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By Crispian Balmer, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -An Israeli airstrike hit Palestinians near a medical centre in Gaza on Thursday, killing 10 children and six adults, local health authorities said, as ceasefire talks dragged on with no immediate deal expected. Verified video footage from the strike in Deir al-Balah in the central …

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By Renee Maltezou and Jonathan Saul ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) -Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militants sank the Greek ship Eternity C and said they were holding some of the crew still missing. It was the second …

Rescuers save four more survivors from Houthi-struck ship in Red Sea, 10 still missing, operator says Read More »

By Tom Balmforth (Reuters) -A senior Ukrainian security officer was gunned down in a residential parking lot in Kyiv on Thursday before his assailant fled on foot in broad daylight, according to authorities and video footage verified by Reuters. Kyiv’s police force said it was working to identify the shooter and that “measures are being …

Ukrainian spy colonel gunned down in Kyiv, assailant flees Read More »

By Daphne Psaledakis KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday responded to news that an individual used an artificially generated voice to impersonate him by saying that he communicates with counterparts around the world through official channels to avoid such risks. According to a diplomatic cable seen by Reuters on Tuesday, …

Rubio says he generally uses official channels to avoid impersonators Read More »

(Amends paragraph 4 to state the government rejects not refutes the CHP’s argument) ANKARA (Reuters) -Tayyip Erdogan’s main political opponents have faced an unprecedented crackdown that has seen more than 500 detained in just nine months, according to a Reuters review of a sprawling investigation that has accelerated dramatically in recent days. Turkey’s president says …

Turkey detains hundreds of Erdogan opponents in pursuit of ‘octopus’ of corruption Read More »

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it would no longer consider a farmer’s race or sex in many of its farm loan, commodity and conservation programs, ending a longstanding effort by the agency to address its history of discrimination.  The move was made to align with the Trump …

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By Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was back in a solitary jail cell on Thursday with basic food and a khaki prison uniform after prosecutors secured a new detention warrant over his bid to impose martial law last year. The Seoul Central District Court’s decision to …

South Korea’s ex-leader Yoon returns to jail as martial law probe accelerates Read More »