By Yomna Ehab, Jaidaa Taha and Mohammed Ghobari ADEN (Reuters) – Israel struck the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the northern province of al-Jawf on Wednesday, with the Houthi health ministry saying it killed 35 people and wounded 131 others. The strikes are the latest in a series of attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and Houthi …
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KYIV (Reuters) -A suspected Russian drone incursion in Poland on Wednesday, which provoked deep alarm as Moscow’s war in Ukraine spilled onto the territory of a NATO member, was conducted at least in part with Gerbera drones, according to a Polish army official. Here is what we know about the Gerbera: * It is a …
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By Lisandra Paraguassu and Kate Abnett BRASILIA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Brazil will propose the creation of a new forum for governments to discuss how climate policy affects trade – an issue that the World Trade Organization and U.N. climate talks have so far failed to tackle, three officials familiar with the plans said. Emerging economies, including Brazil, …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Hungary has reported its first outbreak of bluetongue disease in a decade, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday. Bluetongue is a potentially fatal disease affecting domestic ruminants, primarily sheep, cattle, and goats. The outbreak was detected in 15 cattle within a herd of 303 animals in the county …
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PARIS (Reuters) -Firefighters tried to put a fire in a central Paris restaurant amid nationwide “Block Everything” protest on Wednesday. TV images showed flames licking the building’s facade as a resident was seen climbing down via scaffolding on the building next door. Protesters across France disrupted traffic, burnt rubbish bins and at times clashed with …
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By Lili Bayer and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will propose sanctioning extremist Israeli ministers and the suspension of trade-related measures in a European Union agreement with Israel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. The proposals, announced by von der Leyen in a speech to the European Parliament …
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By Tarek Amara and Enas Alashray SIDI BOU SAID, Tunisia (Reuters) – The Global Sumud Flotilla, an international aid initiative to deliver vital supplies to Gaza, said on Wednesday that one of its boats was attacked by a drone at a Tunisian port, the second such strike in two days. The GSF, which is seeking …
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By Gopal Sharma and Adnan Abidi KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Soldiers guarded Nepal’s parliament and patrolled deserted streets on Wednesday with the capital Kathmandu under a curfew, after two days of deadly anti-corruption protests forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign. The upheaval in the poor Himalayan nation was unleashed by a social media ban …
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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Leading Belarus dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski held talks at the White House this week to thank the Trump administration for negotiating his release from prison and urge it to keep pushing for the freedom of many hundreds of others, a member of the exiled Belarus opposition told Reuters. The opposition has been …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo is preparing to publish the first high-level document of his four-month papacy, which is expected to signal continuity with his predecessor Pope Francis and focus on the needs of the world’s poor, three informed sources told Reuters. The text, known as an apostolic exhortation, will likely take …
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