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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Saturday it wanted a definitive response from Ukraine to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer of a three-day ceasefire next week, criticising the reaction so far as ambiguous and historically wrong. Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet …

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CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel’s military said on Saturday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen and Houthi forces claimed responsibility for the attack, the third of its kind by the Iran-aligned group in 24 hours. The Israeli military said sirens were activated in a number of areas in Israel after the missile was launched. No casualties …

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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia is holding a general election on Saturday, with polls indicating Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s ruling centre-left Labor is ahead of opposition leader Peter Dutton’s conservative Liberal-National coalition. Several polls predict Labor may need to form a minority government, the first in more than a decade. Australians are increasingly voting …

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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will hold a general election on Saturday, May 3. Opinion polls indicate Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s ruling centre-left Labor party is ahead of the conservative Liberal-National coalition led by Peter Dutton, as global uncertainty fuelled by U.S. President Donald Trump makes some voters more risk averse. A large number of independent and …

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By Alexander Villegas and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chilean authorities canceled evacuation orders in the far south and Antarctica after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Chile Friday morning, prompting evacuations in the region due to tsunami threats. The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of …

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By Jonathan Landay, Gram Slattery, Erin Banco and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials have finalized new economic sanctions against Russia, including banking and energy measures, to intensify pressure on Moscow to embrace U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end its war on Ukraine, according to three U.S. officials and a source familiar with …

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