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By Maya Gebeily and Humeyra Pamuk BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey’s growing influence in the country, four sources familiar with the efforts said. Turkey’s often fraught ties with Israel have come under severe …

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Two dozen people were arrested this week for their role in a criminal group that distributed images generated by artificial intelligence of children being sexually abused, the European Union’s police agency said on Friday. The operation is one of the first involving AI-generated child abuse material, Europol said, adding there was a …

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By Daren Butler and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan’s long-held goal of ending Turkey’s conflict with Kurdish militants is a step closer after their jailed chief’s peace call, giving the president a potential political boost at home and a chance to resolve key regional security concerns. Thursday’s call from Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) …

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By Felix Light KOSALARI, Georgia (Reuters) – Since Zemfira Kajarova arrived in the hill village of Kosalari in southern Georgia as a newly wed almost 50 years ago, she has devoted herself to weaving the village’s distinctive Persian-style woollen carpets. The 65-year-old grandmother devotes hours each day to the painstaking work, sitting at the decades-old …

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LONDON (Reuters) – An Indian businessman on Friday won his appeal against extradition from Britain, with London’s High Court ruling there was a risk of torture or other mistreatment in his homeland. London-based Sanjay Bhandari, 63 and described by his lawyers as a defence sector consultant, is wanted in India on charges of tax evasion …

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