By James Oliphant and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s meeting with New York Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday to discuss combating escalating gun crime signals Democrats want to send a message that they will not cede the issue of public safety to Republicans this election year. Republicans contend that a pandemic-era spike …
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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia said on Thursday a non-political representative from Myanmar had been invited to attend a regional ministerial meeting later this month instead of the country’s military-appointed foreign minister. Cambodia is currently chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which late last year sprung a surprise by barring Myanmar’s junta from …
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By Phil Stewart and Dmitry Antonov WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States will send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to shield Eastern Europe from a potential spillover from the crisis over the massing of Russian troops near Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Russia has denied plans to invade Ukraine but signalled …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted three drones that entered its airspace over unpopulated areas early on Wednesday in the fourth such attack on the Gulf commercial and tourism hub in the past few weeks. The first three assaults, including a missile attack on Monday during a visit by Israel’s president, …
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By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday ousted Erin O’Toole as leader, angry over the main opposition party’s third straight loss to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in a 2021 election. Legislators voted 73 to 45 to replace O’Toole, who took over as head of the Conservative Party in August 2020. …
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By Frank Pingue (Reuters) – Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said on Wednesday his refusal to throw games as a way to improve the football club’s chances of landing a top draft pick ultimately cost him his job. Flores, who was fired last month by Miami, alleged in a proposed class action complaint …
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By Gavin Jones, Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Last weekend, for the first time in his gilded career, Mario Draghi missed out on a promotion. He was the bookmakers’ hot favourite to become president of Italy. He had signalled he wanted the prestigious post, with its seven-year term and considerable political clout. …
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