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Breakaway Georgian region calls emergency security meeting amid protests

12 Nov 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The leader of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia called for an emergency security council meeting after protests in the biggest city, Russia’s TASS state news agency reported on Tuesday. Russia recognized Abkhazia and another breakaway region, South Ossetia, as independent states in 2008 after Russian troops repelled a Georgian attempt …

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Russian frigate with hypersonic missiles conducts drills in English Channel, enters Atlantic

12 Nov 2024

(Reuters) – A Russian Navy frigate equipped with new generation hypersonic cruise missiles has conducted drills in the English Channel and is carrying out tasks in the Atlantic Ocean, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. The crew of the frigate, equipped with Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic anti-ship missiles, conducted counter-terrorism drills, repelling air and sea drone …

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Serbian opposition demands arrests, resignations over train station disaster

12 Nov 2024

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters gathered in front of the Serbian government building on Monday demanding arrests of those responsible for an accident at a railway station in the northern town of Novi Sad in which 14 people were killed. Despite rain and a state holiday, opposition activists vented their frustration that nobody has …

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Five new arrests in attacks against Israeli soccer supporters, Dutch police say

12 Nov 2024

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Dutch police on Monday said they had arrested five more people for their suspected involvement in attacks on Israeli football supporters late last week which authorities have condemned as antisemitic. The suspects are men aged 18 to 37 and living in the Netherlands, police said in a statement. Previously, 63 suspects …

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Israel says it has met most U.S. demands on Gaza aid as deadline looms

12 Nov 2024

By Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Monday it had met most demands by the United States to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza but was still discussing some items as a deadline looms to improve the situation or face potential restrictions on U.S. military aid. There are a number of things that remain …

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Trump taps Stefanik to be UN ambassador

12 Nov 2024

By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump has chosen Republican U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the president-elect said on Monday. “I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and …

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Israel’s strategic affairs minister meets with Trump, Axios reports

12 Nov 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer met with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Axios reported on Monday, citing two Israeli officials and two U.S. officials. The Sunday meeting at Trump’s Florida estate between the president-elect and Dermer, a close aide of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, preceded a meeting between the …

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Soccer-Besiktas to face Maccabi Tel-Aviv behind closed doors in Hungary

12 Nov 2024

(Reuters) – The Europa League match between Turkish club Besiktas and Maccabi Tel-Aviv from Israel on Nov. 28 will be contested in a neutral territory in Hungary, UEFA said on Monday. The match was originally a home game for Istanbul-based Besiktas, but the Turkish government had earlier decided not to host it in Turkey. It …

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Ukraine rushes to reinforce east as pressure mounts in south and Russia’s Kursk

12 Nov 2024

By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday its hard-pressed military was battling 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region to its north, while also scrambling to reinforce two besieged fronts in the east and bracing to meet an infantry assault in the south. The escalating fighting along a more than 1,000 …

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