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By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) -As Israel prepared on Sunday for a ground assault on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Palestinians who have lost numerous family members in air strikes were bracing for more destruction if Israel hits back on an unprecedented scale on its territory. Um Mohammad Al-Laham sat next to her 4-year-old granddaughter Fulla …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday warned citizens against travelling to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, citing the risk of attack and possible further escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict. “Israel remains the declared target of Islamist terrorist groups,” the Foreign Ministry said on its website. (Reporting by Riham Alkousaa, Editing by Louise …

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MUMBAI (Reuters) -Several International Olympic Committee members called on Sunday for President Thomas Bach to stay on after his second term ends in 2025 and continue for an unprecedented third one. Elected in 2013, Bach is due to step down in 2025 in line with current Olympic Charter rules, following a first eight-year term and …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces have bolstered their positions across the entire front line in Ukraine after what he said was the failure of Ukraine’s counteroffensive this year. Putin’s decision in 2022 to send tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine started a war which has left swathes of Ukraine devastated …

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RAMLA, Israel (Reuters) – Military forensic teams in Israel have examined bodies of victims of last week’s Hamas attack on communities around the Gaza Strip and found multiple signs of torture, rape and other atrocities, officers said on Saturday. Around 1,300 bodies have been brought to an army base in Ramla in central Israel where …

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By Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Indigenous leaders called on Sunday for a week of silence and reflection after a referendum to recognise First Peoples in the constitution was decisively rejected. More than 60% of Australians voted “No” in the landmark referendum on Saturday that asked whether to alter the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and …

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(Reuters) – Two civilians were killed in Russian attacks on the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka on Saturday, the Donetsk region administration said on Sunday. In one of its few offensives in months, Russia’s military pressed on for a fifth day with assaults on Avdiivka, with shelling so fierce that emergency crews were unable to …

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