CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel said on Monday that the Red Cross had handed over the body of another deceased hostage from Gaza to the Israeli military, according to a statement by the Israeli prime minister’s office. If the identity of the deceased hostage is confirmed, it would mean that the remains of 12 hostages remain in Gaza …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Russia has been chasing civilians who live near the front line in Ukraine with drones, hounding them out of their homes and hunting them down, forcing thousands to flee whole areas in what amounts to a crime against humanity, a U.N. inquiry found. The report by the Independent International Commission …
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By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey agreed to buy 20 new Eurofighter Typhoons from Britain for 8 billion pounds ($10.7 billion) on Monday, deepening the NATO allies’ ties and bolstering Turkish air defences, as Ankara said it was also seeking 24 more jets from Gulf states. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on his first visit …
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By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) -Leaders of Catalonia’s regional pro-independence party Junts agreed on Monday to withdraw support from Spain’s leftist government, further complicating its ability to pass the budget and other legislation. While the move – if approved as expected by grassroots members in an internal vote on Wednesday and Thursday – would not …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he underwent an MRI during his most recent visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, but he declined to provide details about the reason for the scan. The comments marked the first time Trump, 79, …
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By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow as part of a planned international force in Gaza to help secure a fragile ceasefire under U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan. It remains unclear whether Arab and other states will be ready to commit …
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania’s Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said on Monday her country will begin to shoot down smuggler balloons crossing the border from Belarus, which have repeatedly interrupted the Baltic nation’s air traffic. Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport four times last week after balloons entered its airspace, and each time temporarily shut its …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signed an 8-billion-pound ($10.74 billion) deal with Turkey for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets, his spokesperson said on Monday. ($1 = 0.7451 pounds) (Reporting by Alistair Smout; writing by Muvija M; editing by Catarina Demony)
PODGORICA (Reuters) -Montenegro temporarily suspended a visa-free regime for Turkish nationals on Monday following a weekend of violence triggered by the stabbing of a Montenegrin man in the capital Podgorica by a group of Turks. Police said they had detained dozens of Turkish and Azerbaijani nationals, while President Jakov Milatovic called for calm and condemned …
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By Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine is rushing to strengthen its positions in the strategic eastern transport hub of Pokrovsk as about 200 Russian troops have infiltrated the city in small groups, Kyiv’s military said on Monday. The Ukrainian general staff, which made the estimate of enemy forces, reported small arms firefights and the active …
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