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By Jack Kim and Kaori Kaneko SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea said it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, upgrading what it called the “world’s most powerful strategic weapon”, as Seoul warned Pyongyang could get missile technology from Russia for helping with the war in Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the …

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By Maayan Lubell, Maya Gebeily and Timour Azhari JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon’s prime minister expressed hope on Wednesday that a ceasefire deal with Israel would be announced within days as Israel’s public broadcaster published what it said was a draft agreement providing for an initial 60-day truce. The document, which broadcaster Kan said was a leaked …

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By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Los Angeles Dodgers mounted a comeback for the ages to beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game Five on Wednesday and win their first World Series since 2020. The Dodgers trailed 5-0 in the fifth inning and were down a run in the eighth before a sacrifice …

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By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) -Freddie Freeman was named the Most Valuable Player of a star-studded World Series on Wednesday in a storybook ending to what has been a challenging season both on and off the field for the Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman. The 35-year-old hit home runs in each of the first …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved a measure on Wednesday that makes changes to the constitution “unchallengeable” as ruling party Morena and allies push through a swath of constitutional reforms, including a controversial judicial overhaul. The measure, which the Senate passed last week, received 340 votes in favor, 133 against and 1 …

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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Wednesday replaced Foreign Affairs Minister Diana Mondino after she voted in favor of lifting the U.S. embargo against Cuba at the United Nations. Milei, a libertarian who took office in late 2023, is unabashedly pro-United States and has taken a cooler stance toward leftist trade partners in …

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By Vivian Sequera and Lisandra Paraguassu CARACAS/BRASILIA (Reuters) -The Venezuelan government on Wednesday said it was recalling its ambassador in Brazil over what it described as “repeated interventionist and rude statements” from Brasilia, adding it was also summoning Brazil’s business envoy for talks. In a statement, Venezuela’s foreign ministry singled out the Brazilian president’s top …

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(Reuters) -A ten-story hotel building collapsed early on Tuesday in the coastal city of Villa Gesell in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province, the local municipality said in a statement. Between seven and nine people, including workers from a construction site allegedly operating without municipal permits at the Dubrovnik hotel, were believed to be inside at the …

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