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By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – The remote Pacific Island nation of Kiribati holds a national election on Wednesday at which major issues for voters are the government’s close ties to China and a softer stance on global climate advocacy, competing with cost of living pressures. A nation of 115,000 residents, Kiribati is considered strategic despite …

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ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of a woman on charges of inciting hatred and insulting the president after she criticised a ban on social media platform Instagram, broadcaster Haberturk and other media said. Turkey blocked access to Instagram on Aug 2 for failing to comply with its “laws and …

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SYDNEY (Reuters) -A helicopter on an unauthorised flight crashed into the roof of a Hilton hotel in Australia’s northern tourist town of Cairns on Monday, killing the pilot and forcing hundreds of guests to evacuate after a blaze, authorities said. Emergency crews were called at about 2 a.m. (1600 GMT on Sunday) after the twin-engine …

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ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is pleased with its deal with the United States regarding the procurement of Block-70 F-16 fighter jets and modernisation kits, and the process is continuing as planned, Defence Minister Yasar Guler said. “We hope the project will be completed without any problems until the last jet is delivered,” Guler said in …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a post on X, citing a source with knowledge of the call. In a statement on Monday, Gallant’s ministry confirmed the …

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By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s supreme court on Saturday said that it had not received evidence from the opposition coalition in the disputed July 28 presidential elections and warned that its decision in determining the winner would be final. The South American nation’s elections authority, which the opposition claims is loyal to President …

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