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By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday suggested that Israel’s military response in Gaza has been “over the top” and said he is seeking a “sustained pause in the fighting” to help ailing Palestinian civilians. “I’m of the view, as you know, that the conduct of the response …

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By Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy replaced Ukraine’s popular army chief with his ground forces commander on Thursday, a huge gamble at a time when Russian forces are gaining the upper hand nearly two years into their war. The shakeup ushering in a new military leadership follows months of speculation …

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By Lisandra Paraguassu, Ricardo Brito and Gabriel Stargardter BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian police on Thursday confiscated former President Jair Bolsonaro’s passport and accused him of editing a draft decree to overturn election results, pressuring military chiefs to join a coup attempt and plotting to jail a Supreme Court justice. The bombshell allegations are the result of …

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By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Whichever of the two remaining candidates wins Finland’s presidential election on Sunday, the country’s new head of foreign and security policy will be a pro-European cosmopolitan and strong supporter of Ukraine. He will take on the role from incumbent Sauli Niinisto, who is retiring, in a new era for …

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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -At least five agents of Haiti’s BSAP, an armed environmental agency that in recent years has evolved into a paramilitary body, were killed in a shootout with national police in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, the police trade union told reporters. Haiti’s national police did not immediately respond to a request for more details, or …

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By Kate Lamb, Fanny Potkin and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Fika Juliana Putri, a 19-year-old shopkeeper in East Jakarta, plans to vote in Indonesia’s presidential election next week for a once-feared former special forces commander. She likes him, she says, because he’s cuddly. A doe-eyed cartoon version of Gen. Prabowo Subianto – produced using …

Generative AI faces major test as Indonesia holds largest election since boom Read More »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Ecuador criminal group Los Choneros and its leader, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Rising violence in Ecuador culminated last month in President Daniel Noboa launching a military crackdown on gangs and a 60-day state of emergency. Authorities have …

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By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday expressed support for a gender identity policy that would forbid minors in the Western province of Alberta from receiving hormonal treatments like puberty blockers. Alberta’s guidelines, which were announced last week and are expected to be implemented later this year, would be …

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