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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula has seen a string of volcanic eruptions since 2021 when geological systems dormant for around 800 years became active again. Experts say the region, just south of the capital Reykjavik and home to 30,000 people, could experience so-called fissure eruptions repeatedly for several centuries. Following is a timeline of …

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By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli troops raided the compound of Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital early on Monday in an operation that Palestinian health authorities said caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings. The Israeli military said soldiers had conducted a “precise operation” based on …

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By Ceyda Caglayan and Burcu Karakas SAMANDAG, Turkey (Reuters) – Habip Yapar felt lucky that his home in southern Turkey withstood last year’s devastating earthquake. Then a text message appeared on his phone in October telling him the government was taking ownership of the apartment. The message sent to Yapar, 61, declared that the deeds …

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(Reuters) – Following are reactions from foreign governments and officials to Russia’s presidential election, which handed Vladimir Putin a landslide win and another six-year term in office, according to first official results on Sunday. WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SPOKESPERSON “The elections are obviously not free nor fair given how Mr. Putin has imprisoned political …

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KYIV (Reuters) -A man was killed and at least eight people were wounded in a Russian missile attack on the Black Sea port city of Mykolaiv on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, after an overnight strike on Odesa on the last day of Russia’s presidential election. Mykolaiv’s regional governor, Vitaliy Kim, said on Telegram that said …

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By Sarah Marsh JERUSALEM (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz questioned the “terribly high costs” of Israel’s offensive on Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza on Sunday, saying the world could not simply stand by and watch as Palestinians risk starvation in the enclave. Speaking after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, …

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