JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser said on Saturday hostilities with Lebanese Hezbollah in parallel with the Gaza war appeared to be restrained and warned the group not to take action that could lead to Lebanon’s “destruction”. Israel was focusing its fighting on the Palestinian enclave, from which Hamas gunmen wreaked …
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s centre-right National Party led by Christopher Luxon is in a strong position to form a new government with its preferred coalition party ACT, with 52% of votes counted showing them likely to gain a majority in Saturday’s general election. The National Party, now in opposition, had 41% of …
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(Reuters) – Protests were due to take place across the Middle East and beyond on Friday in support of Palestinians as Israel intensified its strikes on Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas assaults on Israel. Jewish communities in France and elsewhere were also planning rallies in solidarity with Israel following the Hamas attacks, the deadliest …
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(Reuters) – Mosques called on residents of the Gaza Strip not to leave their homes on Friday after Israel’s military told all civilians, more than 1 million people, to relocate south ahead of an expected ground invasion that risks high casualties. This may be the pivotal moment in fighting between the Israeli military and the …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jonathan Saul GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli invasion of Gaza will face an enemy that has built a formidable armoury with Iran’s help, dug a vast tunnel network to evade attackers and has shown in past ground wars it can exact a heavier toll on Israeli troops each time. As Israel …
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By Humeyra Pamuk AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday met with Jordanian King Abdullah in Amman, the second stop of his most extensive Middle East tour yet as Israel prepares for a sweeping ground offensive in Gaza, and he urged people in Gaza city to evacuate to the south. His …
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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s two presidential candidates – leftist Luisa Gonzalez and business heir Daniel Noboa – will officially close their campaigns with rallies and vehicle caravans on Thursday, as both promise to fight worsening insecurity and unemployment. The campaign ahead of Sunday’s election has been marked by violence and threats against …
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By Humeyra Pamuk TEL AVIV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a robust message of solidarity to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday as he embarked on a Middle East tour aimed at stopping spillover from the war between Israel and Hamas. The top U.S. diplomat also plans to visit key …
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By Timothy Gardner and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Thursday imposed the first sanctions on owners of tankers carrying Russian oil priced above the G7’s price cap of $60 a barrel, one in Turkey and one in the United Arab Emirates, in an effort to close loopholes in the mechanism designed to punish …
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By Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum on Oct. 14 to constitutionally recognise its Indigenous people through the establishment of a representative body that can provide non-binding advice to the parliament. Here’s what you need to know about Australia’s Voice to Parliament campaign: WHO ARE AUSTRALIA’S INDIGENOUS …
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