By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Sudan told the International Court of Justice on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates was violating the Genocide Convention by supporting paramilitary forces in Darfur, but the UAE argued the case should be thrown out as the court lacked jurisdiction. Sudan asked the judges to issue emergency …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her team was seeking to resolve issues which had led to strikes at three mines, including a large copper mine in the Cananea region in the northern state of Sonora. These strikes were long-running, Sheinbaum said in her regular morning press conference, adding that …
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By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) – Congolese officials and negotiators for the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have arrived in Doha for talks to hammer out a ceasefire and end months of fighting that have raised fears of a wider regional conflict, four sources told Reuters on Thursday. M23’s rapid advance this year has left thousands of civilians …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany faces the conundrum of choosing ministers for its next government without flouting equality sensitivities: the main candidates are from only two regions, and none of the names circulating so far is a woman. Announcing the coalition deal between his conservatives and the Social Democrats this week, chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said that …
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(Reuters) – Iran and Armenia were set to conclude two days of joint military exercises along their shared border on Thursday, amid tensions over Iran’s nuclear program and between longtime rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia’s defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that the drills, involving the two sides’ special forces, were to take …
By Rahul Paswan (Reuters) -El Nino-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, neutral conditions are expected to develop and persist through the Northern Hemisphere summer, with a greater than 50% chance through August-October, the United States’ Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT La Nina is part of the larger El Nino-Southern Oscillation climatic cycle involving …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States and Russia swapped prisoners on Thursday, bringing a dual citizen jailed in Russia back home in return for a Russian-German national accused of exporting sensitive U.S. electronics for use in Russia’s military. Following are some facts about Ksenia Karelina and Arthur Petrov. KSENIA KARELINA Karelina, a Los Angeles spa …
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By Orhan Qereman QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – Syrian Kurds are set to demand a federal system in post-Assad Syria that would allow regional autonomy and security forces, a senior Kurdish official told Reuters, doubling down on a decentralised vision opposed by the interim president. The demand for federal rule has gathered momentum as alarm spread …
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ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish and Israeli officials began talks on Wednesday aimed at preventing unwanted incidents in Syria, where militaries of the two regional powers are active, Turkish ministry sources and an Israeli political source said on Thursday. The Turkish sources said the technical talks, in Azerbaijan, marked the beginning of efforts to set up a …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Nearly 1,000 Israeli retired and reservist fighter pilots called in an open letter on Thursday for the government to prioritise freeing remaining hostages held in Gaza, even if that meant halting the war against Hamas. An Israeli military official said signatories who are on active duty would be dismissed over the letter, …
