By Timour Azhari BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah announced on Tuesday the suspension of all its military operations against U.S. troops in the region, in a decision aimed at preventing “embarrassment” of the Iraqi government, the group said. “As we announce the suspension of military and security operations against the occupation forces …
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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After successful testing in the U.S., Ukraine will soon receive it first big batch of long-range missiles made by Boeing that promise to extend its range deep into Russian-held territory, according to sources familiar with the matter. They could arrive “on the battlefield” as soon as Wednesday, Politico reported. …
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By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Italy protested to Hungary on Tuesday over the treatment of an Italian woman who appeared in a Budapest court chained and shackled to face charges of taking part in an anti-fascist assault on far-right militants. Images of Ilaria Salis, 39, being led into court on Monday with her feet and …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will meet on Wednesday with top Israeli official Ron Dermer on the Gaza conflict, a White House official said on Tuesday. The United States has been working with Israel and Qatar to reach a deal for the release of hostages still held by Hamas since …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will restate their determination to continue to provide “timely, predictable and sustainable military support” to Ukraine at a summit on Thursday, according to draft conclusions of the meeting. “The European Council also reiterates the urgent need to accelerate the delivery of ammunition and missiles,” the draft text, seen by …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Belgian farmers outraged over rising costs, European Union environmental policies and cheap food imports, plan to block access roads to the Zeebrugge container port in Belgium from Tuesday, financial daily De Tijd reported. The protesters plan to bar access to the North Sea port, the country’s second largest, for at least 36 hours …
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(Reuters) – Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a new penal colony in the Omsk region of Siberia and placed in a punishment block, his lawyer was quoted as saying on Tuesday. The newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe said Kara-Murza had written to his lawyer Maria Eismont that the move was punishment for …
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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A batch of newly released images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope show in remarkable detail 19 spiral galaxies residing relatively near our Milky Way, offering new clues on star formation as well as galactic structure and evolution. The images were made public on Monday by a team …
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S. believes the attack that killed three U.S. troops on the Jordanian-Syrian border has the “footprints” of Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah, the Pentagon said. Who is the Kataib Hezbollah? – Founded in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah is one of the elite Iraqi armed …
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By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili resigned from office on Monday, saying he wanted to allow his replacement time to prepare for parliamentary elections due in the South Caucasus country by October. Garibashvili said he’d been offered the job of leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party instead, a move …
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