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By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -Thousands of Georgians protested on Monday and lawmakers came to blows as ruling party legislators gave the initial go-ahead for debate on a bill on “foreign agents” that has been criticised by Western and domestic critics as Russian-inspired. More than 5,000 demonstrators massed outside Georgia’s Soviet-built parliament building, demanding the …

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel released 150 Palestinians detained during its military operations in Gaza back into the enclave on Monday and many have alleged they were abused during their time in captivity, Palestinian border officials said. The detainees, including two members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) who had been detained …

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MADRID (Reuters) – Portugal’s new prime minister told his Spanish counterpart on Monday his country will “not go as far” as Spain in its plan to recognise a Palestinian state without a concerted European Union approach. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who has visited several countries in the past few days on a diplomatic campaign …

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By Lewis Jackson, Stella Qiu, Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -At least four people were wounded, including a bishop with a global online following, in a knife attack during a service at a church in a suburb of Sydney on Monday, police and witnesses said, triggering clashes between angry residents and police. Police said they arrested …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday it was very worried by the rise in tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s mass drone and missile attack on Israel at the weekend. “We are extremely concerned about the escalation of tensions in the region,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “We call on all countries …

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PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s aviation regulator reaffirmed advice to airlines to use caution in Israeli and Iranian airspace though it said no civil overflights had been placed at risk during weekend tensions surrounding Iranian drone and missile strikes on Israel. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said it and the European Commission would “continue …

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MADRID (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Monday the Middle East stood “on the edge of the cliff” and called for de-escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday night in response to a suspected Israeli attack on the Tehran’s …

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