(Reuters) -Israel’s bombing of Qatar last week risks a new breach with Arab states who are meeting on Monday, opening another chapter in a fractious history since Israel’s creation in 1948 marked by repeated wars and periods of frosty peace. Here is how the relationships have played out for some major Arab countries, which have …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, arriving in Papua New Guinea on Monday, said he expects to sign a defence treaty on Wednesday that lifts ties with Australia’s closest Pacific neighbour to the equivalent of its security alliance with the United States. Papua New Guinea marks 50 years of independence from Australia on Tuesday. Albanese …
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(Corrects date to September 26 from 25 in paragraphs 1 and 3 to reflect updated information from FNSEA) PARIS (Reuters) – France’s largest farm union FNSEA has called for a day of action on September 26 to protest against the planned EU-Mercosur free-trade deal with South American countries as well as U.S. tariffs, its president …
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PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech billionaire and former Prime Minister Andrej Babis’s ANO party increased its lead over the main ruling parties before an October 3-4 parliamentary election, according to the latest opinion poll. The centre-right SPOLU (Together) coalition, led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala, trails the main opposition ANO party by more than 10 percentage …
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By Peter Hobson and Renju Jose CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia will suffer more frequent and extreme climate events, often happening simultaneously, which will strain industry, services and infrastructure, a government report said on Monday, ahead of the announcement of a new emissions target. Among the conclusions of the most comprehensive assessment of risks to Australia …
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MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s La Vuelta cycling race was halted in Madrid on Sunday afternoon as cyclists were entering the city after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters in the Spanish capital’s centre. (Reporting by Inti Landauro, editing by Charlie Devereux)
By Guillermo Martinez and Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) – Pro-Palestinian protests forced the Vuelta a Espana cycle race to be abandoned at its finale on Sunday, with Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard declared winner as police sought to quell demonstrations against an Israeli team’s participation. Protesters chanting “they will not pass” overturned metal barriers and occupied …
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(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces had advanced in border districts of northern Sumy region, an area where Russian troops have tried for months to establish a foothold. Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, also quoted Ukraine’s top commander as saying Moscow’s forces had suffered significant losses in Donetsk and …
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By Jana Choukeir and Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) – Leaders of Arab and Islamic states will warn that Israel’s attack on Qatar and other “hostile acts” threaten coexistence and efforts to normalise ties in the region, according to a draft resolution to be put before an Arab-Islamic summit on Monday. The summit is being convened …
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent a series of medical procedures in the capital city of Brasilia on Sunday, including laboratory tests and the surgical removal of skin lesions, the hospital treating him said. The medical procedures come as Bolsonaro confronts legal and political setbacks. On Thursday, Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 …
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