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By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -Real Madrid’s France forward Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d’Or award for the best men’s player in the world on Monday, while Barcelona’s Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the women’s award for a second time. Benzema, who played a pivotal role in Real’s run to the Champions League title …

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By Parisa Hafezi and Daren Butler DUBAI (Reuters) – Facing their biggest challenge in years, Iran’s religious leaders are trying to portray the angry protests over the death of Mahsa Amini as a breakaway uprising by her fellow Kurds threatening the nation’s unity rather than its clerical rule. Amini, a 22-year-old from Kurdistan province in …

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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -South Pacific defence ministers will meet in Tonga on Tuesday, with Australia seeking a closer military relationship with the three island nations that have defence forces to counter China’s security push in the region. Australia’s defence minister Richard Marles was due to arrive in Tonga on Monday ahead of the …

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BARCELONA (Reuters) – Brazil forward Neymar arrived at a Barcelona court on Monday to face a trial on fraud and corruption charges over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013, a Reuters witness said. The complainant, Brazilian investment firm DIS, said on Thursday it was demanding a five-year jail term for the player. (Reporting …

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran’s Evin prison over the weekend, Iran’s judiciary said on Monday, doubling the death toll from the blaze which has increased pressure on a government struggling to contain mass protests. The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16 while in police …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government on Saturday moved to discourage the formation of caravans by Venezuelan migrants, saying any who do will not be eligible to enter the United States under a new humanitarian scheme announced this week. Under a plan announced on Wednesday, Washington said it would grant up to 24,000 Venezuelans humanitarian …

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By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -A fire broke out on Saturday in Tehran’s Evin prison, where many of Iran’s political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire. State news agency IRNA said eight people were injured in the unrest, which erupted after nearly a month of protests across Iran over the death …

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By Ali Sawafta JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed two Palestinian gunmen and another man they said was armed in two separate incidents on Friday, as months of clashes in the occupied West Bank continued. An Israeli military statement said troops came under heavy fire during an operation in the city of Jenin, in …

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