By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas on Wednesday to lay down arms and hand the running of Gaza to his Palestinian Authority, part of efforts to answer international doubts over the authority’s role at a key moment for the region. Abbas was speaking at a leadership …
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By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine priest Guillermo Marcó, a close ally to Pope Francis and his spokesman for years when he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, is confident that the pontiff’s drive to open up and modernize the Catholic Church will endure after his death. Pope Francis died on Monday, aged 88, …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund has appointed Ron van Rooden as head of its mission to Syria, Syria’s Finance Minister Mohammed Yosr Bernieh said in a written statement, making him the first country mission chief since war erupted there 14 years ago. Bernieh said van Rooden’s appointment came “following our request” and he …
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By Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – As the Vatican prepares for the secret meeting of cardinals who will pick a successor to Pope Francis, forget – to some extent – what you may have learned from “Conclave”, last year’s hit movie depicting high-level power games and backstabbing among the red-robed clerics. The conclave of …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 26 people died and 17 others were injured when suspected militants opened fire at a popular tourist spot in the Pahalgam region of India’s Jammu and Kashmir territory this week. As security forces hunt for the perpetrators, here is a look at what happened, and how India has reacted. …
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(Reuters) -Alphabet’s Google said on Tuesday it will not be rolling out a new standalone prompt for third-party cookies and will retain the tiny packets of code in its Chrome browser. Anthony Chavez, vice president of the Google-backed Privacy Sandbox initiative, said in July that Google would introduce a new experience in Chrome to let …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -New U.S. sanctions against Iran’s energy sector point to Washington’s “lack of goodwill and seriousness” over dialogue with Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday ahead of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks this weekend. On Tuesday, Washington targeted an Iranian liquified petroleum gas magnate with sanctions, which fall within the scope of President Donald …
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By Luc Cohen, Tom Hals NEW YORK (Reuters) -Two U.S. judges on Tuesday extended temporary blocks on some deportations of Venezuelan migrants and signaled that President Donald Trump’s invocation of a 1798 law historically used in wartime to speed up their removal from the United States may not survive judicial review. Denver-based U.S. District Judge …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least 20 people were feared dead after suspected militants opened fire on them in India’s Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, with officials saying it was one of the deadliest such attacks in recent times. Here is a look at major attacks over the years in India’s only Muslim-majority …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s conservative opposition party leader Peter Dutton, trailing in polls related to the May 3 election, has pledged to boost defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product within a decade, as the Trump administration pushes allies to spend more on security. “You don’t achieve peace through weakness,” Dutton …
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