CAIRO (Reuters) -Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon have reopened their airspace on Sunday after closing it late on Saturday as Iran launched drone and missile attacks against Israel, the three countries said on Sunday. Jordan’s state TV said the country had resumed air traffic operations, citing aviation authorities. The opening of its airspace came more than …
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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he expected Iran to attack Israel “sooner, rather than later” and warned Tehran not to proceed. Asked by reporters about his message to Iran, Biden said simply, “Don’t,” and he underscored Washington’s commitment to defend Israel. “We are devoted to the defense of …
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti’s government formalized the creation of a nine-member transitional presidential council on Friday, a long-delayed move intended as the first step in restoring security to the gang-ravaged Caribbean country. The decree, however, leaves many questions unanswered. It does not name the new council members or establish a time frame for installing the council …
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(Reuters) – The United States on Friday announced an entry ban on former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse and six former military officials, citing alleged involvement in the extrajudicial killings of political opponents in the 1980s. “These individuals and four family members are generally ineligible for entry into the United States,” the U.S. State Department said in …
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By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday it had restricted its employees in Israel and their family members from personal travel outside the greater Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Be’er Sheva areas amid Iran’s threats to retaliate against its regional adversary. Iran has vowed revenge for the April 1 airstrike on …
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QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas was taken to hospital earlier this week following a suicide attempt, former President Rafael Correa said in a message on X on Wednesday, which was confirmed by Glas’ lawyer Sonia Vera. Glas, already twice convicted of corruption and now facing fresh charges, was arrested on Friday …
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QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas is on a hunger strike at a prison in Guayaquil to protest his arrest, his lawyer Sonia Vera said in a message posted on X on Wednesday. Glas, already twice convicted of corruption and now facing fresh charges, was arrested on Friday after a raid by police …
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By Brendan Pierson and Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Arizona’s top court on Tuesday revived a ban on nearly all abortions under a law from 1864, a half century before statehood and women’s suffrage, further restricting reproductive rights in a state where terminating a pregnancy was already barred at 15 weeks of gestation. The Arizona Supreme …
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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Former Ecuadorean Vice President Jorge Glas is back in prison in the city of Guayaquil after being discharged from the hospital and is in acceptable health, the SNAI prisons agency said on Tuesday. Glas, already twice convicted of corruption and now facing fresh charges, was arrested on Friday after a …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power acknowledged on Tuesday that humanitarian aid into Gaza had risen sharply in the past few days, and said the higher level of aid should be sustained and increased further. “We are seeing a sea change, which we hope is sustained and …
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