By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a deadly Israeli strike on Gaza’s sole Catholic Church, the White House said on Thursday, adding Trump did not react positively to the incident. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT An Israeli strike on Gaza’s sole Catholic Church …
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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria, the State Department said on Thursday, adding that Washington made clear its displeasure after tensions escalated and worked quickly to stop it. On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes in Damascus, while also hitting government forces in the south, demanding they …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the dismissal of the National Rifle Association’s lawsuit accusing a New York state official of violating its free speech rights by coercing banks and insurers to avoid doing business with it. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said Maria …
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By Anait Miridzhanian DAKAR (Reuters) -At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali’s military base in Boulkessi. Waves of jihadist insurgents from an al-Qaeda-linked group stormed the camp, catching newly deployed soldiers off guard. Some troops, unfamiliar with the base, which lies near Mali’s southern border with Burkina Faso, scrambled to find …
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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -L3Harris Technologies has unveiled two new missiles that aim to provide less expensive long-range strike options for the U.S. military as it restocks its supplies while looking for arms to deter China’s ambitions in the Pacific. The “Red Wolf” and “Green Wolf” missile launch comes as the concept of “affordable …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Crispian Balmer CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed at least 27 people in attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including three people who died in a strike on a church that late Pope Francis used to speak to regularly, medics and church officials said. Eight men tasked with protecting aid trucks …
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By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A 54-pound (24.5-kg) Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby’s, setting a new auction record for a meteorite. The auction on Wednesday for the rock known as NWA 16788 sparked a 15-minute bidding war between online …
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(Reuters) -A new U.S. assessment has found that U.S. strikes in June mostly destroyed one of three targeted Iranian nuclear sites, but the other two were not as badly damaged, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing current and former U.S. officials. The report said that U.S. officials believe the attack on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility …
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THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Israeli airstrikes on Damascus are hampering Syria’s efforts to find and destroy chemical weapons stockpiled during the rule of toppled ruler Bashar al-Assad, a government adviser said on Thursday. A planned visit by inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has already had to be postponed, adviser Ibrahim …
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By Emily Green (Reuters) -El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s drive to consolidate his grip on power and crack down on critics and humanitarian organizations has forced a leading human rights organization to suspend operations in the country and go into exile, the group told Reuters. Cristosal, which was founded by Anglican bishops 25 years ago …
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