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Russia’s Shoigu accuses West of seeking to expand Ukraine war to Asia-Pacific

30 Oct 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the West wants to expand the conflict in the Ukraine to the Asia-Pacific region, Russian state media reported, citing comments made at a Beijing defence forum on Monday. Speaking at the Xiangshan Forum, China’s biggest military diplomacy event, Shoigu said NATO is covering up a build-up …

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Gazans at ‘breaking point’ as aid centres looted, UN agency says

29 Oct 2023

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber (Reuters) -Thousands of Gaza residents broke into U.N. warehouses on Sunday, grabbing flour and other essential items in a sign they had reached “breaking point”, the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said. One of the warehouses, located in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, is where UNRWA stores supplies delivered by humanitarian …

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Biden presses Netanyahu on protecting civilians, increasing aid for Gaza

29 Oct 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden underscored the need for Israel to defend its citizens from terrorism in a manner that protects civilians during a call on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said. Biden also “underscored the need to immediately and significantly increase the flow of humanitarian assistance to meet the needs …

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Mexican president blasts critics after deadly hurricane

29 Oct 2023

By Quetzalli Nicte-Ha and Jose Cortes ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) -The death toll from a devastating hurricane this week in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco has risen to 39, the government said on Saturday, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador accused his opponents of exaggerating the scale of the disaster. Hurricane Otis pounded Acapulco with …

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Mexico’s Acapulco ravaged by looting after Hurricane Otis

28 Oct 2023

By Alexandre Meneghini and Josue Decavele ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) -Looting ravaged the Mexican city of Acapulco after the iconic beach resort was hammered this week by Hurricane Otis, a record-breaking storm that killed at least 27 people and left thousands of residents struggling to get food and water. Otis pounded Acapulco with winds of 165 …

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Hurricane Otis kills at least 27, hammers Acapulco as damage seen in billions

27 Oct 2023

By Henry Romero and Diego Oré ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) -Hurricane Otis claimed the lives of at least 27 people, Mexico’s government said on Thursday after one of the most powerful storms to hit the country hammered the beach resort of Acapulco, causing damage seen running into billions of dollars. Otis, which struck Mexico on Wednesday …

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Despite Biden’s doubts, humanitarian agencies consider Gaza toll reliable

27 Oct 2023

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has cast doubt on casualty figures provided by Palestinian officials in Gaza, but international humanitarian agencies consider them broadly accurate and historically reliable. Although there is no dispute that Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed many people since Hamas ran amok in southern Israel on …

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Israel rebuffs allies’ calls to ‘pause’ Gaza assault in first open disagreement

27 Oct 2023

By Dan Williams, Michelle Nichols and Andrew Gray (Reuters) -Israel is rejecting calls for respite in Gaza as its closest allies in the West have coalesced around the idea of “humanitarian pauses”, or temporary stops to the bombardment. Growing international distress at the conditions for 2.3 million people trapped under the heaviest air strikes Israel …

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Israel stepping up Gaza ground operations, UN demands humanitarian truce

27 Oct 2023

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli air and ground forces widened their attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the military said, and the Palestinian militant group said its fighters were clashing with Israeli troops in areas near the border with Israel. The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly backed a resolution drafted by …

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Israeli military says it can’t guarantee journalists’ safety in Gaza

27 Oct 2023

(Reuters) – Israel’s military has told international news organisations Reuters and Agence France Presse that it cannot guarantee the safety of their journalists operating in the Gaza Strip, under Israeli bombardment and siege for almost three weeks. Gaza, a Palestinian enclave run by the militant group Hamas, has been under bombardment since Oct. 7 when …

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