Exclusive-Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger's junta to expel U.S. forces...
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Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key battleground state in his matchup with President Joe Biden, leaving open the possibility of post-election turmoil. In an inte...
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Iraqi militant group launches missiles on Tel Aviv targets, source says
(Reuters) - The Islamic resistance in an Iraq militant group launched attacks on targets in Israel with cruise missiles from Iraqi territory, a source in the group said. (Reporting by Timour Azhari; Editing by Chris Reese)
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Maryland estimates bridge replacement cost at $1.7 billion - $1.9 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Maryland said on Thursday it estimates it will cost $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion to rebuild a collapsed Baltimore bridge and anticipates it will be completed by fall 2028. The Maryland Department of Transportatio...
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Dozens arrested after London protest blocking removal of asylum seekers
LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested 45 people on Thursday after a violent protest in London against the transfer of asylum seekers staying in a hotel to a barge off southern England. Dozens of protesters outside the hotel in Peckham, southea...
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Exclusive-US to provide nearly $55 million in humanitarian aid for Burkina Faso
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will provide nearly $55 million to address a dire humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, U.S. aid chief Samantha Power will announce on Thursday, according to a statement seen by Reuters. ...
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US calls out Israel and Hamas after Gaza aid shipment attacked, diverted
By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. on Thursday called on both Israel and Hamas to ensure that aid bound for civilians in Gaza is not disrupted, after a shipment from Jordan was attacked by Israeli settlers and subs...
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Israeli private eye arrested in UK over alleged hacking for US PR firm
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - An Israeli private investigator wanted by the United States was arrested in London over allegations that he carried out a cyberespionage campaign on behalf of an unidentified American PR firm, a London court heard on...
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Island nation of Sao Tome and Principe to ask Portugal for colonial reparations
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - The government of the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe will ask Portugal to repair the moral damages caused by colonialism, the country's education and cultural minister said on Thursday. Speaking...
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France and Japan to start talks on reciprocal troops pact
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - France and Japan agreed on Thursday to start formal talks on a reciprocal troop access deal, strengthening military cooperation amid rising maritime tensions in the region and the war in Ukraine, the Japanese governm...
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Prominent Gaza doctor dies in Israeli prison
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta CAIRO/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A senior Palestinian doctor died in an Israeli prison after more than four months of detention, two Palestinian prisoner associations said on Thursday, blaming Israel for hi...
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NATO says Russian hybrid attack intensify on members' territories
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO members are 'deeply concerned' about recent attacks they attribute to Russia that namely affected the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and the United Kingdom, the defence alliance said in a stat...
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Two Nigerian officers face court martial over drone strike that killed 85 civilians
By Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's military has ordered two officers to face court martial proceedings over a drone strike that killed at least 85 civilians, the defence HQ said on Thursday, more than four months after President Bola Tinubu...
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Pentagon acknowledges US mistakenly killed civilian in 2023 Syria strike, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has acknowledged in an internal investigation that the United States mistakenly killed a civilian in Syria in a 2023 drone strike, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The U.S. Central Command assessment con...
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Russia calls claim about its alleged military ties with North Korea inaccurate
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that Western claims that it was cooperating militarily with North Korea were inaccurate and said its relationship with Pyongyang was neither directed against third countries nor threatening to the security...
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Biden breaks silence on college protests over Gaza conflict
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under mounting political pressure, U.S. President Joe Biden broke his silence on campus unrest over the war in Gaza on Thursday, saying Americans have the right to demonstrate but not to unleash violence. "Th...
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Kyrgyzstan tells citizens to temporarily avoid travel to Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry said on Thursday it was recommending its citizens to temporarily avoid travelling to Russia, becoming the second Central Asian nation to do so after Tajikistan issued similar advice last weekend. Rus...
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EU extends subsidy allowances to end-2024 to help farmers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will extend subsidy allowances by six months until the end of 2024 to support the region's agricultural sector following protests from farmers seeking better pay and working conditions. Farmers across Europe ...
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Polish President submits law to step up defence preparation
WARSAW (Reuters) - President Andrzej Duda has submitted to parliament a draft bill aimed at increasing Poland's defence readiness, citing new forms of threat from Russia, the National Security Bureau (BBN) said on Thursday. Under the proposal, the ...
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Why Palestinians can count on American students but not Arab allies to protest
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maya Gebeily CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Palestinians may be gratified to see American university campuses erupt in outrage over Israel's offensive in Gaza, but some in the embattled enclave are also wondering why no similar p...
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Italy seeks compensation for EU firms hit by Russian sanctions
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government is working with the European Union to ensure that the bloc's firms hit by Russian sanctions are compensated for the damage they have suffered, it said on Thursday. Russia has placed the assets of a handful of...
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Finland army chief urges Europe to be prepared for Russia testing unity
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's new armed forces chief said Russia was unlikely to test NATO's mutual defence clause by attacking a NATO member state in the coming years, but may well continue what he said were hybrid attacks such a...
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Ukraine war not likely to end anytime soon, says top US spy
By Jonathan Landay and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin sees domestic and international developments trending in his favor and likely will press aggressive tactics in Ukraine, but the war is unlikely to end anytim...
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Turkey's Erdogan criticises U.S. crackdown on college protests
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waded into the debate over U.S. college campus protests on Thursday, saying authorities were displaying "cruelty" in clamping down on pro-Palestinian students and academics. Demonstrations have sp...
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Exclusive-Russia is shipping oil to North Korea above UN mandated levels
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has been quietly shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that appear to violate the mandates of the United Nations Security Council, a U.S. official said on Thursday, adding the U.S. is pla...
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