By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza said they were fearful for the fate of their loved ones after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to launch strikes on the Hamas leadership in Qatar, just as a new ceasefire push was underway. Qatar has been hosting leaders of the Palestinian …
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(Reuters) -Nepal was plunged into political uncertainty after its prime minister resigned on Tuesday following widespread anti-corruption protests, triggered by a social media ban, that killed at least 19 people. As the poor Himalayan nation once again stands at a crossroads, here is a look at what could lie ahead: WHAT IS THE IMMEDIATE NEXT …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland is ready to react to any attacks or provocations, the Polish Prime Minister said after the country shot down Russian drones that entered its airspace during a widespread Russian attack in western Ukraine. “We are dealing with a large-scale provocation…We are ready to repel such provocations. The situation is serious, and no …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday he was deeply concerned by the violation of Polish and NATO airspace by Russian drones during an air attack on Ukraine, calling it an “extremely reckless” move by Moscow. “This morning’s barbaric attack on Ukraine and the egregious and unprecedented violation of Polish and NATO …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Austria lost a legal challenge against European Union rules that class nuclear energy and natural gas as climate-friendly investments on Wednesday, as Europe’s second-highest court sided with the EU over the rules. In the case before the Court of Justice of the European Union’s General Court, Austria’s government had challenged the European …
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DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) -A German court found Syrian citizen Issa Al Hasan guilty of an Islamic State-inspired 2024 stabbing attack on a festival in the western city of Solingen in which three people were killed and 10 others injured, sentencing him to life imprisonment. The attack upended the election campaign heading up to this year’s …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – An explosion at a South Korean military base in a region near the border with North Korea has injured eight people, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. Two of the injured had severe burns, but no one was in a critical condition, Yonhap said. A local fire official confirmed the explosion …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Belarus said on Wednesday that it had shot down some drones which went astray due to electronic jamming during an exchange of strikes between Russia and Ukraine, and that Minsk had informed Poland and Lithuania of the approach of the drones. The statement by Belarus Chief of the General Staff Major General Pavel …
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STRASBOURG (Reuters) -The European Commission will propose a new method to curb imports of steel from rivals to protect domestic producers, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. “Global overcapacity is squeezing margins and leaving little incentive to pay a clean premium. This makes it harder for Europe’s steel industry to invest in …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -A drone or similar object struck a residential building in Wyryki in eastern Poland but nobody was injured, the local mayor told state-run news channel TVP Info. Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace during a large Russian attack in western Ukraine on Wednesday, with the NATO member calling the incursion “an …
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