaded their meagre belongings on a beat up car hoping to escape before an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah -- where more than a million Gazans who had thought they would be safe are now strugg...
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Former Kazakh minister gets 24 years in prison for murdering his wife
ASTANA (Reuters) - A former economy minister of Kazakhstan was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Monday for murdering his wife, a Reuters reporter in the court said, following a widely watched trial that some see as a litmus test of President Kass...
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South Africa's Ramaphosa denies pause in power cuts is linked to election
By Tannur Anders and Bhargav Acharya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday rejected opposition allegations that a recent pause in the electricity cuts that have plagued the country for years was due to an electi...
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Israel protests after Nobel laureate denounces Gaza invasion at Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Israel's Embassy to the Holy See issued a protest on Monday after a Yemeni Nobel Prize winner accused Israel of "genocide" in Gaza during an event hosted by the Vatican. The embassy said it felt "indignation and shock" over...
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Tunisia extends the detention of two journalists, lawyers begin a strike
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's public prosecutor extended on Monday the detention of two journalists, while lawyers began a one-day strike to protest against the arrest of a prominent critic of the president, amid a growing political crisis in the cou...
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Russian parliament approves Novak as deputy PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, on Monday approved the nomination of Alexander Novak as Deputy Prime Minister. On Saturday, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin proposed to lawmakers to re-appoint Novak as deputy...
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Aggrieved former lawyer Michael Cohen to testify against Trump at hush money trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's estranged former fixer Michael Cohen is expected to begin giving testimony on Monday that could determine whether jurors convict the former U.S. president of illegally hiding a payment to silence a p...
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'Trust me', UK's Sunak appeals to voters before national election
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on voters on Monday to trust him to keep them safe in an increasingly dangerous world, listing his achievements in an unashamedly political campaign speech ahead of a national election du...
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South Korea's top diplomat warns of rising economic competition with China
By Hyonhee Shin (Reuters) - Economic relations between South Korea and China face risks and challenges due to increasingly fierce competition over technology, South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Monday ahead of talks with his Chinese...
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Singapore's incoming PM Wong appoints new deputy PM in minor reshuffle
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's incoming prime minister Lawrence Wong announced a minor cabinet reshuffle on Monday ahead of assuming the top post later this week, with the biggest change the promotion of the trade minister to become his deputy, ...
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