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Brazilian police arrest members of gang created to kill and spy on lawmakers, judges

28 May 2025

By Ricardo Brito SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s Federal Police said on Wednesday it arrested five people suspected of being involved in a gang that was formed to kill and spy on lawmakers and high-ranking judges. The gang was created by a military officer, as well as civilians, one source with knowledge of the investigation said. A …

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Ukrainian drones hit Russian weapons production sites, Kyiv says

28 May 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday it struck several Russian weapon production sites during a major overnight drone attack that Moscow said its air defences had repelled. Both sides have conducted aerial attacks on targets far behind the front lines where fighting rages more than three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The …

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Exclusive-Putin’s demands for peace include an end to NATO enlargement, sources say

28 May 2025

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin’s conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia, according to three Russian sources with knowledge of the negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he …

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Any US-Iran deal should include ‘robust’ IAEA inspections, Grossi says

28 May 2025

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Any deal between Iran and the U.S. that would impose fresh nuclear curbs on Iran should include “very robust” inspections by the U.N. nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday.The two countries are holding talks meant to rein in Iranian nuclear activities that have rapidly …

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Analysis-Macron navigates rocky path to recognising Palestinian state

28 May 2025

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron is leaning towards recognising a Palestinian state, but diplomats and experts say such a move may prove a premature and ineffective way to pressure Israel into moving towards a peace deal with the Palestinians. They say it could deepen Western splits, not only within the already-divided …

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Exclusive-China flexes military muscle with East Asian naval activity, sources say

28 May 2025

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard (Reuters) -China has flexed its muscles this month by sending an unusually large number of naval and coast guard vessels through a swathe of East Asian waters, according to security documents and officials, in moves that have unnerved regional capitals. Since early May, China deployed fleets larger than usual, …

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Iran might accept U.S. IAEA inspectors if nuclear deal reached

28 May 2025

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran might allow the U.N. atomic watchdog to send U.S. inspectors to Iranian sites if Tehran’s talks with Washington succeed, Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday. Tehran and Washington are expected to hold a sixth round of talks to solve a decades-long dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme, with U.S. President Donald …

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Trump administration moves to cut all remaining federal contracts with Harvard

28 May 2025

By Nandita Bose, Nate Raymond and Maria Tsvetkova WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to terminate the federal government’s remaining contracts with Harvard University, according to a letter sent to federal agencies on Tuesday. The letter, from the U.S. General Services Administration, directs all federal agencies to review and potentially terminate or …

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Candidate spouses take centre stage in South Korea’s heated presidential race

28 May 2025

By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -The wife of South Korea’s main conservative party candidate has taken a leading role ahead of next week’s elections, campaigning on her own to tarnish the image of the liberal frontrunner and his spouse and turbocharge her husband’s bid. Last week, Seol Nan-young even took her unusually vocal criticism onto …

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RFK Jr., Argentine health minister slam WHO as their countries affirm withdrawal

28 May 2025

(Reuters) -U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Argentine Minister of Health Mario Lugones slammed the World Health Organization as their countries affirmed exits from the group in a joint statement on Tuesday. Kennedy and Lugones criticized WHO’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it showed “structural and operational shortcomings that …

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