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Russian attacks prompts Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to ask allies for more resolve

26 Oct 2024

(Reuters) – A string of Russian attacks killed and injured civilians in widely separated parts of Ukraine, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to issue a new call to Kyiv’s allies on Saturday to intensify pressure on Moscow. Rescue teams in the central city of Dnipro completed operations on Friday after Russian missile attacks that killed five …

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Vatican summit praises women’s leadership, but stops short on women clergy

26 Oct 2024

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A major Vatican summit of global Catholic leaders ended on Saturday with a call for women to be granted more leadership roles in the Church but stopped short of calling for women to be ordained as clergy. The gathering, which included cardinals, bishops and lay people from more …

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Israeli military eases some safety restrictions for parts of northern Israel

26 Oct 2024

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s military eased some safety restrictions for residents in areas of northern Israel late on Saturday, a possible indication that it does not expect any immediate large-scale attack from Iran or its proxies in the region. The decision followed a “situational assessment”, it said in a statement which made no mention of …

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Commonwealth leaders say sinking nations should keep their maritime boundaries

26 Oct 2024

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – In a boost for Pacific Islands such as Tuvalu under threat from rising seas, Commonwealth nations agreed on Saturday that a nation’s maritime boundaries should remain fixed even if climate change causes small island states to be submerged. The 56 countries with roots in Britain’s empire issued the Commonwealth’s first …

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Iran and Israel’s open warfare after decades of shadow war

26 Oct 2024

(Reuters) -Israel said its strikes against Iran on Saturday were in retaliation for Tehran’s strikes on Israel on Oct. 1, the latest exchange in an escalating conflict between the arch-rivals. This was the latest in a wider escalation since the war in Gaza began last year, but Israeli-Iranian enmity stretches back decades through a history …

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British PM Starmer says Iran should not respond to Israeli strikes

26 Oct 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday Iran should not respond to a wave of Israeli strikes, urging restraint on all sides. Earlier on Saturday, Israel struck military sites in Iran, saying it was retaliating against Tehran’s strikes on Israel this month, the latest attack in the escalating conflict between the …

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Israeli airstrike attacks Syrian military targets, SANA says

26 Oct 2024

(Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike targeted some military sites in Syria’s central and southern parts early on Saturday, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. Syrian air defense forces intercepted missiles launched by Israel “from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights and the Lebanese territories” and shot down some of them, SANA added. Earlier …

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Russian drone hits Kyiv high-rise building, kills one, injures five

26 Oct 2024

(Reuters) -A Russian drone struck a multi-storey residential building in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday evening, triggering a fire in the top floors and killing one person and injuring five, officials said. Serhiy Popko, head of the capital’s military administration, said more than 100 residents were evacuated from the high-rise in Solomyanskyi district, just …

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US notified by Israel ahead of its strikes in Iran, US official says

26 Oct 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States was notified by Israel ahead of its operation against targets in Iran, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official added there was no U.S. involvement in the Israeli operation. (Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Diane Craft)

Explosions heard in Iran’s Tehran and nearby Karaj, state media say

26 Oct 2024

DUBAI (Reuters) -Several loud explosions were heard in Iran’s capital Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj early on Saturday, semi-official Iranian media said, adding that the cause was unknown. Iran’s state TV said several strong explosions were heard around the capital, but there was no official comment about the source of the explosions. Israel …

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