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Palestinian teen shot dead during Israeli West Bank raid, Wafa news agency reports

31 Mar 2024

NEAR JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot dead a 13-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Saturday, an incident which the Israeli military said was under review. There were confrontations with Israeli forces at the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin …

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Ukraine power firm hit by Russian attacks warns repairs could take 18 months

31 Mar 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – The head of Ukraine’s largest private energy firm, DTEK, said on Saturday that five of its six plants had been damaged or destroyed with 80% of its generating capacity lost after two weeks of Russian attacks and that repairs could take up to 18 months. Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal …

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Pope soldiers through Easter Vigil after missing procession

31 Mar 2024

By Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Saturday soldiered through a more than 2-hour Easter Vigil Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, one of the longest services in Catholic liturgy, amid renewed concerns about the 87-year-old’s frail condition. His voice at times sounded raspy and out of breath, but he read out all …

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Explainer-Turkey’s local vote a test for Erdogan and rival Imamoglu

31 Mar 2024

By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey holds municipal elections across 81 provinces on Sunday March 31, with President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party (AKP) aiming to reclaim cities it lost in 2019, including the country’s largest city of Istanbul and the capital Ankara. On Sunday, polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. …

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Peruvian president rules out resignation amid Rolex inquiry

31 Mar 2024

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Saturday said she would not resign after her house was raided as part of inquiries into possible illicit enrichment and failure to declare ownership of luxury watches. Some 20 officials from the public prosecutor’s office and 20 police raided Boluarte’s house on Friday night, and …

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Serbia’s Vucic nominates ally Vucevic as prime minister designate

30 Mar 2024

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday nominated his close ally Milos Vucevic to be prime minister and to lead a new government through a time of war in Europe and tensions with Kosovo. The nomination comes more than three months after their party, the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), won the most votes …

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Foreign diplomats lay flowers in memory of Russia’s concert hall attack victims

30 Mar 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ambassadors from a number of foreign countries took part in a ceremony on Saturday in memory of the victims of this month’s concert hall attack near Moscow which left dozens dead, the Russian foreign ministry’s protocol department said. Gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons at concertgoers on March 22 in the worst …

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Greece arrests member of gang that raked in $21 billion from fuel-product smuggling

30 Mar 2024

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek authorities have arrested a senior member of an international gang that smuggled Latin American fuel products for illegal sale around the world, raking in an estimated profit of more than $21 billion, police said on Saturday. The gang member, an Italian national for whom Interpol had issued an arrest warrant, was …

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Ukraine says Russian drone, missile attacks damage power facilities

30 Mar 2024

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Massive Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine overnight, officials said on Friday, in the latest barrage targeting the country’s already damaged power infrastructure. Kaniv hydropower plant was among the targets along with Dnister plant, which is located on the Dnister …

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