TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Hours after being rescued from eight months captivity in Gaza, freed hostage Noa Argamani arrived at a hospital in Tel Aviv to see her terminally ill mother. Argamani, 26, was one of the most recognized faces among the hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7. Harrowing footage of her being taken …
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By Jeff Mason and John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -Fresh from commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden in Paris on Saturday for a state visit that included talks about the Middle East, Ukraine and trade. The two countries will work harder to prevent a regional escalation from …
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By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s two main coalition parties looked set on Saturday to soundly beat Sinn Fein in local council elections, a surprising and potentially devastating blow to the left-wing party’s hope of its first victory in national elections due by March. Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the Irish Republican …
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By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid in Gaza on Saturday that Palestinian officials said killed more than 200 people, one of the single bloodiest Israeli assaults of the eight-month-old war. The hostage rescue operation and an intense accompanying air assault …
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By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) – EU election results will show Hungarians that Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government can be replaced, political newcomer Peter Magyar told Reuters after a campaign rally attended by tens of thousands on the eve of the polls. Sunday’s European Parliament election is the first such test for Magyar, an ex-government …
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By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) -Iga Swiatek produced a ruthless performance to crush 12th seed Jasmine Paolini on Saturday and win a third straight French Open crown and fifth Grand Slam title of her career. Swiatek’s 6-2 6-1 win, her 21st in a row at her happiest hunting ground, put her fourth on the list …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A 39-year old Polish man was remanded in custody for 12 days on Saturday over an assault the previous day on Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, which authorities said caused her to suffer a minor neck injury. Frederiksen sustained a minor whiplash injury from the alleged assault, which occurred in a square in …
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, who says he regularly prays “Lord, give me a sense of humour”, will welcome comedians from around the world to a cultural event in Italy to “celebrate the beauty of human diversity,” the Vatican said on Saturday. Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien and Chris Rock will be among more …
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By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – At the end of an EU election campaign marred by violence, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday freedom of speech must be protected at all costs, vowing to take action against anyone who threatens it. Speaking at his party’s final campaign rally for the European Parliament election, Scholz …
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(Reuters) – Russian air defence units destroyed three Ukrainian drones on Saturday in Russia’s town of Mozdok in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, regional head Sergey Meniaylo said. It was the first drone attack on the region, Russian news agencies reported. Meniaylo, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said that the attack had caused “minor …
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