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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Parched Philippine dam reveals centuries-old town, luring tourists
By Adrian Portugal and Peter Blaza NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines (Reuters) - Ruins of a centuries-old town have emerged at a dam parched by drought in northern Philippines, giving residents a rare spectacle and an extra source of income in a region depe...
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Students erect pro-Palestinian encampments across major Canadian universities
By KyawSoe Oo and Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Quebec Premier Francois Legault said on Thursday the encampment at Montreal's McGill University should be dismantled as more students erected pro-Palestinian camps across some of Canada's la...
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Pro-Palestinian encampments at US universities
(Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from companies linked to Israel have spread across U.S. universities in the two weeks since Columbia University administrators called in police to dismantle an encamp...
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Soccer-Maradona's children call for moving body to mausoleum for safety and tribute
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Diego Maradona's children filed a request with the Argentine Courts on Thursday to move the former football great's body "to a much safer place" and for fans "to pay tribute" in a mausoleum. Maradona's remains lie in a priv...
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US and Saudi Arabia nearing agreement on security pact, sources say
By Humeyra Pamuk, Alexander Cornwell and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - The Biden administration and Saudi Arabia are finalizing an agreement for U.S. security guarantees and civilian nuclear assistance, even as an Israel-Saudi normal...
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Israeli strike hits Syrian security building outside Damascus, security source says
(Reuters) - An Israeli strike hit a building operated by Syrian security forces on the outskirts of Damascus late on Thursday, a security source in the alliance backing Syria's government told Reuters. There was no immediate report of a strike by S...
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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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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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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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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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