DUQUE DE CAXIAS, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suggested on Friday that he will stand for re-election in 2026, but stopped short of making a formal announcement. “Get ready. If everything goes the way I am thinking, this country will, for the first time, have a president elected four times by …
By Alexander Cornwell and Ali Sawafta SINJIL, West Bank (Reuters) -A five-metre-high metal fence slices across the eastern edge of Sinjil, a Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Heavy steel gates and roadblocks seal off all but a single route in and out of the town, watched over by Israeli soldiers at guard posts. …
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By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday it had pulled its last remaining inspectors from Iran as a standoff over their return to the country’s nuclear facilities bombed by the United States and Israel deepens. Israel launched its first military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites in a 12-day war with …
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By Krishna N. Das DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) -The Tibetan government-in-exile could hold more back-channel talks with China this year on greater autonomy for Tibet, although they are unlikely to yield results given Beijing’s unyielding stance, the head of the government said on Friday. Central Tibetan Administration chief Penpa Tsering was speaking to Reuters ahead of …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hezbollah has begun a major strategic review in the wake of its devastating war with Israel, including considering scaling back its role as an armed movement without disarming completely, three sources familiar with the deliberations say. The internal discussions, which aren’t yet finalised and haven’t previously been reported, reflect the formidable pressures the …
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By Stefanno Sulaiman and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia has offered to cut duties on key imports from the United States to “near zero” and to buy $500 million worth of U.S. wheat as part of its tariff talks with Washington, its lead negotiator and a wheat industry association said on Friday. Chief economics minister …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Thursday denied accusations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant returned to the U.S. in early June after being wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador, was tortured in a Salvadoran prison. In a court filing in the U.S. on Wednesday, Abrego Garcia gave a …
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By David Latona and Libby George SEVILLE (Reuters) -Brutal heat scorched Spain this week, a blistering reminder of the climate change that is battering the world’s poorest countries – stretching their finances even as government debt climbs to new heights. But at a once-a-decade UN development finance conference in Seville, two key ingredients were in …
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(Corrects headline to make clear criticism did not spur release, adds paragraph 4 to show timing of release was unclear) By Naw Betty Han and Shoon Naing (Reuters) -Myanmar’s ruling junta said on Friday it had already discharged 93 minors from military service, countering a United Nations report last month that accused it and allies …
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By Simon Jessop and Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) -The world’s biggest multilateral climate fund said it will make its largest ever series of investments and speed up dealmaking as it looks to help poorer nations respond to global warming. The Green Climate Fund’s plan to release about $1.2 billion for 17 projects mostly in Asia …
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