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Lisbon unrest over police shooting of Black man ebbs, protests planned

25 Oct 2024

By Sergio Goncalves and Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) – Lisbon’s outer suburbs were calmer overnight amid a heavy police presence, but planned protests on Saturday could bring more clashes after three nights of car and bus torchings over the police shooting of a Cape Verde-born Portuguese resident. Small groups of hooded assailants hurled stones at …

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Blinken says it is imperative to reach diplomatic resolution in Lebanon

25 Oct 2024

By Humeyra Pamuk LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday there was a real sense of urgency in getting to a diplomatic resolution to end the conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Iran-aligned Hezbollah, while calling for the protection of civilians. Speaking across from him before a bilateral meeting in London, …

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From bras to bags – Kosovo artist makes bold statement for breast cancer awareness

25 Oct 2024

By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) – On a sunny October day in Pristina, women line up at a stall to donate bras to be turned into bags sold to raise money for those with breast cancer, as part of a project launched by artist Ermira Murati to raise awareness among Kosovo women. For the fourth …

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Zelenskiy says Russia to deploy N.Korean troops in combat zones Oct 27-28

25 Oct 2024

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia plans to deploy North Korean troops to the battlefield starting Oct. 27-28, citing intelligence reports. “According to intelligence, the first North Korean soldiers are expected to be deployed by Russia to combat zones as early as October 27-28. This is a clear escalation by …

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Fast-food chains hold the onions after McDonald’s E. coli outbreak

25 Oct 2024

By Brad Brooks LONGMONT, Colorado (Reuters) -U.S. fast-food chains were pulling fresh onions out of their menu items on Thursday after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald’s restaurants that has sickened 49 people and killed one.  Restaurant Brands International, parent of McDonald’s rival Burger King, and …

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Putin to examine Black Sea shipping proposals from Turkey’s Erdogan

25 Oct 2024

By Guy Faulconbridge and Anton Kolodyazhnyy MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, had proposed reviving contacts on Black Sea shipping but that he had not yet had time to study the documents. Turkey and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have long been seeking to get merchant shipping sailing more freely …

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UNHCR: Israel’s border air strikes hindering refugees fleeing Lebanon for Syria

25 Oct 2024

BERLIN (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes overnight on the main border crossing to Syria had left Lebanon’s main crossing point to its neighbour unable to function, hindering refugee attempts to flee a country where a fifth of the population is already internally displaced, the UN’s refugee agency said. Rula Amin, the UNHCR’s Amman-based spokesperson, said …

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Ukraine investigating North Korea’s support for Russia as possible crime of aggression

25 Oct 2024

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Ukrainian prosecutors said on Friday they had launched an investigation into North Korea’s support for Russia in the war as a possible crime of aggression. By arming and supplying ground forces engaged in fighting against Ukraine, North Korean officials could face charges, the Prosecutor General’s Office told Reuters. “We are documenting and collecting …

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