ZURICH (Reuters) -Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza have devastated the Palestinian enclave’s health system and raised serious concerns about Israel’s compliance with international law, the U.N. Human Rights Office said in a report on Tuesday. The 23-page report, documenting various attacks between Oct. 12, 2023, and June 30, 2024, concluded that since the Hamas …
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By Michel Rose, Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he recognised that his decision to call early parliamentary elections in June had created more political instability in the country, in a rare moment of contrition. The speech caps a tumultuous 2024 for Macron, who shocked the nation halfway through the …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Maytaal Angel and Ali Sawafta CAIRO/JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Once muscular and strong, Palestinian bodybuilder Moazaz Obaiyatâs nine-month spell in Israeli custody left him unable to walk unaided upon his release in July. Then, in an October pre-dawn raid on his home, soldiers detained him again. Before being re-arrested, the 37-year-old father of five …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia, accusing them of attempting to interfere in the 2024 U.S. election. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement the entities – a subsidiary of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and an organization affiliated with Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU) …
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By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States issued sanctions against a Russian judge on Tuesday for her role in the detention of human-rights activist Alexei Gorinov over his opposition to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Treasury Department said. Treasury said the judge, Olesya Mendeleeva, ordered the “ongoing arbitrary detention” of Gorinov and sentenced him …
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(Reuters) -The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday its forces had hit a Russian oil depot in the western Smolensk region, setting fire to tanks storing oil products. Ukraine’s general staff said on the Telegram app that the depot was used for military purposes. It did not specify the weapon used for the strike but said …
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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin told Russians in a New Year address that the country would move forward with confidence in 2025, though he offered no specific promises on the economy or the war in Ukraine. At a time when many ordinary people are worried about rising prices and the central bank’s 21% …
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(Reuters) -Slovakia will not risk a gas shortage if Ukraine stops the transit of Russian supplies via its territory, but it will have to pay an extra 177 million euros ($183.96 million) in fees for alternative routes, the country’s Economy Ministry said. The expected expiry of a transit deal between Ukraine and Russia at midnight …
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(Reuters) – Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak probably does not want the year to end after setting the Premier League alight in December with a scintillating burst of form. The Swede, who joined Newcastle for a club record 63 million pounds ($78.95 million) in 2022, scored his eighth goal of the month in Monday’s 2-0 …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Tuesday it downed six of 21 missiles launched overnight and in the early morning by Russia, reporting minor damage in the capital of Kyiv and hits on infrastructure in the northern Sumy region. A woman was wounded in the Kyiv region, where a private house was damaged, the interior ministry …
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