BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he will not visit Russia or Ukraine due to the ongoing war but he remained committed to a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The leftist leader added at an event in the capital Brasilia that the conflict triggered by Russia’s invasion of …
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By Stefaniia Bern and Anthony Deutsch KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has accused two Russian soldiers of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl and gang raping her mother at gunpoint in front of her father, as part of widespread allegations of abuse during the more than one-year-long invasion. According to Ukrainian prosecution files seen by Reuters, the …
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By Maher Nazeh BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi gained fame for hurling his shoes at President George W. Bush in a news conference to show his anger at the corruption and chaos that followed the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. He is still furious. “The same people who entered 20 years ago …
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By Ali Sawafta and James Mackenzie JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) – Before a group of young men from Aqabat Jabr refugee camp mounted a botched attack on a restaurant in Jericho popular with Israeli settlers in January, they declared allegiance to Hamas. That was a surprise to their families – and to Hamas. “They weren’t …
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By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – When U.S.-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, Adel Amer celebrated what he thought marked the end of two decades of war and isolation under sanctions that had brought Iraq and its people to their knees. “I was dancing like crazy and couldn’t believe Saddam was gone. I felt …
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By Andrea Shalal, Howard Schneider and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. authorities launched emergency measures on Sunday to shore up confidence in the banking system after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank threatened to trigger a broader financial crisis. After a dramatic weekend, regulators said the failed bank’s customers will have access to all …
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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -“Everything Everywhere All at Once” won the coveted best picture trophy at the Academy Awards on Sunday as Hollywood embraced an off-kilter story about a Chinese-American family working out their problems across multiple dimensions. The movie claimed seven awards overall, including three of the four acting Oscars for stars …
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The 95th Academy Awards took place at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday and were broadcast live on ABC television. The following is the full list of 2023 Oscar winners: BEST PICTURE “Everything Everywhere All at Once” BEST ACTRESS Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” BEST ACTOR Brendan Fraser, …
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran and the United States have reached an agreement to exchange prisoners, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told state TV on Sunday, but Washington denied it as a “false” claim by Tehran. “Regarding the issue of prisoner swaps between Iran and the U.S. we have reached an agreement in the …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli troops killed three Palestinian gunmen who attacked a their post in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the army said, adding that a fourth gunman was detained after surrendering. Palestinians had no immediate comment on the incident near the city of Nablus in the northern part of the West Bank, among …
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