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Czech prime minister in favour of social media ban for under-15s
PRAGUE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday he was in favour of banning the use of social media by children under 15, as a growing number of European countries consider
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Russia says second suspect in general’s shooting arrested in Dubai
Lyubomir Korba is extradited from the UAE, where he fled hours after Friday’s attack, Russia’s FSB says.
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Russia says man suspected of shooting top general has been flown to Moscow from Dubai
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian-born Russian citizen has been extradited to Moscow from Dubai on suspicion of gravely injuring one of Russia's most senior military intelligence officers, Russian security officials and investigators said on Sunday. Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, deputy head of Russia's vast GRU military intelligence service, was shot three times on Friday with a Makarov pistol equipped with a silencer in an apartment block on the Volokolamsk highway in northern Mo
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Hamas leader rejects disarmament while Israeli occupation of Gaza continues
Meshaal describes discussion around Hamas handing over weapons as continuation of a policy to neutralise resistance.
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Anti-Olympics protest in Milan turns violent as Italy investigates suspected railway sabotage
Anti-Olympic protesters marched peacefully through Milan on Saturday afternoon, holding signs, marching arm-in-arm, singing and dancing. But when night fell, the demonstration turned violent as some protesters targeted police and their vans, and officials responded with tear gas and water cannons. This comes as authorities separately investigate a series of incidents on rail lines in northern Italy that officials fear could be coordinated sabotage.
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Hope and scepticism as Yemen’s Saudi-backed gov’t announces a new cabinet
Saudi-backed government announces new 35-member cabinet as it is set to govern a divided nation racked by years of war.
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Gunmen kill three people and abduct Catholic priest in northern Nigeria
BAUCHI, Nigeria, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest and several others during an early morning attack on the clergyman's residence in northern Nigeria's Kaduna
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WorldFour Indian students injured in knife attack in Russia, embassy says
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Four Indian students were injured in a knife attack at a medical university in Russia's Bashkortostan region on Saturday, the Indian embassy in Moscow and Russian
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Iran insists on right to enrichment, ready for confidence-building
DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Recognition of Iran's right to enrich uranium is key for nuclear talks with the U.S. to succeed, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday.
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Pro-Palestine groups to protest Israeli president’s visit to Australia
Isaac Herzog to commemorate Bondi Beach mass shooting victims, but activists say he shouldn’t escape scrutiny over Gaza.
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Thailand votes in three-way race as risk of instability looms
BANGKOK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Voters in Thailand came out in numbers on Sunday for a general election defined by a three-way battle between conservative, progressive and populist camps, with no single party expected to secure a clear majority and prolonging the spectre of political instability. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul set the stage for the snap election in mid-December, amid a raging border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, in what analysts said was a move timed by the conservat
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Iran defies US threats to insist on right to enrich uranium
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday ruled out Tehran ever giving up uranium enrichment in its negotiations with Washington, insisting it will not be intimidated by the threat of war with the United States."Why do we insist so much on enrichment and refuse to give it up, even if a war is imposed on us?
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Russian general shot and wounded in Moscow, in latest attack on top military leaders
A Russian general serving as deputy head of Russian military intelligence has regained consciousness after being shot and seriously wounded in Moscow, according to state news agency TASS, citing medical sources.
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Palestinians attempt to use Gaza's Rafah Border crossing amidst delays
Palestinians on both sides of the crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which opened last week for the first time since 2024, were making their way to the border on Sunday in hopes of crossing, one of the main requirements for the U.S.-backed ceasefire. The Rafah Crossing opened to a few Palestinians in each direction last week, after Israel retrieved the body of the last hostage held in Gaza and several American officials visited Israel to press for the opening. Over the first four days of the crossing's opening, just 36 Palestinians requiring medical care were allowed to leave for Egypt, plus 62 companions, according to United Nations data.
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New Zealand to hear Christchurch mosque shooter's appeal against sentence
By Stefica Nicol Bikes and James Redmayne SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers and injured dozens at two mosques in New Zealand will begin an appeal hearing
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Families ‘inconsolable’ in Gaza as Israel returns more unidentified bodies
Palestinian medics say several of the 54 bodies were found to be mutilated and showed extensive signs of abuse.
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Iran's top diplomat strikes a hard line on US talks, saying Tehran's power comes from saying 'no'
Iran's top diplomat insisted Sunday that Tehran's strength came from its ability to “say no to the great powers," striking a maximalist position just after negotiations with the United States over its nuclear program and in the wake of nationwide protests. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking to diplomats at a summit in Tehran, signaled that Iran would stick to its position that it must be able to enrich uranium — a major point of contention with President Donald Trump, who bombed Iranian atomic sites in June during the 12-day Iran-Israel war. While Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian praised the talks Friday in Oman with the Americans as “a step forward,” Araghchi's remarks show the challenge ahead.
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UBS banked Ghislaine Maxwell for years, moving her money after Epstein's arrest
LONDON/TORONTO/FRANKFURT, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Swiss wealth giant UBS opened accounts for Ghislaine Maxwell in 2014 just months after JPMorgan Chase decided to end its relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
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South Africa to withdraw its troops from UN peacekeeping mission in Congo
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8 (Reuters) - South Africa will withdraw its troops from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said in a
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Saudi Arabia denounces ‘foreign interference’ in Sudan after RSF attacks
Riyadh condemns RSF attacks in Kordofan, blames foreign fighters and weapons for fuelling Sudan’s three-year conflict.
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Israel wants out of America’s military embrace
Some wondered if Benjamin Netanyahu had lost his mind.
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Timeline of past Bangladesh elections and the country’s leaders
Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the longest-ruling leader in the country’s history.
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Somalia’s Mohamud slams Israel’s ‘interference’, rejects base on Somaliland
Somali president promises to confront Israeli military presence amid reports of base plan in breakaway Somaliland.
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Former French minister Lang resigns from Arab World Institute over Epstein ties
PARIS, Feb X () - Jack Lang, a former French culture minister under President Francois Mitterrand, has resigned as president of the Arab World Institute, the French Foreign Affairs ministry said on Saturday, a decision taken under pressure over Lang's ties to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (Reporting by Elizabeth Pineau; Writing by Gianluca Lo Nostro; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten).
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China condemns Islamabad mosque attack, pledges support for Pakistan
BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China condemned an attack on a Shi'ite mosque in Islamabad, pledging support on Sunday for the Pakistan government's efforts to "maintain national security and stability".
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Thailand votes after three leaders in two years
Thais voted Sunday in an election pitting the popular reformists who came first last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from his prison cell.Thaksin's Pheu Thai party came second in 2023 and formed a coalition with the third-placed conservatives Bhumjaithai, only to have its prime minister removed by court order.
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Israel’s president to mourn antisemitic massacre in Australia, where fury over Gaza still divides
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will receive two very different receptions when he arrives in Australia on Monday – a warm welcome by a government determined to show solidarity with its grieving Jewish minority, and mass protests by activists who consider him a war criminal.
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Eight killed in explosion in northern China, state media says
BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) - An explosion at a small biotech company in northern China early Saturday killed eight people, China's state media reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan's capital picks concrete over trees, angering residents
Pakistan's capital Islamabad was once known for its lush greenery, but the felling of trees across the city for infrastructure and military monuments has prompted local anger and even lawsuits.Built in the 1960s, Islamabad was planned as a green city, with wide avenues, parks and tree-lined sectors.
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Berlin's crumbling 'Russian houses' trapped in bureaucratic limbo
The thorny issue of what to do with Russian assets has not only stumped Western leaders but also officials in Berlin who are saddled with three crumbling buildings belonging to Moscow.Germany has been Ukraine's second-biggest backer, and diplomatic relations between Berlin and Moscow are in the freezer.
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Toddler was returned to ICE custody and denied medication after hospitalization, lawsuit says
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - An 18-month-old girl detained for weeks by U.S. immigration authorities was returned to custody and denied medication after being hospitalized with a life-
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Neglected killer: kala-azar disease surges in Kenya
For nearly a year, repeated misdiagnoses of the deadly kala-azar disease left 60-year-old Harada Hussein Abdirahman's health deteriorating, as an outbreak in Kenya's arid regions claimed a record number of lives.Abdirahman, a 60-year-old grandmother, was bitten while herding livestock in Mandera county in Kenya's northeast, a hotspot for the parasite but with only three treatment facilities capable of treating the disease.
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Australia's opposition coalition reunites after split over hate laws
SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australia's conservative opposition coalition reunited on Sunday after the junior partner National Party severed ties last month with the Liberal Party over its decision to
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Alleged arsonists damage Italian rail cables as Winter Olympics start
Fires damaged Italy's northern rail line on the first day of the Winter Olympic Games in what investigators are calling acts of sabotage by arsonists.
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Japan's election: What you need to know
By John Geddie TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is seeking to secure her grip on power in a national election on Sunday, with polls suggesting a big win
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Alleged mastermind, 3 others under arrest for Pakistan bombing
Investigators arrested four suspects, including the alleged mastermind, in Friday's Islamabad bombing that killed 31 and injured 169.
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Iran FM looks to more nuclear talks, but warns US
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday he hoped talks with the United States would resume soon, while reiterating Tehran's red lines and warning against any American attack.Araghchi meanwhile warned that Tehran would target US bases in the region if the US attacked Iranian territory.
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Thailand counts votes in early election with 3 main parties vying for power
Vote counting was underway in Thailand's early general election on Sunday, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics. The battle for support from 53 million registered voters came against a backdrop of slow economic growth and heightened nationalist sentiment. While more than 50 parties contested the polls, only three — the People’s Party, Bhumjaithai, and Pheu Thai — have the nationwide organization and popularity to gain a winning mandate.
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