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Gaza blast stirs protests across Middle East and in Washington

18 Oct 2023

(Reuters) -Protesters staged anti-Israel rallies around the Middle East on Wednesday, some of them turning violent, to voice rage at an explosion that killed hundreds of Palestinians at a hospital in the deadliest incident inside Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian teenagers near Ramallah in the West Bank during protests …

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Eight civilians killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, Kyiv reports progress in south

18 Oct 2023

By Serhiy Chalyi ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian attacks overnight and on Wednesday killed at least eight civilians in Ukraine, while senior Ukrainian military officials said their troops had made some headway in counteroffensive operations in the southern theatre. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in his nightly video address, said the death toll had risen to five from …

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Biden vows aid for Gaza, Israel as protests rock Middle East

18 Oct 2023

By Steve Holland and Nidal al-Mughrabi TEL AVIV/GAZA (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to help Israel and the Palestinians during a lightning visit on Wednesday, but a deadly hospital blast that he ascribed to an errant rocket fired by Gaza militants derailed talks to prevent the war spreading. Raising fears of wider instability, protesters …

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Fury grows in Turkey against Israel, fresh protests staged

18 Oct 2023

By Ece Toksabay and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish protesters staged fresh anti-Israel demonstrations on Wednesday as Turkey was set to declare three days of mourning following a blast that killed large numbers of Palestinians at a Gaza hospital. Palestinian officials said the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital was caused by an Israeli air strike. …

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France bypasses vote to push tax revenue bill forward

18 Oct 2023

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s government pushed revenue legislation in the 2024 budget bill through the lower house of parliament on Wednesday using special constitutional powers to bypass a lawmakers’ vote. President Emmanuel Macron’s government lacks an outright majority in parliament and has repeatedly resorted to powers granted by an article of France’s constitution to get …

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French presidency: Macron assured Ukraine’s Zelenskiy of support

18 Oct 2023

(Refiles to correct reporting credit) PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his country’s support for Ukraine during a phone call on Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the French presidency said. Macron’s conversation with Zelenskiy comes amid speculation that Israel’s war with Hamas may impact Western powers’ support for Ukraine as it fights …

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in The Hague urge ICC action

18 Oct 2023

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside The Hague headquarters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday to urge it and the international community to take action against what they call genocide against Palestinians. Fighting began on Oct. 7 when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel as part of its …

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Italy reinstates border controls with Slovenia, cites attack risk

18 Oct 2023

ROME (Reuters) – Italy reinstated border controls with Slovenia as part of its strategy to improve home security against threats of terrorist attacks in Europe, the government said on Wednesday. “The intensification of crisis hotspots on Europe’s borders, particularly after the attack on Israel, has in fact increased the threat level of violent action also …

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Pope Francis deplores ‘desperate’ situation in Gaza

18 Oct 2023

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis deplored the “desperate” situation in Gaza on Wednesday as he urged the faithful to take “only one side” in the Israel-Hamas conflict, the side “of peace.” Speaking during his weekly audience in St Peter’s Square, Francis did not mention the deadly Gaza hospital strike, for which Israelis and Palestinians are …

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