By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -In a Russia at war, there is only one real candidate and only one winner: Vladimir Putin. As Russians began casting their ballots in the March 15-17 election across the country’s 11 time zones, the 71-year-old former KGB lieutenant colonel’s popularity is high amid strong support for the war in …
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.S. on Thursday finalized its draft U.N. Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, traditionally the final step before asking for a vote on the text that would back international efforts to broker an immediate ceasefire as part of a hostage release deal. The final draft, seen by Reuters “unequivocally …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta CAIRO/RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Mohammad Mustafa, appointed prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Thursday, is one of the leading Palestinian business figures who has overseen Gaza reconstruction under Hamas Islamist rule. A rare ally of PA head Mahmoud Abbas, U.S.-educated economist Mustafa once ran the Palestinian telecoms company …
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(Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named Mohammad Mustafa as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the state-run Palestinian news agency WAFA said on Thursday. Mustafa’s appointment comes after mounting pressure to reform the governing body of the occupied Palestinian territories and improve its governance in the occupied West Bank where they are based. …
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By Janis Laizans and Rami Amichay TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) – Thousands in Israel took to the streets on Thursday in two separate protests, one demanding an immediate release of hostages from Gaza and another calling for drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the military. The protests were public displays of growing divisions in Israeli society …
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By Simon Lewis and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration imposed sanctions on two Israeli outposts and three settlers it accused of undermining stability in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, and appealed to Israel to do more to prevent settler violence that Washington says is an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace. The State Department …
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By Naomi Rovnick and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s private credit funds are increasingly borrowing from banks to boost their performance, fuelling concerns about the wider risks posed by this interconnectedness. A record 80% of new European private credit funds borrowed from banks via ‘subscription lines’ in 2023, funding that allows them to lend …
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By Joanna Plucinska and Tim Hepher COLOGNE (Reuters) – The acting head of Europe’s aviation regulator said on Wednesday the agency would halt its indirect approval of Boeing’s jet production if warranted, but he feels reassured that the planemaker is tackling its latest safety crisis. In an interview with Reuters, the European Union Aviation Safety …
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(Refiles to add word ‘it’ to headline) TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel will try to “flood” the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid from a variety of entry points, the main military spokesman said on Wednesday as international pressure mounted to address the growing problem of hunger in the besieged enclave. After more than five months of …
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By Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s capital was calm on Wednesday for the second day following the prime minister’s announcement that he would step down, with political leaders in the Americas pushing for swift follow-on action to ensure a longer term return to stability. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said on Monday he would …
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