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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Monday that it was willing to defend Syria’s Druze community following days of violence in Syria that a war monitor said led to mass killings of another religious minority. The violence began last week between fighters linked to Syria’s new government and forces loyal to ousted president Bashar al-Assad. …

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GENEVA (Reuters) – There is a risk that Gaza experiences another hunger crisis if Israel continues to block aid, the head of the U.N. Palestinian relief agency (UNRWA) in Gaza said on Monday, warning the situation is quickly deteriorating. Israel cut aid flows of food, medicine and fuel imports earlier this month, a move it …

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Turkey was advising Syrian authorities to help ease tensions and welcomed interim Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa’s commitment to punishing those who acted outside the law. “Sharaa is pursuing an inclusive policy without falling into the trap of revanchism. Continuing this approach will thwart the …

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LONDON (Reuters) – A man who climbed part way up the ‘Big Ben’ clock tower at London’s Palace of Westminster early on Saturday and stayed there all day as part of a pro-Palestinian protest, appeared in court on Monday. Clutching a Palestinian flag, Daniel Day, 29, scaled 25 metres (82 feet) up the building, officially …

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(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, a Ukrainian official told Reuters. (Reporting by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Toby Chopra)

HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday that soaring U.S. power demand growth “is a train wreck waiting to happen,” and requires big investments and regulatory changes to meet. He added, in comments to the CERAWeek conference in Houston, that the administration of President Donald Trump intends to reverse what he …

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