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Israel says five Gaza hostages found dead in tunnel, circumstances being probed

24 Dec 2023

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Five Israeli hostages killed in Hamas captivity were recovered from an underground tunnel network in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said on Sunday, showing footage of a white-tiled bathroom and work room linked by dark concrete-lined passages. The publication left open the question of how they had died, …

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Pentagon says Iranian drone ‘attack’ hit chemical tanker near India

24 Dec 2023

(Reuters) – A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean early on Saturday, the U.S. Department of Defense said. “The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 a.m. local time (6 a.m. GMT) today in the Indian Ocean, 200 nautical miles …

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Argentine president calls for extraordinary sessions of Congress to speed up reforms

23 Dec 2023

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Javier Milei has issued a decree calling for extraordinary sessions to speed up reforms, reinstate the tax on salaries abolished by the previous government, and modernize the electoral process. Milei, who took office in early December, sent the decree to the legislative body late on Friday for bills to …

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El Salvador court orders arrest of former president for cover-up of massacre

23 Dec 2023

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A local court in El Salvador has ordered the arrest of former President Alfredo Cristiani for the alleged cover-up of the 1981 El Mozote massacre during the Central American country’s civil war that lasted twelve years. In the document, issued by a court in San Francisco Gotera on Friday, Cristiani, 76, …

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US says Iran ‘deeply involved’ in Red Sea attacks on commercial vessels

22 Dec 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran was “deeply involved” in planning operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea and its intelligence was critical to enable Yemen’s Houthi movement to target ships, the White House said on Friday. Iran-backed Houthis, who say their attacks are in support of Palestinians under siege by Israel in Gaza, have targeted …

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Iceland downgrades volcano threat level

22 Dec 2023

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Iceland’s national police commissioner on Friday downgraded the threat level from the volcano that erupted earlier this week, the country’s Civil Protection Agency said. The eruption in Southwestern Iceland late on Monday followed weeks of seismic activity that had already led to a complete evacuation of a town with 4,000 inhabitants. “Today, …

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White House: Nippon-U.S. Steel deal deserves ‘serious scrutiny’

22 Dec 2023

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Thursday said Nippon Steel Corp’s $14.9 billion proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel Corp deserves “serious scrutiny,” given the company’s core role in U.S. steel production that is critical to national security. In its first substantive statement on the deal, the White House said it viewed a …

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US adds Central American minister, judge, prosecutors to corruption list

21 Dec 2023

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department added 14 officials from Central American countries, including former and current ministers, judges and prosecutors, to a list published on Thursday of “corrupt and undemocratic actors.” The U.S. periodically updates the so-called Engel list with foreign officials it deems to have engaged in actions that undermine democracy, are …

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Americans freed by Venezuela in US prisoner swap land at Texas base

21 Dec 2023

By Marianna Parraga, Mayela Armas and Trevor Hunnicutt CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some of the Americans who were freed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in a U.S. prisoner swap have landed at a U.S. military base in San Antonio, Texas, a Reuters witness said. The individuals were freed on Wednesday in exchange for the U.S. …

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