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BEIRUT (Reuters) – The outgoing deputy force commander of the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) in Lebanon was injured on Friday after a convoy taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport was “violently attacked”, UNIFIL said. The mission demanded a full and immediate investigation by Lebanese authorities and for all perpetrators to be brought to justice, it …

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By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen (Reuters) -Federal prosecutors on Friday formally asked a U.S. judge to drop bribery charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams after an order by an official in President Donald Trump’s Justice Department for them to do so prompted mass resignations. U.S. District Judge Dale Ho still must sign off on …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had spoken with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer the day before and he agreed to meet with him, perhaps in the next few weeks. (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by)

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba closed schools and told non-essential workers to stay home on Friday as its electrical grid faltered following the failure of a major power plant, causing widespread blackouts across the crisis-ridden island. Only six of the country’s 15 oil-fired power plants are in operation, according to government reports, and …

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Approval of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government dropped to 24% from 35% in December, pollster Datafolha said on Friday. The government’s disapproval rate rose to 41% from 34% in the same period, while those seeing his government as average rose to 32% from 29%. Both the approval and disapproval …

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(Removes extraneous words in paragraph 12) BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza (Reuters) -A ceasefire has enabled some Gazans to go back to their ruined homes without fear of Israeli airstrikes, but they have returned to a severe water crisis. “We returned here and found no pumps, no wells. We did not find buildings or houses,” said 50-year-old …

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(Reuters) – Moves by President Donald Trump’s administration to cut U.S. foreign aid funding risk destabilising two camps in northeastern Syria holding tens of thousands of people accused of affiliation with the Islamic State, aid officials, local authorities and diplomats say. The seven sources told Reuters Washington’s funding freezes and staff changes had already disrupted …

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