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Gazans ready tent camps for families returning to north after ceasefire

23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Mahmoud Issa and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinians in northern Gaza prepared tent encampments for displaced families on Thursday, two days before they were expected to return to their home areas in accordance with the timeline of a ceasefire deal agreed between Israel and Hamas. On open ground surrounded by …

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Russia-linked AI websites aim to dupe German voters, study finds

23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025

By Andrey Sychev BERLIN (Reuters) – Fact-checking firm Newsguard and German investigative outlet Correctiv said on Thursday they had identified a cluster of Russia-linked websites that were spreading false stories in an apparent bid to sway Germany’s national election in February. A joint analysis by the two organisations added they had identified links between the …

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Residents leave homes in Jenin as Israeli West Bank raid continues

23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025

RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Hundreds of Jenin residents left their homes on Thursday, prompted by messages from drones fitted with loudspeakers, witnesses said, as the military demolished a number of houses on the third day of a major operation in the West Bank city. The operation, involving large columns of vehicles backed by helicopters and drones, was …

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Micheál Martin returns as Irish premier, bracing for Trump fallout

23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025

By Padraic Halpin, Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland’s Micheál Martin was elected prime minister for the second time by a coalition of the country’s two large centre-right parties and independents on Thursday, and set himself the task of warding off threats arising from Donald Trump’s return as U.S. president. The government is bracing for the …

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Syria orders freeze of bank accounts linked to former regime

23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025

DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria’s central bank has ordered commercial banks to freeze all accounts tied to people and companies linked to the ousted regime of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to a document seen by Reuters and people familiar with the decision. The circular, issued on Thursday, calls on banks to “freeze all bank accounts …

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Italy says it sent home Libyan war crimes suspect because he was dangerous

23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s interior minister said on Thursday a Libyan man detained under an international war crimes arrest warrant and then unexpectedly released had been swiftly repatriated because of his “social dangerousness”. Osama Elmasry Njeem, also known as Osama Almasri Njeem, was detained on Sunday in Turin under an arrest warrant issued …

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Eurogroup chair Donohoe returns as Irish finance minister

23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Paschal Donohoe was appointed as Ireland’s finance minister on Thursday, returning to the role for the second time, having held the portfolio from 2017 to 2022. Donohoe has been chair of the group of euro zone finance ministers since 2020 and held the Irish government’s other budget portfolio, public expenditure minister, for …

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Co-founder of French crypto firm freed after kidnapping

23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025

By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS (Reuters) -A co-founder of French crypto company Ledger and his partner have been freed after being kidnapped and held to ransom, the Paris prosecutors’ office said on Thursday. David Balland was kidnapped early Tuesday morning at his home in central France and taken by car to another address where he was …

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Paris’ Louvre museum, in dire state, cries for help

23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025

By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) – The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art. In a letter to Culture Minister Rachida Dati, revealed by …

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Bulgarian sailors return home after being freed by Yemen’s Houthis

23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025

SOFIA (Reuters) – Two Bulgarian sailors and a Romanian crew member returned home after being held for 14 months by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, receiving a warm welcome from their families and officials at Sofia airport on Thursday. The trio were part of the 25-member international crew of the vessel Galaxy Leader that the Houthis seized …

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