By Phil Stewart MANAMA (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday announced the creation of a multinational operation to safeguard commerce in the Red Sea following a series of missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis. Austin, who is on a trip to Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s headquarters in the Middle …
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said it had reviewed the financial activities of a company whose shareholders were sanctioned by the United States on the grounds of providing aid to Hamas and found there was no abuse of its financial system. The United States issued sanctions aimed at the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Oct. 27, …
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By Florence Tan and Lisa Barrington (Reuters) – A number of container ships are anchored in the Red Sea and others have turned off tracking systems as traders adjust routes and prices in response to maritime attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on the world’s main East-West trade route. Attacks in recent days on ships in …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Air quality in Sydney plummeted on Tuesday to levels among the world’s worst as smoke from bushfires in the north blanketed the harbour city, taking large swathes into index ranges on par with New Delhi, one of the world’s most crowded capitals. Although smog is rare in Sydney, better …
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By Samrhitha A, Stephen Nellis and Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Apple said on Monday it would pause sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the United States from this week, as it deals with a patent dispute over the technology that enables the blood oxygen feature on the devices. The move comes after …
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Monday for talks expected to focus on Israel’s eventual end to high intensity war in Gaza and its transition to a more limited, focused conflict, officials say. For Austin, the trip is a delicate balancing act. He has steadfastly supported Israel’s …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Ibrahim Abu Mustafa and Emily Rose CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel opened a direct crossing for aid into Gaza for the first time in its more than two-month-old war on Hamas on Sunday but also stepped up attacks on the Palestinian enclave, saying military pressure was the only way its hostages would be freed. …
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By Raul Cortes MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A dozen people were killed in an attack at a holiday party in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, Mexican authorities said Sunday. The attack took place at dawn in the town of Salvatierra when an armed group opened fire on partygoers attending a posada, a traditional Mexican …
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By Alexander Villegas and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO/VALPARAISO, Chile (Reuters) -Chileans went to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to replace their constitution – which dates back to the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship – with an even more conservative text. This is the second time in as many years that Chile has held a …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital is providing only basic trauma stabilization, has no blood for transfusions and hardly any staff to care for a constant flow of patients, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. After a U.N. visit to deliver medicines and surgical supplies, the team described the emergency department …
