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By Wa Lone TORONTO (Reuters) -Ukrainian diplomats and activists in Canada on Tuesday urged the Toronto International Film Festival to cancel further screenings of a documentary portraying Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine, claiming the film serves as “Russian propaganda.” “Russians At War” was filmed by Anastasia Trofimova, a Russian-Canadian director and cinematographer who spent seven …

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CAIRO (Reuters) – The Palestinian Hamas group said on Wednesday that its negotiators reiterated its readiness to implement an “immediate” ceasefire with Israel in Gaza based on a previous U.S. proposal without new conditions from any party. The Palestinian group said in a statement that their negotiation team, led by senior official Khalil al-Hayya, met …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration faced increasing pressure from both Republicans and his fellow Democrats on Wednesday to ease restrictions on how Ukraine can use weapons provided by the United States in its war against Russia. Senator Ben Cardin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, noted …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A lack of accountability for the killing of United Nations staff and humanitarian aid workers in the Gaza Strip is “totally unacceptable,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Reuters in a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday. Guterres also said that establishing a U.N. peacekeeping force would not be the “best …

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By Ali Sawafta TUBAS, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed at least six Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, as troops continued an extended operation against militant groups in the territory, the military said. An airstrike in the city of Tubas killed five men the military said were armed with …

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PRISTINA (Reuters) – Albania’s main opposition leader Sali Berisha said he had been officially indicted on Wednesday on corruption charges for actions he took when he was prime minister, describing the indictment as a political vendetta. Prosecutors accused Berisha in October of using his influence as prime minister between 2005-2009 to exert pressure to conclude …

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By Elwely Elwelly and Timour Azhari DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Iraq on Wednesday on his first foreign trip, signalling the clerical establishment’s intention to strengthen ties with a strategic ally of both Tehran and Washington as regional tensions rise. Pezeshkian, a relative moderate who was elected in July, met Iraqi Prime Minister …

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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden will increase spending on its justice system by 3.46 billion crowns ($335 million) in its budget bill for 2025 to curb high crime rates, the justice minister said on Wednesday. Including earlier decided measures and other cost increases, the justice system budget will grow by 8 billion crowns or 10% year-on-year …

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