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Ukraine says it destroys 20 drones launched by Russia overnight

9 Apr 2024 9 Apr 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air defence systems destroyed 20 attack drones launched by Russia overnight targeting seven Ukrainian regions across the country, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on Tuesday. The drones were destroyed over southern Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Kherson regions, central regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, and Vinnytsia, as well as Lviv in the …

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Lawyer for ex-Ecuador VP demands access to him in prison

8 Apr 2024 8 Apr 2024

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – A lawyer for Ecuador’s detained former Vice President Jorge Glas demanded in a letter to prison officials that she and others be allowed access to the politician, saying on Monday his legal team has been unable to contact him. Glas, already twice convicted of corruption and now facing fresh …

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Canada spies found China interfered in last two elections, probe hears

8 Apr 2024 8 Apr 2024

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s domestic spy agency concluded that China interfered in the last two elections, an official probe heard on Monday, the firmest evidence so far of suspected Chinese meddling in Canadian politics. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party won both the elections, held in 2019 and 2021. Under pressure from …

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Amnesty International urges Israel to return body of ailing Palestinian who died in custody

8 Apr 2024 8 Apr 2024

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Amnesty International on Monday said Israel must release the body of Palestinian Walid Daqqa, who died a day earlier in Israeli custody after a long battle with cancer. “It is heart-wrenching that Walid Daqqah has died in Israeli custody despite the many calls for his urgent release on humanitarian grounds following his …

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Mexico welcomes home Ecuador embassy staff after armed raid

7 Apr 2024 7 Apr 2024

By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico welcomed the return of its Ecuador embassy personnel on Sunday, two days after police raided the facility in an act that triggered an abrupt diplomatic break while provoking global shock and condemnation of the South American nation. Ecuadorean police and soldiers forced their way into Mexico’s …

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Israel prepared to handle any Iran scenario, defence chief says

7 Apr 2024 7 Apr 2024

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is ready to handle any scenario that may arise with Iran, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday, after Tehran threatened to retaliate for the killing of Iranian generals on April 1. An Iranian official said earlier that Israeli embassies were not safe, and a semi-official news agency published a graphic …

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Israeli military says it has increased its readiness for war in north

7 Apr 2024 7 Apr 2024

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had completed another step in preparing for a possible war along its northern front, where it has been trading fire with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah for six months. In a statement titled “Readiness for the Transition from Defense to Offense,” the military said the phase …

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Tens of thousands march in Budapest against Orban

7 Apr 2024 7 Apr 2024

By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Tens of thousands protested against the government of Viktor Orban in downtown Budapest on Saturday, led by a lawyer formerly close to the administration who recently launched a political movement that aims to challenge the prime minister. Protesters marched to parliament in the unusually warm spring weather, some of …

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Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador

7 Apr 2024 7 Apr 2024

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted asylum by Mexican authorities. The late Friday night seizure of Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president who was detained on graft charges, …

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Mexico breaks relations with Ecuador after embassy stormed

7 Apr 2024 7 Apr 2024

By Alexandra Valencia and Brendan O’Boyle QUITO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Ecuadorean authorities arrested former Vice President Jorge Glas on Friday evening, seizing him from the Mexican embassy and prompting Mexico to suspend bilateral relations. Glas, 54, convicted twice of corruption, had been holed up in the embassy in Quito since seeking political asylum in December, a …

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