By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military carried out more strikes in Yemen early on Wednesday, destroying two Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed at the Red Sea and were preparing to launch, the U.S. military said in a statement. The U.S. strikes, which took place at roughly 2:30 a.m. (2330 GMT), are the …
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By Huseyin Hayatsever and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament backed Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing a last major hurdle toward enlarging the Western bloc after 20 months of delays that frustrated some of Ankara’s allies and extracted some concessions. In May 2022, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan raised objections to requests by …
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By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is gathering his government and lawmakers this week to talk about crucial issues, including housing and food prices, as he seeks to claw back support ahead of a likely fourth election run next year. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre would clobber Trudeau if an election …
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CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s attorney general on Monday said 14 arrest warrants were issued against civilians and former military personnel for allegedly conspiring against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. On Jan. 15, Maduro told legislators who back the government that conspiracies against him and high ranking government figures had been dismantled between May and …
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(This Jan. 16 story has been corrected to reflect the lack of official figures for December in paragraph 6) By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – The number of study permits Canada issued to Indian students fell sharply late last year after India ejected Canadian diplomats who would process the permits and fewer Indian students applied …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration late Sunday recommended airlines operating Boeing 737-900ER jets inspect door plugs to ensure they are properly secured after some operators reported unspecified issues with bolts upon inspections. The recommendation follows the FAA’s grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes after the Jan. 5 mid-air …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is weighing a number of measures to prevent Mexican nationals from flying into the country to request asylum, a top official said on Sunday, after Quebec’s premier said earlier this week the lack of visa requirements for Mexican travelers meant more refugees were arriving by plane. Speaking to the Canadian Broadcasting …
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LERDO DE TEJADA, Mexico (Reuters) – Residents of a Mexican town set fire to the municipal palace overnight on Friday in a violent protest after local police shot a young man in the neck, according to his relatives, after he did not stop his car at a checkpoint. National media reported that police shot dead …
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(Corrects spellings in media slug of Jan. 20 story, no change to story text) JERUSALEM (Reuters) -At the end of a kilometer-long, booby-trapped tunnel in the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers discovered cramped cells where the military said Hamas kept about 20 hostages. They found a holding area, five narrow rooms behind metal bars, toilets, mattresses, …
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By Phil Stewart and Timour Azhari WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Missile attacks in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Saturday threw into sharp focus the increasing risk of the war in Gaza triggering a wider regional conflict pitting Iran and its allies against Israel and the United States. Iran said five of its Revolutionary Guards were killed …
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