By Howard Goller and Jonathan Landay (Reuters) -Israel killed more than 30 senior security officials and 11 senior nuclear scientists to deliver a major blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a senior Israeli military official said on Friday in summarizing Israel’s 12-day air war with Iran. In the United States, an independent expert said a review …
ATHENS (Reuters) -Tourists visiting the Acropolis used umbrellas and fans to protect themselves, while locals retreated indoors, as temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) gripped the Greek capital on Friday. Situated at Europe’s southernmost tip in the Mediterranean Sea, Greece has always had hot and dry summers. But in recent years, climate change has led …
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(In paragraph 15, corrects number of hostages taken in October 7 attacks to 251 from 253) By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Jonathan Saul and Alexander Cornwell CAIRO/LONDON (Reuters) -Short of commanders, deprived of much of its tunnel network and unsure of support from its ally Iran, Hamas is battling to survive in Gaza in the face of …
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(Reuters) -Ukraine’s military said on Friday it had struck four warplanes at an airbase in central Russia’s Volgograd Region as part of a drive to hit Russian war assets. In a post on the Telegram messaging app, the military said it had hit four Su-34 aircraft at the Marinovka base outside the city of Volgograd, …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The Geneva branch of an Israeli- and U.S.-backed group that delivers aid to Gaza has been ordered to comply with its registration requirements or face possible court action. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began distributing food packages in Gaza at the end of May, overseeing a new model of …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi indicated on Friday that Tehran may reject any request by the head of UN nuclear watchdog the IAEA for visits to Iranian nuclear sites. “(IAEA head Rafael Grossi’s) insistence on visiting the bombed sites under the pretext of safeguards is meaningless and possibly even malign in intent,” Araqchi …
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By Gleb Bryanski and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia was looking to cut its military expenditure from next year, contrasting that with NATO’s plan to ramp up defence spending over the next decade. NATO allies on Wednesday agreed to raise their collective spending goal to 5% of gross …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -A German foreign ministry official on Friday rejected “unfounded accusations” made by Russia’s foreign ministry that Berlin had persecuted Russian journalists working in the country. “In contrast to Russia’s increasingly harsh repression of journalists, Germany upholds the principles of the rule of law and freedom of the press,” the official said in a …
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By Maggie Michael DAMASCUS (Reuters) -“Don’t wait for her,” the WhatsApp caller told the family of Abeer Suleiman on May 21, hours after she vanished from the streets of the Syrian town of Safita. “She’s not coming back.” Suleiman’s kidnapper and another man who identified himself as an intermediary said in subsequent calls and messages …
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By Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -European nations should not halt the continent’s green transition, Denmark’s climate minister told Reuters, as his country prepares to lead EU negotiations on a new climate target amid a backlash from some governments concerned about its cost. The European Commission plans to propose a new 2040 climate target next …
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