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WorldIsraeli strikes in Lebanon kill at least 10, including senior Hezbollah official
Feb 20 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed and 50 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Friday, two security sources told Reuters, after the Israeli military said it had
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UK government considers removing Andrew from line of succession. Here’s what other consequences he could face
Slouched in the back of a car, wide-eyed and unnerved, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor makes his way home from the police station.
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Alberta plans referendum to wrest control over immigration from Canadian government
By Amanda Stephenson CALGARY, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Alberta will hold a referendum this fall to ask residents if its government should limit the number of new international students, temporary foreign
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King Charles' Brother Andrew Released After Arrest
King Charles expressed the “deepest concern” over the arrest of Andrew on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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Man trained dog to illegally dump garbage, Italian authorities say
Some people will go to extreme lengths to avoid paying for regular garbage collection – and sometimes they enlist help from man’s best friend.
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Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill at least eight people
Lebanon’s official news agency NNA says ‘Israeli drone’ targeted the Hittin neighbourhood of the Ein el-Hilweh camp.
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Venezuela passed a law to free hundreds of political prisoners after US pressure. Here’s why some welcome it cautiously
Venezuela has passed an amnesty law to free hundreds of political prisoners, but some rights groups and opposition members have cautiously welcomed it
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Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies passes controversial labour reform bill
Unions have slammed the reforms as an effort under libertarian President Javier Milei to erode protections for workers.
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Catholic leaders bring communion to immigration detainees near Chicago after court win
(In paragraph 10, corrects Blaise to Blase) By Heather Schlitz BROADVIEW, Illinois, Feb 19 (Reuters) - For the first time in six years, two priests and a nun escorted by police have walked past barbed
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Graft allegations spark clashes in Albania between police and protesters
TIRANA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Police in Tirana fired tear gas and used water cannon in clashes on Friday with opposition protesters demanding the resignation of the Albanian government following
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Factbox-How the war over US congressional redistricting is playing out, state by state
By Joseph Ax Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor becomes first senior British royal to be arrested in centuries. Here’s what we know
Britain’s former Prince Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested Thursday morning, becoming the first senior British royal in modern history to be arrested.
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Mexican officials push back on Nancy Guthrie search reports
“There is therefore no indication that she could be in our country," Mexico’s secretary of security, Omar García Harfuch, said.
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Calls for Independent Inquiry Into Royals Amid Epstein Row
"There must be an independent inquiry into what the royal family knew about his Epstein links," said one lawmaker.
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Attackers kill at least 50, abduct women and children in Nigeria's Zamfara state
By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb 20 (Reuters) - At least 50 people were killed and several women and children abducted after armed men attacked a village in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara
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Germany's Merz vows to keep out far-right as he warns of a changed world
STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Friday not to let the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party "ruin" Germany and told his fellow conservatives to prepare for a raw new climate of great-power competition. Merz's message to the Christian Democrat (CDU) party's conference in Stuttgart reiterated points he made at last weekend's Munich Security Conference, saying the "rules based order we knew no longer exists".
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British Police Examine Epstein's Use of U.K. Airports
Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has voiced deep concern over Epstein's frequent travel in and out of the U.K.
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A camp in Syria that held families of Islamic State members is nearly empty after repatriations
MAARAT AL-NUMAN, Syria (AP) — A camp in northeastern Syria that had housed families of suspected members of the Islamic State group is now largely empty after hundreds of women and children were repatriated to their countries or transferred to other facilities in recent weeks, officials said Friday. The repatriation to Iraq is part of Syrian government efforts to have suspected IS militants and their family members — held in various camps since the extremist group's was defeated in Syria in 2019 — returned to their countries of origin.
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Video shows terrifying moment avalanche slams into passenger train near ski resort
An avalanche cascaded down an Alpine mountainside near Zermatt, Switzerland, on Tuesday, before slamming into a train. No injuries were reported.
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Zelensky says no 'family day' in rare personal interview to AFP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told AFP on Friday there was "no such thing as a family day", conceding that he was not able to spend much time with his wife and children as the Russian invasion drags into a fifth year."There is no such thing as a family day with the children where we go somewhere," Zelensky, who was elected president in a landslide in 2019, told AFP. He said he tried to find time to be with his wife, Olena, and two children, but could "not every day".
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Nurses in New York reach tentative deal to end six-week strike
NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The last remaining group of striking nurses in New York City has reached a tentative agreement with their hospital, the nurses' labor union said on Friday, potentially ending what the union called the largest work stoppage for nurses in city history after six weeks. Approximately 4,200 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian will vote this weekend on a new contract that would increase salaries by more than 12% over three years, protect health benefits and provide new sa
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FCC asks networks to air 'pro-America content' to mark nation's 250th birthday
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Communications Commission urged U.S. broadcasters on Friday to air "patriotic, pro-America content" to mark this year's 250th
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Zelensky tells AFP that Ukraine is not losing the war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told AFP on Friday that his country is not losing its war against Russia, has taken hundreds of square kilometres in a new counteroffensive, and that European troops should deploy right on the front line after any ceasefire.And he told AFP on Friday that Kyiv wants European troops -- earmarked to be deployed in Ukraine in case of a halt in fighting -- to be positioned close to the front.
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Counting the cost: Minnesota reels after anti-migrant 'occupation'
The Trump administration has framed its divisive push to round up undocumented migrants in Minnesota as a win for his mass deportation agenda, despite a major backlash and decisive local opposition.He said that "massive overreach" by the Trump administration helped rally opposition to the deployment -- but that "if Trump's goal was to scare immigrants, he did win -- absolutely."
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US military assets in the Middle East
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier entered the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, further boosting American firepower in a region that has seen a massive military buildup ahead of potential strikes against Iran. The Ford -- the world's largest carrier -- was seen transiting Strait of Gibraltar toward the Mediterranean in a photo taken on Friday.
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‘The photo gods were on my side.’ How that astonishing image of Andrew was captured
Most days, the country’s top newspapers have a wide range of photos gracing their front pages. But on Friday, every image topping the British front pages was identical.
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French soldier dies after being accidentally shot in head during drunken evening in barracks
Feb 20 (Reuters) - A French soldier has died after being accidentally shot in the head during a drunken evening with other soldiers in a barracks near Paris, said the Paris prosecutor on Friday.
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Timeline: How Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor fell from grace over his ties to Epstein
The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on his 66th birthday is the latest development in the yearslong controversy over his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Argentina's lower house passes labor reform despite strike
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Argentina's lower house of Congress approved on Friday a contentious labor reform bill backed by libertarian President Javier Milei, despite a
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Iran says US military build-up ‘unnecessary and unhelpful’, deal achievable
Top Iranian diplomat Abbas Araghchi says US ‘has not asked’ for zero uranium enrichment in nuclear talks.
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Russian SVR spy agency took over Wagner 'influence' ops in Africa: report
Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency has taken over mercenary group Wagner's influence operations in Africa after the death of its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to a new investigation.Wagner, whose brutal methods have been denounced by rights organisations, was Russia's best-known mercenary group.
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As war losses near 2 million, Russia accused of trafficking foreign recruits from Africa, Asia
As the Ukraine war nears its fifth year, a new report alleges Russia is recruiting vulnerable foreign nationals through deceptive tactics that may amount to human trafficking.
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Epstein accusers say Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest shows that ‘power can be toppled’
Exclusive: ‘I’m really in shock that anything this magnificent could occur,’ Epstein accuser Maria Farmer told The Independent
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Amex laments Epstein ties as files reveal hundreds of travel bookings
American Express tells CBS News it regrets having had Jeffrey Epstein as a client, as files reveal he used the company to book travel for multiple women or girls.
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Police continue searches of former Prince Andrew's previous home
A day after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested at his new home, police were still searching his previous residence on the Windsor estate.
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Brazil's Lula says Maduro should be tried in Venezuela, not abroad
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday that toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro should face trial in his own country,
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Arrested and released: What now for UK's ex-prince Andrew?
Britain's former prince Andrew was arrested and released under investigation in a day of drama.- Andrew was released under investigation late Thursday, according to police.
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Exclusive-US strikes on Iran could target individual leaders, officials say
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. military planning on Iran has reached an advanced stage with options including targeting individuals as part of an attack and even
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Explainer-What charge might King Charles' brother face after his arrest?
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - King Charles' younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office this week, over allegations that he sent confidential
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Journalist with Germany's Deutsche Welle arrested in Turkey
FRANKFURT, Feb 20 () - Turkish authorities on Friday formally arrested a correspondent with German state-backed international broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Ankara, charging him with insulting the president through a series of social media posts. A Turkish court ruling said Alican Uludag was arrested for posts on X which had undermined President Tayyip Erdogan's "honour, dignity, and respectability".
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AI summit statement delayed to 'maximise' signatories: India
Dozens of national delegations at an artificial intelligence summit in India will issue their statement on how the world should handle the technology on Saturday, a day later than expected, the host country said.Vaishnaw declined to give details of what the statement would say as he thanked participants of this week's event that was attended by tens of thousands of people, including world leaders and tech CEOs. The summit was the fourth annual international meeting to discuss the implications of
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Drone strike hits aid convoy, killing 3 in Sudan's Kordofan region
An aid convoy was hit by drone strikes Thursday, killing three people and wounding four aid workers as it traveled to cities in central Sudan’s Kordofan region, the epicenter of fighting between the army and its rival paramilitary forces, a local doctors group said. Sudan Doctors Network, a group that monitors violence in Sudan, said on X late Thursday that the trucks were carrying food and humanitarian supplies to the city of Kadugli and the town of Dilling in South Kordofan when they were struck in the Kartala area by drones it said belonged to the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF.
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UK police search property as royals reel from Andrew's arrest
Police were Friday searching the former home of ex-prince Andrew for a second day, as his sensational arrest tipped the British monarchy into a crisis unprecedented in its modern era.Footage aired Friday showed officers back at Mountbatten-Windsor's former Royal Lodge home on the Windsor estate, with large black unmarked vans believed to be police vehicles on site.
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UN emergency food aid in Somalia may halt by April amid severe hunger
Families in Somalia pushed to the brink amid severe hunger; urgent food aid needed to avert worsening conditions.
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Spain urges EU to lift sanctions on Venezuela's interim president after amnesty bill
MADRID, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Spain's foreign minister urged the European Union on Friday to lift its sanctions on Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, after lawmakers in the South American
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Buddhist monks rally in Sri Lanka to pressure the government for a wider role in affairs of state
Hundreds of Buddhist monks rallied in the capital of Sri Lanka on Friday to protest alleged government disrespect of their religion and disregard for a long-standing tradition that they be consulted in matters of state. The constitution of the island nation of around 22 million people states that Buddhism is the state religion, though freedom of religion is protected by law. The charter also states that the government has an obligation to protect and foster Buddhism.
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