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Yemen’s Houthis vow strong response after new US strike

13 Jan 2024

By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Mohammed Ghobari WASHINGTON/ADEN (Reuters) -The Houthi militia threatened a “strong and effective response” after the United States carried out another strike in Yemen overnight, further ratcheting up tensions as Washington vowed to protect shipping from attacks by the Iran-aligned movement. The strikes have added to concerns about the escalation …

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Israel accuses Hamas of planning to attack its embassy in Sweden

13 Jan 2024

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel accused Hamas on Saturday of planning to attack its embassy in Sweden as part of an expansion by the Palestinian Islamist militant group into Europe, where authorities announced the arrests of several suspects last month. In a statement following up on the arrests announced by Danish, German and Swedish authorities, Israel’s …

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Turkey destroys 25 Kurdish militant targets in northern Syria, Iraq – Ministry

13 Jan 2024

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey carried out air strikes in northern Syria and Iraq, hitting 25 Kurdish militant targets, the Turkish Defence Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The operations were conducted in northern Syria and Metina, Hakurk and Qandil regions of northern Iraq at 9 p.m. (1800 GMT), the ministry said. The defence ministry …

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Russian Orthodox priest faces expulsion for refusing to pray for war victory

13 Jan 2024

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – A prominent liberal priest faces expulsion from the Russian Orthodox Church for refusing to read out a prayer asking God to guide Russia to victory over Ukraine. In a verdict published on Saturday, a church court said Aleksiy Uminsky should be “expelled from holy orders” for violating his priestly oath. …

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Protest in Georgian capital amid anger over ‘desecration’ of Stalin icon

13 Jan 2024

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) – A large protest was held in Tbilisi on Saturday to demand harsh punishment for a woman accused of defacing a religious icon depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin which was recently-installed in the Georgian capital. The suspect is alleged to have splashed paint on the icon, which was on display …

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Ukraine attacked overnight by 40 Russian missiles, drones- air force

13 Jan 2024

(Reuters) -Ukraine suffered a large Russian missile attack in the early hours of Saturday, while its air defences were able to down a far lower proportion of them than usual. According to Ukraine’s air force, Russia launched 37 missiles and three drones. Eight missiles were downed, it said in a statement on social media. The …

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German conservatives vow to fight far-right, including on immigration

13 Jan 2024

By Andreas Rinke and Thomas Escritt HEIDELBERG, Germany (Reuters) -The leader of Germany’s conservatives vowed to ban a hard-right group from his party and take on the Alternative for Germany, including on immigration, amid criticism he has moved too close to the far-right party’s policies as it surges in the polls. Friedrich Merz was speaking …

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Huge fire rips through Russian online retailer’s warehouse in St. Petersburg

13 Jan 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A huge fire tore through a warehouse belonging to one of Russia’s biggest online retailers in St. Petersburg on Saturday, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said, saying firefighters had succeeded in halting it spreading further. The warehouse’s owner, Wildberries, said in a statement that all its staff had been evacuated. Nobody was reported …

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Iran seizes oil tanker involved in U.S.-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman

13 Jan 2024

By Jana Choukeir, Ahmed Elimam and Robert Harvey DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey on Thursday in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil by the U.S., Iranian state media reported, a move likely to stoke regional tensions. The seizure of the Marshall …

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Italy’s junior culture minister investigated over stolen painting

13 Jan 2024

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s junior culture minister Vittorio Sgarbi, an art critic and outspoken TV personality whose brief includes protecting the country’s cultural heritage, is under investigation over a 17th century painting in his possession that police said on Friday had been stolen. The painting disappeared from a castle near the northern Italian city of …

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