By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – A cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers will travel to the United States this month seeking the release of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, his support group said on Tuesday, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in October. The group will urge U.S. officials to drop their attempts …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French Education Minister Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday he was in favour of trialling school uniforms or a dress code amid a debate over a ban in state-run schools on abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women. Uniforms have not been obligatory in French schools since 1968 but have …
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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will for the first time send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, according to a document seen by Reuters and separately confirmed by two U.S. officials. The rounds, which could help destroy Russian tanks, are part of a new military aid package for Ukraine …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday its troops had regained more territory on the eastern front and were advancing south in their counteroffensive against Russian forces while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited two front-line areas. Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Kyiv’s forces had retaken about 3 square km (1.16 square miles) of land in …
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By Anna Tong and Rich McKay BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada (Reuters) -Thousands of Burning Man attendees partied hard on Sunday despite downpours that turned the Nevada desert where the annual arts and music festival takes place into a sea of sticky mud and led officials to order the multitudes to shelter in place. One person …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -A new photo appearing to show Russian General Sergei Surovikin, who has not been seen in public since a brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group in June, was published on social media on Monday by a well known Russian media personality. “General Sergei Surovikin is out. Alive, healthy, at home, with his …
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MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish men’s team criticised the country’s soccer boss Luis Rubiales on Monday for his “unacceptable behaviour” after he kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup 15 days ago. “We want to reject what we consider to be unacceptable behaviour from Mr Rubiales, who has …
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MADRID (Reuters) -At least three people died and three were missing as record rainfall caused heavy flooding in central Spain, shutting roads, subway lines and high-speed train connections, authorities said on Monday. Helicopters were sent to rescue people who had sought refuge on the roofs of their homes in the Toledo area some 50 km …
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(Reuters) – Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov will mount a legal challenge to try to overturn his designation as a “foreign agent” by the authorities in Russia, Novaya Gazeta, the newspaper he edits, said on Monday. Russia’s justice ministry on Friday added Muratov, a veteran editor and co-laureate of the 2021 Nobel peace prize, …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Monday that it would soon be possible to revive the grain deal that the United Nations says helped to ease a food crisis by getting Ukrainian grain to market. Russia quit the deal in July – a year after it was …
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