PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday urged Israel to avoid any further escalation in the Middle East following Iran’s attack. Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday night in response to a suspected Israeli attack on Iran’s Syria consulate on April 1. “We will do all we can to …
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By Tamara Vaal PETROPAVLOVSK, Kazakhstan (Reuters) -Swathes of northern Kazakhstan and Russia’s Urals region were flooded on Monday as melt waters swelled the tributaries of the world’s seventh longest river system, forcing more than 125,000 people to flee their homes. Russia’s southern Ural region and northern Kazakhstan have been grappling with the worst flooding in …
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By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Global airlines faced disruptions to flights on Monday after Iran’s missile and drone attacks on Israel further narrowed options for planes navigating between Europe and Asia. Iran’s attack on Israel by more than 300 missiles and drones, which were mostly shot down by Israel’s U.S.-backed missile defence system, caused …
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By Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -The man who fatally stabbed six people at a mall in Sydney’s beachside suburb of Bondi seems to have targeted women, police said, as the attacker’s father opened up about his son’s long history of mental illness and frustrations with women. Clad in shorts and an Australian …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – British security firm Ambrey said on Sunday that Israel Defence Forces (IDF) intercepted an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) near Eilat, stating that it assessed the UAV was launched from Yemen. Ambrey said it also observed unprecedented levels of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)interference off Eilat and neighbouring Aqaba, Jordan, on Sunday. “These were …
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(Reuters) – Fragments from a downed Russia missile fell on a settlement outside the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Sunday, injuring 12 people, the regional governor said. Serhiy Lysak, governor of Dnipropetrovsk region, said the debris fell on a settlement known as Liubymivska Community. A child was among those injured, and more than 30 …
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By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s top commander said on Sunday Russian forces aimed to capture the town of Chasiv Yar by May 9, setting the stage for an important battle for control of high ground in the east where Russia is focusing its assaults. The fall of the town west of the shattered city …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday condemned Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel and said his country needed help from its allies to fend off threats from the air, just as Israel did. Zelenskiy again called on the U.S. Congress to approve a vital aid package that has been blocked by political …
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By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Sunday it was extremely concerned by Iranian strikes on Israel and called on all parties to exercise restraint, but said tensions would remain high until the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians was resolved. Iran struck Israel to avenge a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian embassy …
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By Scott Murdoch and Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -The man who fatally stabbed six people in Sydney had mental health issues in the past and there is no indication ideology was a motive in the attack in one of the city’s busiest shopping centres, police said on Sunday. The attacker, identified by police as 40-year-old …
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