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Russian-held town in eastern Ukraine equips buses with drone jammers

31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2024

HORLIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Authorities in the Russian-controlled eastern Ukrainian town of Horlivka have installed jamming devices on some of the local buses to protect them from drone strikes, officials told Reuters. At least one bus driving around the town, located near the Russian-held city of Donetsk, was attacked by a Ukrainian drone this month, …

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Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia

31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2024

By Eva Manez and David Latona LA ALCUDIA, Spain (Reuters) – At least 95 people have been killed in possibly the deadliest flooding to hit Spain in its modern history after torrential rain battered the eastern region of Valencia, sweeping away bridges and buildings, local authorities said on Wednesday. Meteorologists said a year’s worth of …

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Cricket-West Indies tour a chance for untapped talent to shine, says Livingstone

31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2024

(Reuters) – England’s tour of the West Indies will be a platform for players to make a name for themselves, stand-in captain Liam Livingstone said ahead of three One-Day and five Twenty20 Internationals in the Caribbean. England have named a youthful squad for the white-ball series with four uncapped players – Michael Pepper, Dan Mousley, …

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US cracks down on Russia sanctions evasion in fresh action

30 Oct 2024 30 Oct 2024

By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on hundreds of targets in fresh action against Russia, a signal the U.S. will continue to counter evasion of its measures imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The action, taken by the U.S. Treasury and State departments, imposed sanctions on …

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Lebanon’s only burn unit treats toddlers after Israeli strikes

30 Oct 2024 30 Oct 2024

By Kuba Stezycki and Yara Nardi BEIRUT (Reuters) – Wrapped in gauze from her head to her tiny toes, toddler Ivana Skayki lies nearly motionless in a hospital bed much too big for her. For weeks, she has been treated for severe burns sustained in Israeli strikes on her hometown in southern Lebanon. Skayki, who …

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Russia says it captures village of Kruhliakivka, Ukraine reports fighting in the area

30 Oct 2024 30 Oct 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian forces have taken control of the settlement of Kruhliakivka, near the key town of Kupiansk in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. Ukraine’s military made no acknowledgement of Kruhliakivka falling into Russian hands. But officials said fighting was heavy in the area and the city of …

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US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time

30 Oct 2024 30 Oct 2024

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. Pigs represent a particular concern for the spread of bird flu because they can …

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Lebanese caretaker PM says he hopes for Lebanon truce in ‘hours’ after speaking to US envoy

30 Oct 2024 30 Oct 2024

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said he hoped a truce to end hostilities between armed group Hezbollah and the Israeli military would be announced “within hours,” after having spoken to U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein. (Reporting by Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily; editing by Diane Craft)

Lebanon ceasefire possible within weeks, Cypriot president says after Biden talks

30 Oct 2024 30 Oct 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said he and President Joe Biden discussed U.S. efforts to halt hostilities between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, and expressed optimism that a ceasefire could be reached in the next weeks.Christodoulides, speaking after his meeting with Biden at the White House, said the two leaders …

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Four dead in Channel crossing attempt, French authorities and media report

30 Oct 2024 30 Oct 2024

PARIS (Reuters) -One person died in his attempt to cross the Channel in a dinghy to Britain, the French coastguard said on Wednesday, while the bodies of three other migrants were found at a beach, according to media reports. France’s Regional Operational Centre for Surveillance and Rescue (CROSS) dispatched a rescue vessel and a French …

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