ANKARA (Reuters) – The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on Feb. 6 surpassed 50,000 on Friday after Turkey declared more than 44,000 people died. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the death toll in Turkey due to earthquakes rose to 44,218 on Friday night. With Syria’s latest …
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(Reuters) – A Russian Soyuz spacecraft blasted off on Friday on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) by a leak in the cooling system of their original return capsule, Russian news agencies reported. Tass news agency said the unmanned Soyuz MS-23 lifted off from Baikonur …
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By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Friday with a sombre message of defiance to his people, saying “we will defeat everyone”. In a video released to the media and titled “the year of invincibility”, the 45-year-old sat at a desk and recalled …
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has imposed regulations for earthquake rebuilding work in its region hit by this month’s devastating tremors, according to a presidential decree published in the country’s Official Gazette on Friday. More than 160,000 buildings, containing 520,000 apartments, collapsed or were severely damaged as a result of earthquakes that killed more than 43,000 …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Gaza militants fired rockets and Israel carried out air strikes in a cross-border exchange on Thursday, after 11 Palestinians were killed a day earlier during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, renewing concerns of a broader escalation. Mediation efforts were under way by Egypt and the United …
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By Jill Gralow and Praveen Menon ADELAIDE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A First Nations group leading the push for the constitutional recognition of Australia’s Indigenous people called on all citizens on Thursday to vote in favour of the change to help bring the country together. Australia is preparing for a landmark referendum to change its constitution to …
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By Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia plans to hold a federal referendum later this year to constitutionally recognise its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through the establishment of a representative Voice that will provide non-binding advice to the parliament. Here’s what you need to know about Australia’s ‘Voice to Parliament’ campaign: WHO ARE …
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(Reuters) – Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force, said on Thursday that his troops had begun receiving additional supplies of ammunition after a public row with Russia’s top army brass. “Today at 6 am, it was announced that the shipment of ammunition has started,” Prigozhin said in a statement on Telegram. “Most likely, …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will unveil on Thursday a long-awaited overhaul of arms export policy with increased emphasis on human rights, three State Department officials familiar with the new Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) policy told Reuters. The CAT policy covers review of security assistance, government-to-government weapons transfers and …
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By Ali Sawafta NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli troops killed 11 Palestinians, including at least four gunmen and four civilians, and wounded over 100 others during a raid on a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, witnesses, militant groups and medical officials said. The Israeli military confirmed the operation in Nablus, saying …
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