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GOMA (Reuters) -Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila appeared for the first time in public in rebel-held territory in the country’s volatile east on Thursday, meeting with religious leaders in what participants said was a push for peace. Kabila, who has been out of the country since 2023, mostly in South Africa, is wanted in Congo …

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By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia’s defence minister delivered a blunt message to Iranian officials in Tehran last month: take President Donald Trump’s offer to negotiate a nuclear agreement seriously because it presents a way to avoid the risk of war with Israel. Alarmed at the prospect of further instability in …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British actor and comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty in a London court on Friday to charges of rape and sexual assault relating to four women more than two decades ago. Brand, once one of Britain’s most high-profile broadcasters and former husband of U.S. pop singer Katy Perry, appeared at Southwark Crown Court …

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By Julie Steenhuysen and Deena Beasley (Reuters) -Gilead Sciences says it still plans to supply its twice-yearly injection for preventing HIV infection in low-income countries if it wins U.S. approval despite funding uncertainty over the Trump Administration’s pullback in aid spending. Some AIDS experts, including activists and doctors, say the Gilead drug, lenacapavir, could help …

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By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -The independent board of Ben & Jerry’s said the conflict in Gaza is a genocide, escalating a bitter feud between the ice cream maker and its longtime London-based corporate parent Unilever. “Ben & Jerry’s believes in human rights and advocates for peace, and we join with those around the …

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LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -A British man appeared in court on Friday charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans injuring almost 80 during this week’s Premier League title victory parade. Paul Doyle, from the West Derby area of Liverpool, is charged with seven offences including dangerous …

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By Ed White WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Manitoba declared a state of emergency and urged thousands of people in northern and eastern parts of the province to evacuate on Wednesday, as wildfires spread in Central and Western Canada.  Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said at a news conference that 17,000 people needed to move quickly, including …

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By Michael Martina, Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) -The United States plans to ramp up weapons sales to Taipei to a level exceeding President Donald Trump’s first term as part of an effort to deter China as it intensifies military pressure on the democratic island, according to two U.S. officials. If U.S. arms …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel has signed off on the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza before it was sent to the Palestinian Hamas group, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. President Donald Trump and special envoy Steve Witkoff submitted the proposal to Hamas after Israel signed off on it, she said. “I can also …

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