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(Reuters) – The president of the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia suspended on Monday an earlier announced referendum on whether to become part of Russia until consultations with Moscow are complete. “Until the completion of consultations, suspend the Decree of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia dated May 13, 2022 ‘On calling …

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By Steve Holland and Brad Brooks WASHINGTON/UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) -A day after promising residents of Uvalde, Texas, action to address gun violence, U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday sought to appeal to “rational” Republicans to curb high-caliber weapons and take other federal action to prevent more mass shootings. “Things have gotten so bad that everybody …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Valentin Yumashev, the son-in-law of former Russian leader Boris Yeltsin who helped Vladimir Putin come to power, has quit his role as a Kremlin adviser, two people familiar with Yumashev’s thinking told Reuters. Yumashev was an unpaid adviser with limited influence on Putin’s decision-making, but his departure removes one of the last links …

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MADRID (Reuters) -NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not achieve his objectives in the country his forces invaded on Feb. 24, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday. The war in Ukraine and the applications by Finland and Sweden to join the defensive alliance that it has triggered …

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By Oliver Griffin, Carlos Vargas and Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro came out on top in the first round of the Andean country’s presidential election on Sunday and will face a surprise contender – businessman Rodolfo Hernandez – in a second round on June 19. Petro, a former member of the M-19 …

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By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – Gustavo Petro, who topped voting tallies with 40.8% in Colombia’s first round of presidential elections on Sunday, has said his political awakening came when he watched his father weep over the death of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara. The 62-year-old senator and former mayor, who was part of …

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By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) – Business magnate and self-styled “king of TikTok” Rodolfo Hernandez, who shocked Colombia by getting into a June 19 presidential run-off against leftist Gustavo Petro, is betting his plain anti-corruption message will take him to the top job. Hernandez, a septuagenarian former mayor of the northern city Bucaramanga, won 28.2% …

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By Jarrett Renshaw, Gabriella Borter and Brad Brooks UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) -President Joe Biden tried to comfort families in the south Texas town of Uvalde on Sunday after the nation’s deadliest school shooting in a decade as federal officials announced they would review local law enforcement’s slow response to the attack. Anger has mounted over …

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By Crispian Balmer and Rami Amichay JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israeli nationalists, some chanting “Death to Arabs”, marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday, defying threats of retaliation from Palestinian militants. The annual parade celebrates Israel’s capture of Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war, but has …

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