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Hezbollah chief says indirect truce talks only possible if Israel stops attacks

6 Nov 2024

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that only developments on the battlefield, not political moves, would bring an end to the hostilities between the Lebanese armed group and the Israeli military. “I will tell you very clearly, our conviction is that only one thing can stop this war of aggression, and …

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Global reaction to Trump’s win in the U.S. presidential election

6 Nov 2024

(Reuters) – World leaders congratulated Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday after he won the U.S. presidential election, capping a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House. See also, views from financial market participants. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE “I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach in global …

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Germany’s far-right AfD party to eject members for suspected links to militant group

6 Nov 2024

By Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) -The Alternative for Germany, a far-right party polling second nationally, will expel three members arrested for suspected involvement in an extremist group accused by prosecutors of planning an armed revolt, the party said on Wednesday. The AfD said it would initiate court proceedings to kick out “members affected by the …

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Iran sentences four people to death over charges of spying for Israel, Fars news agency reports

6 Nov 2024

DUBAI (Reuters) – Four people were sentenced to death by a revolutionary court in northwestern Iran over charges of spying for Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.  Fars said three of the defendants – whose nationalities it did not give – were accused of helping Israel’s spy agency Mossad move equipment used …

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Security hawk says Russia will take more steps up nuclear ‘ladder of escalation’

6 Nov 2024

By Vladimir Soldatkin SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russia will keep sending nuclear warning signals to its enemies in the West until they get the message, an influential foreign policy hawk said on Wednesday. Security expert Sergei Karaganov has consistently urged President Vladimir Putin to lower the threshold for using nuclear weapons, and in the past …

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Germany’s cabinet approves draft law on voluntary military service

6 Nov 2024

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law that would allow the army to gauge the readiness of the country’s 18-year-olds to serve in the Bundeswehr as it looks to boost troop numbers for NATO obligations without resorting to conscription. The war in Ukraine prompted a debate in Germany over whether to …

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Iranians worried, elated, wary in mixed reaction to Trump win

6 Nov 2024

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election drew mixed reactions among ordinary Iranians, with some fearing a heightened risk of war and economic hardship but others hoping his hardline stance might bring political change in Iran. “I am so glad Trump won. I hope he continues his maximum …

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