Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire dim even as US keeps hope
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials have not given up hope of landing a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal but are increasingly pessimistic that a breakthrough can come anytime soon, according t...
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UN rights expert urges urgent action as Haiti crisis worsens
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The United Nations' expert on human rights in Haiti said on Friday that the situation in the conflict-hit Caribbean nation had worsened and efforts to rebuild security must be amplified as a security mission deadline fast...
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'Who pays?' asks Brazil Greenpeace protest on climate impact in the Amazon
MANACAPURU, Brazil (Reuters) - A team of Brazilian Greenpeace environmental activists on Friday placed a protect banner on a sandbank that has emerged in the middle of one of the major rivers of the Amazon basin that is suffering from the worst dra...
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Ukraine's top officials agree on need for rapid, domestic weapons production
(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that senior Ukrainian officials agreed in an "emotional" discussion that the country needs to make more weaponry domestically and speed up production. Zelenskiy said munitions production was ...
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US Secret Service probe finds lack of diligence ahead of Trump rally shooting
By Andrew Goudsward and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Secret Service probe found communication gaps and a lack of diligence ahead of the July attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Butler, Pennsylva...
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Venezuela rejects UN report criticizing opposition crackdown
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government "categorically" rejected a United Nations human rights report on Friday criticizing repression of political opponents and children in the wake of contested elections, saying it was a sign of coercion again...
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Freed Russian dissident Kara-Murza: Putin must not be allowed to win in Ukraine
By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - Western governments and Russia's exiled opposition should begin laying the groundwork for Russia's democratic transition after President Vladimir Putin eventually leaves office, Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian...
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On the trail of the mystery woman whose company licensed exploding pagers
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - She speaks seven languages, has a PhD in particle physics, an apartment in Budapest plastered with her own pastel drawings of nudes, and a career that took her around Africa and Europe doing humanitarian work....
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Kosovo PM Kurti accuses West of 'appeasement' towards Serbia over Russia fears
By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Friday accused Western officials of "appeasement" towards Serbia, driven by what he said were overblown fears that Belgrade would move closer to Moscow. In an interview with ...
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Israeli military says around 10 senior Hezbollah commanders killed along with Aqil
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - About 10 senior Hezbollah commanders were killed along with Ibrahim Aqil, leader of the movement's Radwan special forces unit who was attacked in an Israeli air strike in Beirut on Friday, Israel's military spokesperson said. ...
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Killed Hezbollah commander Aqil was wanted for deadly 1983 US embassy, Marine blasts
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah operations commander killed in an Israeli strike on Friday, had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than 300 people at the American embassy and a U.S. Ma...
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Italy targets primary budget balance in 2024, economy minister says
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy will probably balance its primary budget this year, excluding interest payments on government debt, the economy minister said on Friday, as Rome prepares a medium-term fiscal plan for approval by the Europea...
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Ukraine joins NATO drill to test anti-drone systems
By Andrew Gray and Bart Biesemans VREDEPEEL, Netherlands (Reuters) - NATO concluded a major anti-drone exercise this week, with Ukraine taking part for the first time as the Western alliance seeks to learn urgently from the rapid development and w...
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Germany to install missile defence systems on new government jets, Spiegel reports
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is to install missile defense systems on three new government jets that are used by senior leaders, the Spiegel news outlet reported on Friday. The German defence ministry is to submit a corresponding contract to the parl...
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Britain's Lammy holds emergency meeting over Lebanon
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister David Lammy chaired a meeting of the government's emergency committee, known as COBR, on Friday to discuss the latest situation in Lebanon. "The Foreign Secretary has chaired a meeting of COBR this morn...
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Venezuela's exiled opposition leader said he was told before flight: 'they're coming for you'
MADRID (Reuters) - Venezuela's former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez sought diplomatic refuge after being warned that President Nicolas Maduro's security forces were "coming for you", he told Reuters in Madrid on Friday. Gonazalez, whom th...
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US Supreme Court declines to restore Green Party to Nevada ballot
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to restore the Green Party to the Nevada ballot, cementing a bid by Democrats to keep the party and its presidential candidate Jill Stein from competing in this battleground...
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U.S. national tortured to death in Ukraine by Russian soldiers, Moscow says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russell Bentley, a U.S. national who went missing in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine early this year, is believed to have been tortured to death by Russian soldiers who are now set to go on trial, Russia's top investigative bo...
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Serbia moves to reintroduce compulsory military service
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Serbia's government ministers on Friday agreed to reintroduce compulsory military service which was abolished 14 years ago, President Aleksandar Vucic said, praising the decision as an important step to improve the country's de...
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Ukraine bans official use of Telegram app over fears of Russian spying
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has banned use of the Telegram messaging app on official devices used by state officials, military personnel and critical workers because it believes its enemy Russia can spy on both messages and users, a ...
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Social media mobilises Poles to battle floods in historic city
By Barbara Erling and Janis Laizans WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) - A social media producer whose accounts would normally show people where to eat out and relax in the historic Polish city of Wroclaw has shifted his focus to showing people where they c...
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Polish army helicopters join flood defence effort
By Kuba Stezycki WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) - Polish army helicopter pilots have been putting skills they learned preparing for combat into fighting floods that have left a trail of destruction across central Europe. While many towns have seen resid...
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EU to provide Ukraine with loan worth up to 35 billion euros - von der Leyen
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU will grant a loan of up to 35 billion euros ($39.06 billion)to Ukraine to help the country stuck in a grinding war with Russia, EU Commission President Ursulo von der Leyen announced on Friday. The loan, which was announ...
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Batteries of walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon were laced with PETN - Lebanese source
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The batteries of the walkie-talkies used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah that blew up this week were laced with a highly explosive compound known as PETN, a Lebanese source familiar with the device's components told Reuters. Th...
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Taiwan court rules death penalty constitutional but only for most serious crimes
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's constitutional court ruled on Friday that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes with the most rigorous legal scrutiny, after considering a petition brought by 37 people who are on death...
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