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KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Britain on Monday advised its citizens in Israel to register their presence with the British government, saying it wanted to build up a picture of who is in the region in case they need assistance. Israel began bombing Iran on Friday, saying Tehran was on the verge of building a nuclear weapon. …

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KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -G7 leaders are set to reaffirm a joint commitment that they agreed to a year ago to prevent and counter migrant smuggling, and will explore using sanctions to target criminals involved in smuggling, according to a draft outcome document seen by Reuters on Monday. “Migrant smuggling often has links to other serious …

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NICOSIA (Reuters) -Cyprus has received requests to assist in the evacuation of citizens of Portugal and Slovakia from the Middle East, Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Monday. “There are two active requests,” Kombos told reporters. “Obviously this very much depends on the access of their civilians to neighbouring countries by road.” Last week, …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia is appealing to Israel to show restraint in the crisis with Iran, and believes Tehran is exercising its right to self-defence, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Monday. Israel launched a wave of strikes last Friday against Iran’s nuclear sites and military leadership, and Iran has responded by …

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(Reuters) -Iran said on Monday its parliament was preparing a bill that could push the Islamic Republic towards exiting the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Israel began military strikes on Iran on June 13, citing concerns over its nuclear programme, one day after the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors declared Tehran in breach of its obligations …

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By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) -Norwegian lawmakers on Monday passed a law introducing subsidised fixed price power contracts for households, the country’s second scheme to help alleviate consumer concerns over volatile and high power prices. Norway will hold a general election in September, with the cost of living and industrial competitiveness expected to be a …

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DUBAI (Reuters) -The remaining three volunteers who were detained by Israeli forces have been released and were returning to their home countries via Jordan, the nonprofit Freedom flotilla coalition said on Monday. (Reporting by Jana Choukeir and Ahmed Elimam)