By Jeff Mason NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is dispatching more senior aides to the Middle East in the next few weeks to clinch a Gaza ceasefire deal that has eluded his administration for over a year, a senior aide said on Tuesday. U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer said there is …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Reported cases of dengue in the Americas nearly tripled to a record high of over 12.6 million this year, including 21,000 severe cases and over 7,700 deaths, the Pan American Health Organization said on Tuesday. This year’s outbreak of dengue, the most common mosquito-borne disease worldwide, is the biggest since records …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Michelle Nichols and Emily Rose CAIRO (Reuters) – A U.S.-based charity, the World Central Kitchen, fired dozens of Palestinians working for the charity in the Gaza Strip, at least three workers told Reuters, after Israel said at least 62 staff were linked to militant groups. In a message to staff, WCK confirmed …
By Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily DAMASCUS (Reuters) – The vaults in Syria’s central bank were left unscathed by looters in the turmoil that briefly engulfed the capital Damascus after the overthrow of president Bashar al-Assad, a senior business leader and three other sources told Reuters. Syrian rebels had seized Damascus unopposed on Sunday after …
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By Elizabeth Pineau and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -The leaders of France’s Socialist Party hailed “interesting but inconclusive” talks with President Emmanuel Macron and other mainstream party chiefs on Tuesday, as the French leader set himself 48 hours to name a new prime minister. The Socialists have emerged as potential kingmakers after Michel Barnier’s government …
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(Reuters) – Mohamed al-Bashir has been appointed caretaker prime minister of the transitional Syrian government until March 1, 2025, he said in a televised statement on Tuesday. Al-Bashir ran the rebel-led Salvation Government before the 12-day lightning offensive swept into Damascus. (Reporting by Nadine Awadalla, Writing by Menna Alaa; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China that brought infrastructure and funding hope President-elect Donald Trump stays engaged in the region but are wary of competition spilling into confrontation, diplomats say. A 2023 defence deal giving the U.S. military access to ports …
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(Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes the stand on Tuesday for the first time in his long-running corruption trial. Here is what you need to know about the charges that have divided the Israeli public at a time of Middle East turmoil. WHAT ARE THE CHARGES? Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 on charges of …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has decided to impose visa restrictions on some U.S. personnel who it said have “behaved badly” on Hong Kong-related issues and “interfered” in Hong Kong affairs, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday at a news conference. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Tom Hogue)
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emannuel Macron are prepared to work with the Syrian rebel groups who ousted President Bashar al-Assad on certain conditions, a German government statement after a phone call between the two leaders. The leaders of the European Union’s two largest powers welcomed the departure of Assad …
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