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WorldHeavy rain batters New Zealand's South Island, triggers flood warnings
SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Heavy rain pummelled New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, triggering flooding and forcing the closure of roads and bridges, as a powerful storm that caused widespread
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Trash piles up in Havana as US oil chokehold halts garbage trucks
HAVANA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Garbage has begun to pile up on street corners in the Cuban capital of Havana, attracting hordes of flies and reeking of rotten food, in one of the most visible impacts of
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US deploys 100 soldiers to Nigeria as attacks by armed groups surge
US soldiers will not have a combat role and are to operate under full command authority of Nigeria’s military.
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Iran launches war drills in Hormuz Strait as US carrier is flying missions 24/7 before Geneva talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Geneva for nuclear talks as Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps conducted military exercises Monday.
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One year on, No Other Land co-director says Israeli attacks intensifying
Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal says his family was attacked despite an Israeli court ruling in their favour.
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Guthrie family members not suspects in Arizona kidnapping, sheriff says
By Herbert Villarraga and Hannah Lang TUCSON, Arizona, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Nancy Guthrie's family members have been cleared as possible suspects in her abduction, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said
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Drone attack on busy market in Sudan kills at least 28
Drone-fired missiles hit when market packed with people, ‘exacerbating the humanitarian tragedy’, rights group says.
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How Europe can create its own deterrent with small nukes
It was Jens Stoltenberg, the former secretary general of Nato, who promoted the idea that the alliance should be more transparent about its nuclear weapons.
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Tourist arrested after destroying multiple check-in kiosks in Hong Kong airport rampage
Tourist arrested after smashing Hong Kong airport check-in kiosks with metal stanchion. Police reportedly detained the 35-year-old man Monday.
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Medical NGO that slammed Israel’s anti-terror raid now quits Gaza hospital over armed operatives
Commentator says Israeli forces vindicated as MSF admits finding armed fighters at Gaza hospital. The medical charity's revelation contradicts previous condemnation against Jewish state.
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US judge tells National Park Service to reinstall Philadelphia slavery exhibit
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Pennsylvania on Monday ordered the National Park Service to reinstall a slavery exhibit at a Philadelphia historic site, pending the
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Britain's PM Keir Starmer announces new regulations on AI chatbots
The British government will add new regulations to artificial intelligence chatbots to protect kids, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday.
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E.U. Leaders Reject U.S. 'Civilizational Erasure' Claim
“I believe what happened at the beginning of the year with Greenland, woke up everyone who cares about Europe."
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21-year-old man facing terrorism charges in Taylor Swift concert attack plot
Austrian public prosecutors filed terrorism-related charges Monday against a 21-year-old defendant who they say planned to attack Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in 2024.
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Cuba postpones Habano Festival, losing another foreign currency source
Cuban authorities postponed the Habano Festival, citing a severe energy crisis linked to fuel shortages. The event generates millions of dollars.
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France's Macron eyes fighter jet deal in India
French President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-day visit to India on Tuesday, with talks focused on artificial intelligence cooperation and a potential multibillion dollar Dassault Rafale fighter jet deal.Macron will then travel to New Delhi for an artificial intelligence summit on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he met with Democratic senators, thanked US for support
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that he thanked America for its support while meeting with U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Sheldon Whitehouse.
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'How long?': Day Three of hunger strike for Venezuelan political prisoners' release
With dark circles under their eyes and feeling weak but angry, about a dozen female relatives of Venezuelan political prisoners staged day three of a hunger strike Monday demanding their loved ones' immediate release.The doctor, Arreaza, said he had been denied permission to go inside to check on the prisoners, and it was not clear whether any of them were also on hunger strike.
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El Salvador says it makes record 6.6-ton cocaine seizure
El Salvador seized 6.6 tons of cocaine in the Pacific in what President Nayib Bukele described as the largest drug seizure in the country's history.
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Nigeria says 100 more U.S. military personnel arrive to tackle Islamists
DAKAR, Feb 16 (Reuters) - About 100 U.S. military personnel have arrived in Nigeria as Washington scales up an operation to target Islamist insurgents, a Nigerian defence spokesperson said. U.S.
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Moment toddler is snatched from her mother in Italian supermarket
A stranger tried to snatch a toddler from her mother at an Italian supermarket, CCTV footage shows.
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German president pledges post-UNIFIL support for Lebanon
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Monday his country will continue to support Lebanon and its army to strengthen state authority.
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India seizes three Iran-linked US-sanctioned tankers, source says
By Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - India has seized three U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers linked to Iran this month and stepped up surveillance in its maritime zone to curb illicit trade, a
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Colombia identifies remains of rebel group priest killed in 1966
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Colombian state entity tasked with finding and identifying more than 135,000 people who have disappeared during the course of the country's six
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Iran launches navy drills to ‘control’ Strait of Hormuz
Iran has launched military drills in the Strait of Hormuz to cement control over the critical waterway following the deployment of a second US aircraft carrier to the region.
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Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus steps down as new gov’t set to take over
‘Let the practice of democracy continue,’ said Yunus, who has overseen country’s post-uprising transition since 2024.
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Seven Ghanaian traders killed in Burkina Faso by suspected Islamists, Ghana says
By Emmanuel Bruce ACCRA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Seven Ghanaian tomato traders were killed when Islamist insurgents attacked the town of Titao in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday, Ghana's interior
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US troops arrive in Nigeria to help train its military, Nigerian military says
About 100 U.S. troops plus equipment have arrived in Nigeria to help train soldiers in the West African country as the government fights against Islamic militants and other armed groups, the Nigerian military announced Monday. The arrival followed a request by the Nigerian government to the U.S government for help with training, technical support and intelligence-sharing, the military said in a statement. The deployment follows an easing of tensions that flared between the U.S. and Nigeria when U.S. President Donald Trump said the country wasn’t protecting Christians from an alleged genocide.
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Paris police raid Arab World Institute in connection with Epstein investigation
French authorities searched the headquarters for the Arab World Institute in relation to a Jeffrey Epstein investigation on Monday.
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Strike on market in Sudan's Kordofan region kills at least 28 people, rights group says
Strikes on a market in central Sudan 's Kordofan region killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens, said a rights group on Monday, as the war between the army and a paramilitary group nears its three-year mark. Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence against civilians, said in a statement that drones bombed a market in Sudri locality in North Kordofan province on Sunday, during a time the market was bustling with civilians, "exacerbating the humanitarian tragedy.”
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Bondi Beach gunman complains about prison conditions
The gunman accused of killing 15 people in the Bondi Beach terror attack is enduring “very onerous conditions” in prison, his lawyer said on Monday.
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Prosecutors plan to charge an Israeli settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West Bank
Israeli prosecutors said Monday that they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video, opening a rare prosecution of violence by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. Attacks from settlers and home demolitions by authorities have spiked dramatically over the past two years, but the death in July of Awdah Hathaleen has drawn particular attention due to his involvement in the 2025 Oscar-winning film “No Other Land,” which chronicled Palestinian villagers’ fight to stay on their land. The case also stands out because the confrontation between Palestinians and Yinon Levi, an internationally sanctioned settler, was captured on video from multiple vantage points.
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Mexico offers up to 30% tax incentive for film, streaming productions
The Mexican government announced Monday a national film support plan that includes a tax incentive to attract major audio-visual productions.
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UK, German defense officials defend military buildup under Russian threats
The defense chiefs of the U.K. and Germany made the case for strengthening the continent's military power to protect against any Russian aggression.
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Man faces charges over planned Taylor Swift concert attack
Austrian prosecutors say the man was allegedly a member of Islamic State and was buying an explosive as part of the planned attack.
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'Lovers' Arch' collapses on Valentine's Day on Italy's Adriatic coast
ROME, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A famous rock structure on Italy's Adriatic coast known as the "Lovers' Arch" collapsed on Valentine's Day after days of bad weather, prompting local officials to warn that
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Amateurs face Everest ban in end of the ‘influencer mountaineer’
Amateur climbers are set to be banned from scaling Mount Everest under a new law to deter influencers and overcrowding.
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Ukrainian ex-minister accused of money laundering in major corruption case
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Ukraine's anti-corruption police accused an ex-energy minister on Monday of helping launder kickbacks and stashing millions offshore, a day after he was
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Six passengers killed in bus crash in southeastern Brazil, 45 injured
SAO PAULO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Six passengers were killed on Monday in a bus crash on a federal highway in southeastern Brazil, federal and Sao Paulo state officials said, and another 45 injured people
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New Israeli housing plan near Jerusalem slammed as ‘disguised annexation’
Israel plans to build thousands of settlement homes near Jerusalem, in effect expanding city’s borders, activists say.
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Six people killed, 46 injured in Brazil highway bus crash
Bus’s rear tyre bursts, causing it to overturn on the BR-153 highway.
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Amazon delivery van gets stuck after following GPS onto ‘dangerous’ mudflats
An Amazon delivery van had to be recovered after its driver followed a GPS route onto “extremely dangerous” mudflats.
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Israel advances West Bank land registration for first time since 1967
The Israeli government is moving forward with a plan to register territory in the West Bank for the first time since occupying the territory in 1967.
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France opens murder probe as killing of far-right activist stokes tensions
French authorities have opened a murder probe into the death of a far-right activist last week, a public prosecutor said Monday, in a killing the government has blamed partly on the hard left. The government has already blamed rhetoric from the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party for fuelling the violence that led to Deranque's death.
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2 years on, Navalny's death still casts a shadow over Russia and wider Europe
Mourners gathered in Moscow Monday to mark two years since the death in custody of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, under the shadow of a Kremlin crackdown and just two days since a new analysis reinforced suspicions that he was killed by poisoning. Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony on Feb. 16, 2024, while serving a 19-year sentence that many believed to be politically motivated. On the second anniversary of Navalny’s death, we look at the latest investigation into its cause and the continuing political repercussions, both within Russia and beyond.
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Iran says US 'more realistic' on nuclear issue, as Guards begin drills in Hormuz Strait
Iran said on Monday that the United States's position on Iran's nuclear programme "has moved towards a more realistic one", a day ahead of a second round of US-Iranian talks in Geneva."A cautious assessment is that, from the discussions that have taken place in Muscat to date, at least what we have been told is that the US position on the Iranian nuclear issue has moved towards a more realistic one," said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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British man smashes check-in machines in airport rampage
A British man destroyed check-in machines during an airport rampage in Hong Kong.
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EU countries must not hide behind national interests, German minister says
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Monday the European Union was at a turning point in which countries should not hide behind national
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Police say kidnapped grandfather likely mistaken for crime network figure
Australian police say a Sydney grandfather was taken from his home by assailants who likely thought he was involved in a "criminal world."
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