Spain abolishes national bullfighting award in cultural shift
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain scrapped an annual bullfighting award on Friday, prompting a rebuke from conservatives over a backlash against a centuries-old tradition they see as an art form but which has run into growing concern for animal welfare. Spa...
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Britain sanctions Israeli groups, individuals for violence in West Bank
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on two "extremist" groups and four individuals in Israel who it blamed for violence in the West Bank, its latest package of measures against Israeli settlers. Britain's Foreign Office named Hil...
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Russia says it has driven Ukrainian army from 211 square miles of territory this year
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said his troops had taken control of 547 square kilometres (211 square miles) of territory this year in what he called Russia's "new regions," a reference to four Ukrainian regions that Mosc...
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Indian wrestlers upset as Modi's party fields controversial lawmaker's son in polls
By Shivam Patel and Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Top Indian Olympic wrestlers have criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party for fielding the son of their former federation chief in national elections, despite his father being charged w...
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UK's new climate action plan unlawful, London's High Court rules
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's latest climate action plan is unlawful, London's High Court ruled on Friday in a legal challenge by three environmental campaign groups over emissions targets. Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth and the Good Law Project took ...
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Airstrike kills nine at displacement camp in eastern Congo, official says
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - An air strike killed at least nine people, including seven children, on Friday at a displacement camp in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, a local official said. It was not immediately clear who was ...
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Panama top court deems presidential frontrunner's candidacy constitutional
(Reuters) - Panama's top court on Friday ruled the presidential candidacy of ex-President Ricardo Martinelli's former running mate Jose Raul Mulino is constitutional, days before the election. Jose Raul Mulino joined the race in March as Martinelli...
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ICC prosecutor calls for end to intimidation of staff, statement says
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's prosecutor's office called on Friday for an end to what it called intimidation of its staff, saying such threats could constitute an offence against the world's permanent war crimes court. In...
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Rafah operation could be a 'slaughter', UN official says
GENEVA (Reuters) - An Israeli incursion in Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Gazans at risk and be an incredible blow to the humanitarian operations of the entire enclave, a spokesperson for the U.N. humanitarian office said on ...
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China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon
By Eduardo Baptista WENCHANG, China (Reuters) - China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make such an ambitious attempt. The Long Ma...
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Ukrainian agent killed before he could attack fuel terminal - Russian FSB, cited by Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Officers of Russia's FSB state security service have killed a Ukrainian saboteur planning to attack a fuel terminal in the northwesterly Leningrad region with explosives, the FSB said on Friday, according to the Interfax news age...
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North Macedonia voters express frustration ahead of elections
By Aleksandar Vasovic and Fatos Bytyci TETOVO, North Macedonia (Reuters) - Ekrem Ramadani used to work in the once flourishing textile industry in the town of Tetovo in North Macedonia. Today, 76 and still working, he scrapes by selling beans, onio...
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Russian publisher redacts book on gay Italian director amid LGBT crackdown
By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - Roberto Carnero, an Italian literature professor at the University of Bologna, was shocked when he received a call from his Italian publisher in March about the Russian translation of his new book. The Russia...
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Turkey says Israel trade halted until permanent Gaza ceasefire
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's trade halt with Israel will continue until a permanent ceasefire in Gaza is secured as well as unhindered humanitarian aid flow to the region, Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said on Friday. Turkey stopped all exports ...
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Factbox-Who are the main candidates in Chad's election?
DAKAR (Reuters) - Chad will on Monday become the first of West and Central Africa's junta-ruled countries to hold a vote since a wave of coups swept over the region. Opposition groups have raised objections and called for boycotts, saying the first...
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Hungary defence spending to be increased if Ukraine war drags into 2025 -PM Orban
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will need to boost defence spending further next year if the war in neighbouring Ukraine drags into 2025, reducing the amount of funds available for other expenditure, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public radio on Fr...
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'Show solidarity': Pro-Palestinian protesters camp across Australian universities
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hundreds of people protesting Israel's war in Gaza rallied at one of Australia's top universities on Friday demanding it divest from companies with ties to Israel, in a movement inspired by the student occupation...
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Iran says crew of Israel-linked ship freed
(Reuters) - Iran has released the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel, but remains in control of the vessel itself, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said. Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized the container ship MSC Aries...
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Russia says it downs six Ukraine-launched drones
(Reuters) - The Russian defence ministry said on Friday that its air defence forces destroyed six drones that Ukraine launched overnight. Five of the drones were downed over the Belgorod region that borders Ukraine and one over the Crimean Peninsul...
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Labour claim early win in UK vote as closely watched results trickle in
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party won a parliamentary seat in northern England on Friday, beating the governing Conservatives in one of a series of votes that will help gauge public opinion ahead of a full national election due t...
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US Defense Secretary says there was no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops
HONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday he did not see any indication Hamas was planning any attack on U.S. troops in Gaza but added adequate measures were being put in place for the safety of military personnel. "...
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Damage, injury to Philippines in South China Sea is 'irresponsible behaviour', says US defence minister
HONOLULU (Reuters) - The injuring of Filipino crew and damage to Philippine vessels in the South China Sea is "irresponsible behaviour and disregards international law", U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a press conference on Thursday. (Rep...
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India's opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to contest elections from Raebareli too
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's main opposition Congress party said on Friday that Rahul Gandhi, the face of the party and its former president, will contest general elections from the family bastion seat of Raebareli in north India as well. (Report...
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Analysis-Missile defence successes in Gulf, Ukraine fuel global urgency to acquire systems
By Gerry Doyle (Reuters) - The success of ballistic missile defences facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine will encourage militaries globally to invest in the pricey systems, experts say - and i...
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Taiwan says 14 Chinese military planes crossed strait's median line
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday that in the previous 24 hours it had detected 14 Chinese military aircraft crossing the Taiwan Strait's median line. The median line used to serve as an unofficial border between the two s...
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