By Fadi Shana and Ibraheem Abu Mustafa KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – The ambulance left its usual home base at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis six days ago with as many bandages, syringes and other basics as its crew could find, and has been operating as a mobile clinic ever since as there is …
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By Henriette Chacar, Mohammad Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA/DOHA (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Wednesday for the closure of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) as his forces conducted more air strikes in Gaza amid diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the enclave. Israel has accused some …
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KYIV (Reuters) -A senior U.S. diplomat expressed confidence on Wednesday that Congress would back new aid for Ukraine reflecting broad American support for its war effort, adding she was impressed with the “unity and resolve” she saw in Kyiv. Ukraine is heavily reliant on support from its Western allies, particularly the United States, to hold …
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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the challenge of deconfliction across Gaza, where the Israeli military has intensified its campaign against Hamas, was the top obstacle to ensuring humanitarian aid reaches people in need. Speaking in a hybrid town hall for State Department employees worldwide that …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin said on Wednesday he had submitted 105,000 signatures in his support to the Central Election Commission (CEC) to underpin his bid to challenge Vladimir Putin in an upcoming presidential election. The CEC will check the authenticity and quality of the signatures submitted by Nadezhdin and other would-be …
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By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU member states want to launch a Red Sea naval mission by mid-February to protect ships from attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia and could decide its command structure on Wednesday, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Many commercial shippers have diverted vessels following attacks by the Houthis, who control …
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(Reuters) – Germany is still an attractive destination for skilled workers from abroad, although migrants report racism and discrimination in everyday life, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Wednesday. Having tracked the careers of 30,000 highly qualified people who wanted to come to Germany as migrant workers since August 2022, their …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British interior minister James Cleverly and his French counterpart Gerald Darmanin on Tuesday agreed to accelerate the deployment of aerial surveillance equipment aimed at reducing the number of migrants crossing to Britain in small boats. In recent years tens of thousands of migrants have sought to reach Britain from France’s north coast, …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece rescued 57 migrants and recovered the bodies of two people, a woman and a man, close to a rocky shore on the island of Lesbos, the coastguard said on Wednesday. The migrants reached shore on Monday night amid bad weather and high winds in the Aegean Sea, a coastguard spokesperson said, …
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(Reuters) -Russian attack drones hit civilian targets in Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, on Tuesday, slightly injuring three people, triggering a fire and causing damage to apartment blocks and infrastructure, local officials said. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said windows had been blown out of two high-rise apartment blocks in the city’s Slobidskyi district and several …
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