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By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese strikes on airfields will stymie U.S. military aircraft in the Indo-Pacific region if there is a conflict, a new study says, recommending that the United States invest in cheap, uncrewed aircraft and runway repair capabilities. The central problem, the researchers say, is that bases inside the first island …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to demand an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the immediate release of all hostages. The ceasefire demand in the resolution – adopted with 158 votes in favor in the …

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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti’s government on Wednesday celebrated the reopening of the capital’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport, shut since last month, even as the U.S. aviation watchdog extended a ban on U.S. airlines flying there. The Federal Aviation Administration said it would extend a ban on U.S. airlines flying in or out of the capital Port-au-Prince …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States must do more to address hacking threats after China’s alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to infiltrate American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.S. calls, senators said at a hearing Wednesday. “This attack likely represents the largest telecommunications hack in our nation’s history,” said Senator Ben …

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo a new procedure on Thursday morning to complement the surgery he went through this week to drain a bleed on his brain, the hospital said on Wednesday in a medical update that stressed he was doing well. Doctors operated on the leftist leader …

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By Yuliia Dysa (Reuters) – Russian troops destroyed or captured several Ukrainian positions near the eastern city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv’s military said on Wednesday, as Moscow bears down on the strategic logistics hub that is home to a unique Ukrainian coking mine. After months of accelerating advances towards Pokrovsk, Moscow’s forces are now as close …

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By Nivedita Balu TORONTO (Reuters) – A former TD Bank employee based in Florida was arrested and charged with facilitating money laundering to Colombia, New Jersey’s attorney general said on Wednesday, in the first such arrest since the Canadian lender paid a $3 billion fine. TD Bank’s U.S. arm pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy …

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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young galaxy dating to the early universe – called Firefly Sparkle because its gleaming star clusters resemble the bioluminescent bugs – in a discovery that is giving astronomers a peek at what our Milky Way may have looked like in its …

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By Simon Lewis and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s top aides were heading to the Middle East on Wednesday seeking to advance efforts to reach an elusive Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal and help ensure a smooth transition in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was …

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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Wednesday flatly dismissed claims by a U.S. lawmaker that Iran might be launching drones over New Jersey from a “mothership” off the East Coast. “There is no truth to that,” said Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh. “There is no Iranian ship off the coast …

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