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Israel says it intercepted drones from east, Iraq-based group claims responsibility

5 Nov 2024

(Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it intercepted a drone that entered Israeli territory from the east after sirens sounded in the Arava area, a valley that stretches from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Eilat. Another drone that approached Israel from the east was also intercepted before crossing to Israeli territory, …

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Pentagon says it will work closely with Israel’s next defense minister

5 Nov 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Tuesday that Yoav Gallant, whom Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired as defense minister on Tuesday, has been a “trusted partner,” and said it will continue to work closely with Israel’s next defense minister. “America’s commitment to Israel’s security remains ironclad and the U.S. Department of Defense will …

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Doing nothing not an option, German liberals tell coalition allies

5 Nov 2024

By Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Christian Lindner asked his partners on Tuesday to make their own proposals on economic policy after the budgetary package his party floated last week brought Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition to the brink of collapse. The loveless alliance was thrown into disarray when Lindner’s neo-liberal Free Democrats, the …

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At least 89 people missing from floods in eastern Spain, court authorities say

5 Nov 2024

MADRID (Reuters) – At least 89 people are missing from floods in eastern Spain, the regional judicial authorities in Valencia said on Tuesday. The number only includes reports from families who have provided data and biological samples for the identification of their relatives, the Superior Court of Justice of the Region of Valencia said in …

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US campaign ends as it began, with voters focused on immigration, abortion

5 Nov 2024

By Tim Reid, Helen Coster, Alexandra Ulmer and Brad Brooks (Reuters) – After months of campaigning, Tuesday’s presidential election may have come down to the two signature issues that defined Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump from the start: abortion rights and immigration. In more than 65 interviews in recent days, voters returned to …

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Vigilante groups patrol Spain’s flood-hit Paiporta by night

5 Nov 2024

By David Latona and Horaci Garcia PAIPORTA, Spain (Reuters) – Vigilante groups, angry at authorities’ response to Spain’s worst flood disaster in decades, have taken to the streets of the Valencian suburb of Paiporta to prevent what they say are widespread robberies and looting after dark. The informally organised groups of stick-wielding locals are patrolling …

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Financial investigators search offices of French LFP soccer body and CVC Capital

5 Nov 2024

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -Financial investigators were searching the offices of France’s LFP professional soccer league and the private equity fund CVC Capital on Tuesday, after an allegation of misappropriation of public funds, a judicial source said. “Searches are currently under way, notably at the offices of the Ligue de Football Professionnel and the …

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Pope pays house visit to veteran Italian abortion rights advocate

5 Nov 2024

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Tuesday paid a home visit to Emma Bonino, a veteran politician who successfully campaigned in the 1970s to legalise abortion in Italy, bringing her a bouquet of roses and chocolates. A photo posted by Bonino on social media showed them both sitting in wheelchairs on her …

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