By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -On a Buenos Aires residential street, two protesters painted a telling image in colorful strokes: a portrait of a lone woman on her balcony overlooking a mass of people below. The figure was one of Argentina’s most prominent politicians in the last two decades – leading opposition leader and …
DUBAI (Reuters) -The death toll from a suicide bombing at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus on Sunday has risen to 25, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported on Monday citing the country’s health ministry. It was the first suicide bombing in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad was toppled by an Islamist-led …
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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday raised the question of regime change in Iran following U.S. strikes against key military sites over the weekend, as senior officials in his administration warned Tehran against retaliation. “It’s not politically correct to use the term, “Regime Change,” but if the …
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By Andrew Gray, Sabine Siebold, Lili Bayer and Ana Cantero BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) -NATO members agreed on Sunday to a big increase in their defence spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, as demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump, but Spain said it did not need to comply just days before a summit in The …
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(Reuters) -U.S. forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday, and reactions from around the world ranged from Israel lauding President Donald Trump’s decision, to the U.N. calling for de-escalation and Iran and some other nations condemning the attacks. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: “Congratulations, President Trump. Your bold decision to target Iran’s nuclear facilities …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said on Monday it strongly condemns the U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities as a grave violation of a sovereign state’s security interests and territorial rights, the North’s state media reported. The United States and Israel are the culprits of the current tensions in the Middle East born out of Jerusalem’s …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. Security Council met on Sunday to discuss U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites as Russia, China and Pakistan proposed the 15-member body adopt a resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Middle East. “The bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States marks …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s army said on Sunday that 57 soldiers were kidnapped by civilians acting under pressure from FARC dissidents in a mountainous area of the country’s southwest. The region, near El Plateado in the Cauca department, is a key zone for cocaine production and remains one of the most tense in the country’s ongoing …
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(Reuters) -At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria’s capital Damascus on Sunday, health authorities and security sources said. It was the first suicide bombing in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad was toppled by an Islamist-led rebel …
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By Jamie Freed and Steven Scheer (Reuters) -Israel briefly reopened its airspace on Sunday and is expanding flight operations on Monday, aiming to help tens of thousands of travellers stranded by widespread cancellations across the Middle East after the U.S. attacked Iran. An organisation that monitors flight risks warned on Sunday that U.S. strikes on Iran’s …
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