DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran has replaced air defences damaged during last month’s conflict with Israel, Iran’s Defah Press news agency reported on Sunday quoting Mahmoud Mousavi, the regular army’s deputy for operations. During the conflict in June, Israel’s air force dominated Iran’s airspace and dealt a heavy blow to the country’s air defences while Iranian armed …
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By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would help Afghans detained in the United Arab Emirates for years after fleeing their country when the United States pulled out and the Taliban took power. Trump, a Republican who promised a far-reaching immigration crackdown, suspended refugee resettlement after he took office in …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s national security adviser has headed to Washington, authorities said on Sunday, with less than two weeks to go until U.S. President Donald Trump’s Aug. 1 deadline to secure a trade deal or face steep tariffs. Wi Sung-lac’s trip comes just two weeks after his last visit to Washington for talks on …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry and the mayor of Moscow said it had downed 142 drones overnight, including 27 over the Moscow region. The drones were reportedly shot down over a number regions in the European part of Russia, as well as over the Black Sea. The latest attacks included four drones headed toward the …
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By Laila Bassam DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria’s predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed as the Islamist-led government struggled to implement a ceasefire. Reuters reporters heard gunfire from inside the city of Sweida and saw shells land in nearby villages. …
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(Reuters) -The CEO of the technology firm Astronomer Inc. has resigned after being caught canoodling on camera at a rock concert with a woman who was not his wife, the company said on Saturday. The company posted a written statement on its LinkedIn profile stating that its leaders “are expected to set the standard in …
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BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, the U.S. envoy to Turkey said on Friday, after days of bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has killed over 300 people. On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes in Damascus and hit government forces in the south, demanding they withdraw and saying that Israel aimed …
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By Aram Roston, Ted Hesson and Vivian Sequera WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) -Over 200 Venezuelans who were deported from the United States on allegations of gang membership earlier this year and detained in an El Salvador jail arrived home to Caracas on Friday. The release was part of a coordinated prisoner exchange, with 10 Americans held in …
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By Timour Azhari, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maya Gebeily DAMASCUS/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Syria’s government misread how Israel would respond to its troops deploying to the country’s south this week, encouraged by U.S. messaging that Syria should be governed as a centralized state, eight sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Israel carried out strikes on Syrian troops …
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By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called a U.S. decision to impose visa bans on officials involved in former President Jair Bolsonaro’s trial “arbitrary” and “baseless,” and said foreign interference in the judiciary was “unacceptable.” In a statement on Saturday, the leftist leader said the action violated fundamental principles …
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