WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Sunday that it recently destroyed 15 sites containing Islamic State weapons caches in southern Syria. U.S. Central Command said it and Syrian forces identified and destroyed the storage facilities across the Rif Damashq province during multiple airstrikes and ground detonations that were conducted from November 24 …
By Diego Oré TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Hondurans headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in a tightly contested race that is taking place amid concerns over voter fraud in the impoverished Central American country. Most polls show a virtual tie between three of the five contenders: former Defense Minister …
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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered “closed in its entirety,” but gave no further details, stirring anxiety and confusion in Caracas as his administration ramps up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government. “To all Airlines, …
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By Ju-min Park SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un highlighted the Air Force’s role in exercising nuclear war deterrence as he celebrated the Air Force’s 80th anniversary along with his young daughter, state media reported on Sunday. Photos released by North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed Kim observing what appeared …
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Nov 29 (Reuters) – Venezuela condemned U.S. President Trump’s assertion that the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed, a government statement said on Saturday. It called Trump’s comments, made earlier, a “colonialist threat” against the country’s sovereignty and incompatible with international law. Trump said on Saturday the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The number of people confirmed killed in Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip has passed the 70,000 mark, the enclave’s health ministry said on Saturday. A total of 301 people have been added to the toll since Thursday, taking it to 70,100, the ministry added. Two died …
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By Joshua McElwee ISTANBUL, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Pope Leo visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday, removing his shoes in a sign of respect but not appearing to pray in his first visit as leader of the Catholic Church to a Muslim place of worship during his four-day visit to Turkey. The first U.S. pope …
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BAKU, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Police in Azerbaijan conducted a search on Saturday at the home of Ali Karimli, the leader of one of the country’s main opposition parties, amid a widening probe into a suspected coup attempt to oust President Ilham Aliyev. An Azerbaijani government source told Reuters the move on Karimli, who has …
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SYDNEY, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Anthony Albanese became the first Australian prime minister to tie the knot while in office when he married his partner Jodie Haydon in a private ceremony on Saturday. The wedding was widely expected to be held this year after Albanese proposed to Haydon on Valentine’s Day last year. But the …
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By Joyce Zhou and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s anti-graft body on Friday said it had arrested eight people in connection with a fire that ripped through a high-rise apartment complex killing at least 128 people with 200 still missing in the city’s worst fire in nearly 80 years. Authorities said they had …
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