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Israel carries out new strikes in Gaza, warns Lebanon’s Hezbollah

3 Jul 2024 3 Jul 2024

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mohammad Salem CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Many Palestinians were seeking shelter on Wednesday after fleeing their homes in southern Gaza and complained of water shortages as Israel pressed on with its military offensive in the densely populated enclave. Israeli forces carried out new strikes in the southern city of Rafah amid fierce …

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Biden should drop re-election bid, Italy’s Renzi says, to give Democrats a chance

3 Jul 2024 3 Jul 2024

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden must drop his re-election bid or Donald Trump is sure to return to the White House, former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday. Renzi, 49, led a centre-left government from 2014-2016 and was close to the administration led by former President Barack Obama, in …

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Germany arrests five suspected of war crimes in Syria

3 Jul 2024 3 Jul 2024

BERLIN (Reuters) – German police arrested four stateless Syrian Palestinians and one Syrian national suspected of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria some 10 years ago, prosecutors said. The men, identified in line with German privacy laws only as Jihad A., Mahmoud A., Sameer S. and Wael S. are suspected to have …

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Far-right majority can be avoided, French PM says

3 Jul 2024 3 Jul 2024

By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, said he believed a cross-party bid to deprive Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally of a majority in next Sunday’s parliamentary run-off could succeed. Attal was speaking after more than 200 candidates across the political spectrum agreed …

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Islamic authorities in Russia’s Dagestan ban full-face veil after attacks

3 Jul 2024 3 Jul 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Islamic authorities in Russia’s mostly-Muslim North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Wednesday temporarily banned women from wearing the niqab full-face veil, after simultaneous attacks targeting churches and synagogues killed 22 last month. In a statement posted on the Telegram messenger app, the Dagestan Muftiate said it was introducing a “temporary” ban on …

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Heavy lightning triggers wildfires on Greek island of Thassos

3 Jul 2024 3 Jul 2024

ATHENS (Reuters) – Heavy lightning triggered two fires on the Greek island of Thassos on Wednesday, the fire brigade said, a day after firefighting forces tamed wildfires fanned by unusually strong winds on two other islands. More than 32 firefighters assisted by 13 fire engines, one aircraft and two helicopters were trying to put out …

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Therapy horses help neurology patients regain confidence, motor skills

3 Jul 2024 3 Jul 2024

By Antonio Denti and Yara Nardi Rome (Reuters) – In an area of Rome that once hosted horse races, four horses and two ponies move at a much slower pace to help neurological patients restore their movements and confidence. With handles on the side of their saddles, the animals at the San Giovanni Battista Hospital …

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Russia says French citizen pleads guilty to illegally collecting military details

3 Jul 2024 3 Jul 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian investigators said on Wednesday that French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who was detained last month and accused of failing to register as a foreign agent while illegally collecting sensitive military information, had pleaded guilty during questioning. Vinatier, an expert with long experience of working in Russia, was shown last month being arrested …

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Russia’s Novorossiisk port operating as normal after drone attacks, Ifx says

3 Jul 2024 3 Jul 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiisk was operating as normal on Wednesday after an attempted Ukrainian maritime drone attack, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the local administration. “There are no restrictions. Shipping goes as normal,” Interfax quoted a statement from the local administration. Novorossiisk is Russia’s largest Black Sea port …

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US set to announce over $2.3 billion arms package for Ukraine, Pentagon says

2 Jul 2024 2 Jul 2024

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will soon announce more than $2.3 billion in new security assistance for Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday during a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart at the Pentagon. Austin also gave a nod to Ukraine’s aspirations to eventually join NATO, more than …

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