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Iranian court jails Iranian-American journalist for 10 years, lawyer says

14 Dec 2024

DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian court has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years in prison for working at a U.S.-funded radio outlet, his lawyer Mohammad Hossein Aghasi said on X on Saturday. Iran and the U.S. State Department earlier acknowledged the imprisonment in Iran of Valizadeh, who previously worked for Prague-based Radio Farda, …

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Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing

14 Dec 2024

ATHENS (Reuters) -At least five migrants drowned after their wooden boat capsized off Greece’s southern island of Gavdos, the coastguard said on Saturday, and witnesses said many were still missing as search operations continued. So far 39 men – most of them from Pakistan – have been rescued by cargo vessels sailing in the area. …

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Palestinian security forces clash with militants in West Bank

14 Dec 2024

JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) – At least one person was killed as Palestinian security forces clashed with Palestinian militants and set up checkpoints on Saturday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, residents and medics said. Gunshots and explosions could be heard in the city, where friction has risen in recent days between militant …

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Ukraine replaces commander as Russia advances fast in the east

14 Dec 2024

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military leadership has replaced the commander overseeing defences in the eastern Donetsk region where Russian forces are making swift advances, a military official said on Saturday. General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy, 54, was appointed to head the operational and tactical group Donetsk, replacing General Oleksandr Lutsenko, the official at the …

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Russian cargo plane departs Syria for Libya, more flights expected, official says

14 Dec 2024

By Tuvan Gumrukcu LATAKIA, Syria (Reuters) -A Russian cargo plane departed from Russia’s air base in the Syrian port city of Latakia for Libya on Saturday, a Syrian security official stationed outside the facility said, following rebels’ overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad last weekend. The official told Reuters that additional Russian departures from the Hmeimim …

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Ukrainian drones hit oil facility in Russia’s Oryol region

14 Dec 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones carried out an overnight attack on an oil facility in Russia’s Oryol region that is a crucial source of fuel supplies for Russian troops, Ukraine’s military said on Saturday. The drones hit the Steel Horse production control station, which lies about 170 km (107 miles) from the border with Ukraine, …

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At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers

14 Dec 2024

By Maya Gebeily DAMASCUS (Reuters) -A hip bone in a blown-out building, part of a spine amid some debris, a few foot bones in a worn-out sock. The Tadamon district of Damascus is littered with bones, after what residents and rights groups described as years of killings there under the rule of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. …

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Ukrainian drones hit fuel storage area in central Russia, attack other areas

14 Dec 2024

(Reuters) – Ukrainian drones attacked an infrastructure facility storing fuel in central Russia’s Oryol region, sparking a fire and smashing windows in homes, regional governor Andrei Klychkov said early on Saturday. Klychkov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said a “mass attack” on an infrastructure site caused fuel to catch fire. Fragments from downed drones …

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Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after injury in Luxembourg

14 Dec 2024

By Richard Cowan and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was injured on a trip to Luxembourg and has been admitted to a hospital for evaluation, her office said in a statement on Friday. Pelosi, 84, was the first woman to serve as speaker of the House and had …

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Blinken, in Turkey, discusses Islamic State in Syria, Gaza ceasefire

13 Dec 2024

By Simon Lewis and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan agreed on Friday on the need for continued efforts to counter any resurgence of Islamic State in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Washington’s top diplomat also said that he discussed the imperative of …

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