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LONDON/PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) -U.S. intervention in Iran’s aerial war with Israel has provoked mixed feelings among Iranians abroad, with some fearing for the safety of relatives back home and questioning whether bombing is the best way to topple the leadership in Tehran. After U.S. bombers struck three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, U.S. officials said the …

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SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Costa Rica’s attorney general’s office filed illicit campaign financing charges against President Rodrigo Chaves and six other government officials on Monday, asking the Supreme Court to lift the president’s immunity and put him on trial. Among the accused are Foreign Minister Andre Tinoco and Stephan Brunner, one of Chaves’ vice presidents, the …

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By Maayan Lubell, Alexander Cornwell and Crispian Balmer JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel is looking to wrap up its campaign in Iran soon and has passed the message on to the United States, according to three Israeli officials, though much depends on its adversary’s next move. According to two other officials, Israeli leaders are trying to …

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DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian Christians were struggling on Monday to understand why their community was targeted in a suicide attack and whether they can rely on the Islamist-led government’s assurances of protection. Syria’s health ministry said the toll from Sunday’s attack on the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood had risen to 25 dead and …

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SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -At least two supertankers made U-turns near the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. military strikes on Iran, shiptracking data shows, as more than a week of violence in the region prompts vessels to speed, pause, or alter their journeys.Washington’s decision to join Israel’s attacks on Iran has stoked fears that Iran could retaliate …

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By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s government said on Monday it would complete a cabinet reshuffle this week and promised a “new way of working”, as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra battles to stay in power after drawing sharp criticism of her handling of a border row with Cambodia. Tensions remained high between …

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