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Bolivia anti-government protests turn deadly as tensions rise

LA PAZ (Reuters) -Clashes between anti-government protesters and authorities in Bolivia have left at least four first responders dead, the country’s justice minister said on Thursday. Tensions have intensified in recent days as supporters of former President Evo Morales, who have strangled transportation by blocking highways across the Andean nation, skirmish with officials attempting to …

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Egypt deports dozens planning pro-Palestinian march, organisers say

CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian authorities have deported dozens of foreign nationals who arrived in Egypt to take part in a pro-Palestinian march and dozens more face deportation, the organisers and airport and security sources said on Thursday.     Hundreds of people came to Egypt this week for the Global March to Gaza, an international initiative intended to …

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FAA shrinks area where helicopters are allowed near Reagan airport

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it is shrinking the area around Reagan Washington National Airport where helicopters are allowed to operate. In March, the FAA imposed permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around Reagan to eliminate helicopter and passenger jet mixed traffic, including permanently closing one key route. …

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Iran will not compromise on right to enrichment, says official

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran will not abandon its right to uranium enrichment because of mounting frictions in the region, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday, adding that a “friendly” regional country had alerted Tehran over a potential military strike by Israel. The official said the tensions were intended to “influence Tehran …

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Israeli military says it arrested Hamas members in Syria

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israeli troops entered southwestern Syria in the early hours of Thursday and arrested several people who the Israeli military said were members of Palestinian militant group Hamas but which Syria’s interior ministry said were civilians. The arrests in the town of Beit Jinn, about 50 kilometres (31 miles) southwest of the capital Damascus, …

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Explainer-What’s behind Iran’s long tussle with the United States?

(Reuters) -The United States has pulled some diplomatic staff and military families out of the Middle East, citing unspecified regional security risks. Its long-running rivalry with Iran may be part of the heightened tensions. This article shows what’s behind the rivalry, how it has played out and why tensions are flaring again. WHY DID IRAN …

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