(Reuters) -Donald Trump has called for Israel to halt its bombing of Gaza after Hamas said it was ready to release hostages and agreed to some aspects of the U.S. president’s plan to end the war, although Israeli strikes still killed several people on Saturday. Here are some reactions from around the world to Hamas’ …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -At least 80 incoming and more than 70 outgoing flights were canceled at the Netherlands’ Schiphol Airport on Saturday as Storm Amy moved across the country, the airport said in a statement on its website. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) issued a warning for Storm Amy for wind gusts reaching 90 km/h …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will publish the first document of his tenure on October 9, the Vatican said on Saturday, with a text that is likely to offer hints about the new pontiff’s priorities for the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church. The document, known as an apostolic exhortation, will take the name “Dilexi …
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By Edward McAllister and Anna Uras ATHENS (Reuters) -When armed Israeli soldiers boarded a flotilla of boats trying to deliver food and medicine to Gaza on Wednesday night, two web developers in Glasgow scrambled to keep track of the vessels as millions of people worldwide tuned in to monitor their fate. As grainy footage from …
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(Reuters) -Munich Airport will begin gradually resuming operations from 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) after drone sightings near its airspace forced it to postpone Saturday’s early flights. The airport operator warned of disruptions throughout the day in a notice posted on its website. Both runways at Munich airport were closed on Friday evening for the second …
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By Debora Ely (Reuters) -A group of suspected scammers in Brazil using Instagram ads featuring deepfakes of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities appears to have made millions of dollars through online fraud, according to police investigators. Authorities arrested four suspects tied to the scheme this week and froze assets across five states in an …
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By Mike Scarcella GREENBELT, Maryland (Reuters) -A California resident who admitted trying to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to eight years and one month in federal prison. Sophie Roske, who was charged under her birth name Nicholas Roske but now uses female pronouns, was sentenced at a …
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By Pavel Polityuk and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -A massive Russian air assault struck several of Ukraine’s main gas production facilities, officials said on Friday, in some cases causing critical damage as Ukraine prepares for a new heating season. Russia fired 35 missiles and 60 drones at sites of the state gas and oil company …
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(Reuters) -The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog urged Ukraine and Russia on Friday to show the “political will” required to keep the area around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant safe to allow the external power line to be reconnected to the facility. The plant, Europe’s largest with six reactors, was seized by Russian …
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By Alessandro Parodi PARIS (Reuters) -Cyclist and social media sensation Aurelien Fontenoy became the fastest athlete ever to climb to the second floor of France’s Eiffel Tower on an all-terrain bike, the monument’s operator said on Friday. Fontenoy on Thursday climbed 686 steps of the monument to reach the second-floor platform, the last accessible by …
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