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Democrats defy ‘red wave’ forecasts to keep Senate control, eye Georgia

14 Nov 2022 14 Nov 2022

By Tim Reid and Kanishka Singh PHOENIX (Reuters) – Democrats took a victory lap on Sunday after retaining control of the U.S. Senate, defying Republican hopes for a “red wave” in the midterm elections, and turned their attention to Georgia where a run-off contest could strengthen their hand in Congress. Democratic leaders portrayed the better-than-expected …

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Slovenia elects first female president

13 Nov 2022 13 Nov 2022

By Katja Lihtenvalner LJUBLJANA (Reuters) -Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer, won the second round of Slovenia’s presidential election on Sunday and will become its first female head of state, preliminary results showed. Pirc Musar, 54, won 53.86 percent of votes in the runoff, while her rival, right-wing politician and former foreign minister Andze Logar, won …

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Tens of thousands protest Mexican president’s electoral reform plan

13 Nov 2022 13 Nov 2022

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Tens of thousands took to the streets in Mexico on Sunday to protest President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s plan to overhaul the country’s electoral commission INE in what they fear would concentrate power in the hands of the government. Lopez Obrador, who put the plan forward in April, has long criticized the …

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Zelenskiy:Fighting in Donetsk region remains intense

13 Nov 2022 13 Nov 2022

(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that fighting in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region was as intense as it had been in recent days with no letup in Russian attacks. “Battles in Donetsk region are just as intense as they have been in previous days,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. “The level …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: More than 400 Russian war crimes in freed Kherson

13 Nov 2022 13 Nov 2022

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that investigators had uncovered more than 400 Russian war crimes and found the bodies of both servicemen and civilians in areas of Kherson region freed from Russian occupation. “Investigators have already documented more than 400 Russian war crimes. Bodies of dead civilians and servicemen have been …

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Germany warns its delegation of Egyptian spies at COP27

13 Nov 2022 13 Nov 2022

BERLIN (Reuters) – German federal police have warned their nation’s delegation at the COP27 environmental summit in Egypt that its members may be subject to spying by Egyptian security agents, three people with knowledge of the matter said. In an email sent on Saturday, the police, known in Germany as the BKA, warned delegates of …

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Lawyer Natasa Pirc Musar wins Slovenian presidential vote – preliminary results

13 Nov 2022 13 Nov 2022

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer and former TV presenter won the second round of presidential election, and will become the Alpine country’s first female president, preliminary result showed. Pirc Musar won 53.87 percent of the votes in the runoff, while her rival right-wing politician and former foreign minister Andze Logar won 46.13 …

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Among Kherson’s liberated: U.S. family who lay low during Russian occupation

13 Nov 2022 13 Nov 2022

By Jonathan Landay KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – For eight months, the American missionaries did their best to steer clear of the Russian soldiers and police patrolling the Ukrainian city of Kherson, remaining in the outlying district where they live, and hiding when they thought they would be discovered. “We were on the edge of the …

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Israel strikes air base in central Syria, killing two servicemen -Syrian military

13 Nov 2022 13 Nov 2022

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -Israeli missiles hit a major air base in Syria’s Homs province on Sunday, killing two servicemen and injuring three others, the Syrian military said via state news agency SANA. Military sources said the air base, at Shayrat, was recently used by the Iranian airforce. Syrian state media posted a short …

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‘Black Panther’ sequel ignites box office with $330 million global debut

13 Nov 2022 13 Nov 2022

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Marvel Studios adventure “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” brought crowds to movie theaters around the globe over the weekend, selling an estimated $330 million in tickets and setting a November record in the United States and Canada. The sequel to 2018 Oscar-nominated blockbuster “Black Panther” racked up roughly $180 …

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