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By Jonathan Saul and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – Israel’s military has rallied after an initial chaotic scramble to halt an assault by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and is retaliating with airstrikes on roads, buildings and other sites in Gaza while sending huge reinforcements towards the enclave. To many of the 2.3 million residents of …

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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Another major earthquake rattled western Afghanistan on Wednesday, just days after one of the world’s deadliest earthquakes killed more than 2,400 people and levelled thousands of homes in the area. Below are some facts about the pledges of humanitarian aid made to Afghanistan so far, as U.N. agencies try to assess the …

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By Philip Pullella and Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, in his strongest comments since the start of the conflict in Gaza, on Wednesday called for the release of all hostages taken by Hamas militants and said Israel has a right to defend itself. Speaking in a sombre voice at the end of his …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday the United States would continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, amid political chaos in Congress and the crisis in the Middle East. “The United States will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes,” Austin said at the start …

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone households see inflation staying slightly above the European Central Bank’s 2% target for another three years, an ECB survey showed, as rate-setters struggle to convince the public that their plans for taming price pressures are on track. While consumer expectations for inflation are by nature imprecise, they can influence wage demands, …

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ROME (Reuters) -Spanish low-cost airline Vueling is facing an antitrust investigation in Italy over hand luggage fees and online profiling, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) said on Wednesday. According to the regulator, the carrier does not provide clear information to customers that the price for hand luggage varies depending on whether tickets are bought via …

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By Marine Strauss and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the NATO military alliance headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday in search of more air defence systems, artillery and ammunition to help his country through another wartime winter. On his first visit to NATO HQ since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February last year, …

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(Reuters) – Estonia has launched an investigation into the malfunction of communications cable connecting it to Finland under the Baltic Sea, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said in a statement late on Tuesday. Following the damage of a cable and a nearby pipeline, in what Finland said may have been a deliberate act, on Tuesday …

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By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell accused the Israeli government on Tuesday of breaking international law by imposing a total blockade of Gaza in response to the attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel. After an emergency meeting to discuss the repercussions of the attack, Borrell also said …

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By Emma Farge and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) -Russia failed in its bid to return to the United Nations’ top human rights body on Tuesday, with rivals winning considerably more votes at the General Assembly in an election seen as a key test of Western efforts to keep Moscow isolated. In the secret ballot, Russia …

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