Threat from Israeli operations preventing Rafah crossing aid deliveries, says Egypt
(Reuters) - The cessation of aid deliveries through the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is connected to the threat posed to humanitarian work by Israel's military operation in the area, Egypt's foreign minister said on Monday. "Now ...
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Reactions to ICC decision on Israeli and Hamas leaders
(Reuters) - The International Criminal Court prosecutor's office said on Monday said it had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence minister and three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes. Here are some ...
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Hungary detains captain of cruise ship involved in Danube collision
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary has detained the captain of a Swiss-based cruise ship involved in a collision with a small motor boat on the Danube River late on Saturday that killed two people, with five others still missing, police said on Monday. T...
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Ukraine controls 60% of Kharkiv border town after Russian raids, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops still control about 60% of Vovchansk and are fighting house-to-house to defend the border town in northeastern Kharkiv region from Russian attacks, officials said in the most detailed public assessment of the battl...
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UK's infected blood scandal could and should have been avoided, inquiry finds
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's infected blood scandal that has killed 3,000 people and left thousands more suffering with hepatitis or HIV was no accident, a public inquiry found on Monday, blaming a catalogue of failures by government...
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Pope Francis to travel to Luxembourg and Belgium on Sept. 26-29
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will travel to Luxembourg and Belgium in late September, the Vatican said on Monday, confirming another international trip for the increasingly frail but still very active 87-year-old pontiff. Francis' health h...
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UK regulator threatens to sanction GB News for breaking impartiality rules
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's media regulator Ofcom warned television channel GB News it could face sanctions after it found a broadcast featuring Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in February broke impartiality rules. Founded in 2021, the right-leaning TV...
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Dominican Republic's president-elect Abinader takes tough stand on graft, Haiti
By Dave Sherwood (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic's Luis Abinader, who is set for a second term after winning a preliminary 58.85% in Sunday's vote, inherited a nightmare scenario when he first took office as president in August 2020. During the ...
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In loving protest, Albanian lesbians marry unofficially
By Fatos Bytyci and Florion Goga TIRANA (Reuters) - On the roof of the mayor's office in Albania's capital Tirana, lesbians Alba Ahmetaj and Edlira Mara held an unofficial wedding ceremony on Sunday, a symbolic move they hope will promote LGBT+ rig...
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Russia says it took full control of Bilohorivka in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian military said on Monday it had taken full control of the settlement of Bilohorivka in Ukraine's Luhansk region and had taken up better positions in the area. The Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement its forces...
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Slovak PM Fico is 'improving' after assassination attempt, says hospital
(Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition is stable and he is improving, doctors treating him said on Monday, as he recovers from being hit by four bullets in an assassination attempt last week. Wednesday's attack, the first major a...
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Reactions to the death of Iran's president in a helicopter crash
(Reuters) -Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on M...
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Lebanon, Syria begin 3 days of mourning over deaths of Iran president, FM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon and Syria on Monday announced three days of national mourning for the Iranian president and foreign minister, who were killed in a helicopter crash overnight near the Azerbaijan border. Iran enjoys sway in both countries,...
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Kremlin says military will hold nuclear exercises in appropriate timeframe
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that exercises involving non-strategic nuclear weapons that President Vladimir Putin has ordered would be held "in the relevant timeframes" and that this was a matter for the defence ministry. Putin ear...
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Hamas mourns Raisi, says he supported the group against Israel
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas mourned on Monday the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who it said had supported the Palestinian people during the current war with Israel. Raisi, a hardliner long...
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South Africa's ex-leader Zuma disqualified from running for parliament, top court finds
By Anait Miridzhanian JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's top court ruled on Monday that former president Jacob Zuma was not eligible to run for parliament in this month's election, a closely-watched decision as it could affect the outcome. Zuma, wh...
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Russian sentenced to 25 years for military office arson plot
LONDON (Reuters) - A court in Siberia sentenced a local man to 25 years in prison on Monday for a slew of crimes including treason and attempted arson of a military recruitment office, a Russian lawyers' association said. Prosecutors at a military ...
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Amid opposition protests, Nepal PM wins parliamentary vote of confidence
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's prime minister won a parliamentary vote of confidence on Monday amid protests by the opposition demanding a parliamentary probe into allegations that his home minister illegally took money from several ...
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Greek PM urges EU to tackle high prices ahead of elections
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged the European Union to bring down prices as soon as possible, which he labelled a crucial political challenge ahead of European parliamentary elections. Anger at falling living st...
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Iran's Supreme Leader approves Mokhber as interim president, declares 5 days mourning
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Monday that First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber is in charge of the executive branch and has a maximum period of 50 days to hold elections following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi...
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South Korea bans viral North Korea propaganda video praising Kim
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's media regulator said on Monday it was banning access to a North Korean propaganda music video that it said idolised and glorified leader Kim Jong Un as a "friendly father" and "great leader." South Ko...
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Israel intends to broaden Rafah sweep, Gallant tells Biden adviser Sullivan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel intends to broaden its military sweep of the southern Gazan city of Rafah, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told visiting U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday. "We are committed to broadening the ground o...
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Three branches of Iranian government hold 'extraordinary meeting' after president's death
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's three branches of government held an extraordinary meeting on Monday, with First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber representing the executive branch following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, state ...
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Houthis hit Panamanian-flagged tanker with missile off Yemen, CENTCOM says
CAIRO (Reuters) - Iran-backed Houthi militants on Saturday hit a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast with an anti-ship missile but the crew was able to restore power and maintain course, the U.S. military said. There were no cas...
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Russia's Slavyansk oil refinery damaged after weekend drone attack, TASS reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Slavyansk oil refinery, located in the Krasnodar region, was damaged after a weekend drone attack, state-run TASS reported on Monday, citing a company security official. Six drones crashed onto the territory of the oil r...
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