By Gabriela Baczynska and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU leaders called on Thursday for pauses in Israeli bombing and Hamas rocket attacks to get humanitarian aid into Gaza after days of wrangling that highlighted divisions within the bloc over the broader Israel-Palestinian conflict. In a declaration agreed at a summit in Brussels, the leaders of …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces carried out their biggest Gaza ground attack in their 20-day-old war with Hamas overnight as anger grew in the Arab world over Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said Israeli troops were still preparing for a full ground …
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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 900 more U.S. troops have arrived in the Middle East or are heading there to bolster air defenses for U.S. personnel amid a surge in attacks by Iran-affiliated groups, the Pentagon said on Thursday. As tensions soar over the Israel-Hamas war, U.S. and coalition troops …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed at a summit on Thursday to call for the establishment of “humanitarian corridors and pauses” to get urgently needed aid into Gaza. In a declaration at the summit in Brussels, the leaders of the Union’s 27 nations expressed the “gravest concern for the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza”. …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Paris will send an aircraft filled with humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza, including tents, medicine and emergency medical equipment, the French foreign ministry said on Thursday. The emergency cargo will be transported on an aircraft provided by the CMA CGM Foundation from Paris to Egypt before the goods will be handed …
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By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The administration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has contracted cargo planes to send drones, body armor and helmets to Israel and worked to “get weapons and ammunition to Israel through private parties,” his office said on Thursday. There were few details disclosed about the shipments, including where the materials …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has suspended the use of its new Black Sea grain corridor due to what it sees as a threat from Russian warplanes, the Kyiv-based Barva Invest consultancy said on Thursday. “We would like to inform you of a temporary suspension of vessel traffic to and from (the ports). The current ban …
By Joseph White and David Shepardson (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers (UAW) union reached a tentative labor deal on Wednesday with Ford Motor, the first of Detroit’s Big Three car manufacturers to negotiate a settlement to strikes joined by 45,000 workers since mid-September. The proposed accord, which UAW’s leadership must still approve, provides a 25% …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish court said on Thursday it had found a man not guilty of spying on Sweden and the United States on behalf of Russia and unlawfully transferring advanced technology to Russia’s armed forces. Sergey Skvortsov, a citizen of both Sweden and Russia, had been indicted in August on charges of gross …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday while Israeli shelling killed more Palestinian civilians and international pressure grew to deliver aid and to safeguard hostages held by Hamas. U.S. President Joe Biden, in remarks looking beyond the war that …
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