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By Michael Georgy and Jana Choukeir DUBAI (Reuters) – Arab states formally support the Palestinian cause but security, regional and sectarian tensions have strained their ties with the Palestinians scattered across the Middle East, leading to political and military crises. JORDAN Jordan was one of the countries to receive large numbers of Palestinian refugees when …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin still supports the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine, but Russia has not yet been given answers to key questions it has about a truce proposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Monday. Trump, who says he wants to be remembered as a …

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By Monica Machicao LA PAZ (Reuters) – In Bolivia’s highland city La Paz, homemaker Angelica Zapata is coming to terms with a new inflation reality as prices rise at the fastest speed in almost two decades, propelled by shortages of fuel and dollars in the Andean country. The landlocked natural gas and grain producer is …

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BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has nominated a politically inexperienced medical professor, Djuro Macut, to become prime minister after the previous occupant resigned during anti-government protests. Demonstrations have spiralled since the collapse of a railway station roof in November killed 16 people, with protesters denouncing government corruption and incompetence in the biggest challenge …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Monday the country had lodged representations with the United States over reports that a Taiwan delegation was in Washington to meet with the Trump administration. China opposes any form of official exchanges between the U.S. and Taiwan, and urges the U.S. to abide by the one-China policy, …

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