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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. aerospace firm Maxar Technologies said on Friday it had disabled Ukrainian users’ access to satellite imagery on one U.S. government platform, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration suspends intelligence sharing with Kyiv. In a statement, Maxar said it has contracts with the U.S. government and dozens of allied and partner nations, …

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By Daphne Psaledakis and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday determined that there are nine wrongfully detained Americans in Venezuela, a State Department spokesperson said on Friday, calling for President Nicolas Maduro’s government to release them immediately. “It is unacceptable that the regime has arrested and jailed Americans under …

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By Khalil Ashawi, Timour Azhari and Tom Perry DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian security forces battled for a second day on Friday to crush a nascent insurgency by fighters from Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect, with scores reported killed as the Islamist-led government faced the biggest challenge yet to its authority. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported …

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By Andrea Shalal and Timothy Gardner (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is “strongly considering” imposing sweeping sanctions, including ones on banking, and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire and peace agreement is reached with Ukraine. Trump has also paused military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine to pressure Kyiv to accept …

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By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – An Israeli drone strike killed two people in Gaza on Friday, local Palestinian medical authorities said, underscoring the uncertainty surrounding a fragile ceasefire deal that has halted fighting in the enclave for weeks. The Israeli military said the drone struck a group of suspected militants operating …

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(Reuters) – At least 11 people were killed in attacks over the past day in the rebel-held Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu as vigilante violence rises following the army’s withdrawal, witnesses and a civil society activist said on Thursday. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are trying to demonstrate they can restore order in the city …

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QUITO (Reuters) – Infighting between factions of a gang vying for control over territory in Ecuador’s largest city Guayaquil left nearly two dozen people dead, authorities said on Friday. Gun battles broke out across the northern neighborhood of Nueva Prosperina on Thursday afternoon between members of criminal group Los Tiguerones, local police chief Pablo Davila …

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