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By Peter Hobson and Alasdair Pal CANBERRA (Reuters) -Four pro Palestine protesters were arrested for climbing the roof of Australia’s Parliament House on Thursday in a security breach condemned by lawmakers, on the same day a ruling party senator quit over the government’s stance on Palestine. The protesters stood on the roof of the in …

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By John Davison, Emma Farge and Nidal al-Mughrabi (Reuters) – Mohammed describes a delivery job from hell. “I get screwed on every shipment,” the Gazan trader told Reuters. He said he has to fork out more than $14,000 for each truck of food he brings into the besieged enclave to pay sky-high transport costs, bribes …

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By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) – It took a year of wrangling with the European Commission for Germany’s Lufthansa to gain approval to buy 41% of Italy’s ITA Airways, and only after it accepted big concessions. While the deal expands Lufthansa’s footprint in the lucrative southern European market, the combined group will have to cede …

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By Andrew Gray, Philip Blenkinsop and Michel Rose BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – When President Emmanuel Macron shocked France last month by calling a snap election, he was gambling with the future of Europe as well as his own country. While much depends on the second round of voting on Sunday, it already seems clear that Macron’s …

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By Vivian Sequera and Matt Spetalnick CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior U.S. and Venezuelan officials restarted talks on Wednesday, with Washington saying it urged President Nicolas Maduro’s government to ensure that elections scheduled for July 28 will be “competitive and inclusive.” Venezuela’s chief negotiator Jorge Rodriguez said the two sides agreed during the virtual meeting to work …

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By Elida Moreno and Lizbeth Diaz PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -An agreement between Panama and the United States to try to deter migrants from crossing the treacherous Darien jungle, by repatriating those that enter the Central American country illegally, is unlikely to succeed and could make journeys even more dangerous. Analysts said the plan announced on …

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By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – Powerful Hurricane Beryl was the 2024 Atlantic season’s first hurricane and the earliest storm on record to reach the strongest possible ranking of Category 5, before weakening to Category 4 as it barrelled towards Jamaica on Wednesday. Record-breaking sea temperatures that allow tropical storms to get stronger faster, driven by …

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By Maya Gebeily Qlayaa, LEBANON (Reuters) – The last time Lebanese farmer Zakaria Farah stepped onto his fields outside the southern town of Qlayaa was in January – but it was not to plant. With shelling in the distance, he swiftly dug his hands into the soil to gather samples that could determine his family’s …

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