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France to summon US ambassador over comments on far-right activist's death
PARIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Sunday that he would summon the U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, over comments on the killing of a French far-
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US envoy's remarks on Israel and Middle East land draw condemnation in region
JERUSALEM, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Comments by U.S.
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Somaliland minister says US may access its minerals, military bases: Report
Minister of the presidency says exclusive rights offered to US are part of Somaliland’s push for global recognition.
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Afghans mourn villagers killed in Pakistani strikes
Afghans gathered around a mass grave Sunday to bury villagers killed in overnight air strikes by Pakistan, which said its military targeted militants.Pakistan said Sunday that despite repeated urging by Islamabad, the Taliban authorities have failed to act against militant groups using Afghan territory to carry out attacks in Pakistan.
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Australian warship transits Taiwan Strait, tracked by China's navy
SYDNEY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - An Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a government source said on Sunday, in the latest transit of the sensitive waterway by a U.S. ally that Chinese state
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Exclusive-Iran and US views on sanctions relief differ, Iranian official tells Reuters
DUBAI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States have differing views over sanctions relief in talks to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday, adding that new talks were planned in early March as fears of a military confrontation grow. renewed negotiations earlier this month to tackle their decades-long dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme as the U.
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Deadly explosions in western Ukraine investigated as ‘terrorist attack’
At least one person was killed and dozens more injured in explosions that hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early Sunday, in what authorities have labeled a “terrorist attack.”
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Greenland does not need US hospital ship: Danish minister
Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark's defence minister said Sunday, after US President Donald Trump claimed he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that he covets.So it's not as if there's a need for a special healthcare initiative in Greenland," Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen told Danish broadcaster DR. In Greenland as in Denmark access to healthcare is free.
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Russian missile barrage hits energy, railways across Ukraine
Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine on Sunday, crashing into energy and rail infrastructure and residential buildings, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion.Ordinary residential buildings were also damaged, and there is damage to the railway."
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Modi’s Israel visit: Timeline of India’s relations with Israel, Palestine
From Mahatma Gandhi’s support for Palestine to Modi’s Netanyahu embrace, how India’s ties have evolved over the decades.
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Russian missile and drone barrage hits Kyiv suburbs, killing 1
Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones, killing one person in the Kyiv region, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Sunday. Another eight people, including a child, were rescued from under the rubble of destroyed buildings, the service said. Russia also struck energy infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Odesa region, resulting in significant fires, which were later extinguished, the emergency service said.
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Attacked in India, Kashmiri shawl sellers choose between safety, livelihood
A surge in attacks has forced many Kashmiris to return home. Others are devising survival strategies.
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Iran will not bow down to US pressure in nuclear talks, Pezeshkian says
Iranian president vows to stand firm as Trump threatens strikes and the US bolsters its military presence in the Gulf.
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Pakistan launches airstrikes against Afghan-based ‘militants’ it blames for cross-border attacks
Pakistan said Sunday it carried out airstrikes on militant camps across the border in Afghanistan, in a serious test of an uneasy peace between the neighbors.
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WorldAfghanistan's ruling Taliban say Pakistan strikes kill, injure dozens
KARACHI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Pakistan said it launched strikes on militant targets in Afghanistan after blaming recent suicide bombings, including assaults during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on
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South Korea protests Japanese event over disputed islands
SEOUL, Feb 22 (Reuters) - South Korea on Sunday protested a Japanese government event commemorating a cluster of disputed islands between the two countries, calling the move an unjust assertion of
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Eight bodies recovered in Libya, Greece as Mediterranean death toll rises
Bodies of five asylum seekers wash ashore in Libya as three others die in a separate incident off the coast of Greece.
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Middle East states condemn US ambassador’s comments appearing to support ‘expansionist’ Israel
The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has said it would be “fine” if Israel took control of a vast swathe of the Middle East, drawing a swift rebuke from regional and other majority-Muslim states.
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Indigenous protesters occupy Cargill port terminal in Brazil
Indigenous protesters in Brazil occupied a shipping terminal operated by US agricultural giant Cargill on Saturday, demanding a ban on dredging Amazon waterways."When they start dredging the river and causing pollution, the river will cease to be a common good for all humanity and will become the property of a single individual," demonstrator Thiago Guarani told AFP. Two weeks ago the government announced the suspension of dredging in the Tapajos River, a key Amazon River tributary, after Indige
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US DHS to pause TSA PreCheck and Global Entry as shutdown continues, Washington Post reports
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Four lives changed by four years of Russia-Ukraine war
Tens of thousands of civilians and hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been killed in the Russia-Ukraine war.Out of the limelight for years, when Russia invaded Ukraine he transformed himself into a pro-war zealot, blasting the "decadent" West and reviving his stalled career.
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Iranian students hold protests as new university term begins
Students held protests at several Iranian universities at the start of a new semester on Saturday, some clashing with pro-government groups, according to local news agencies and posts on social media.
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'Solar sheep' help rural Australia go green, one panel at a time
Australian farmer Tom Warren's solar panels look like any other -- until you spot the dozens of sheep grazing and napping, helping the country transition to green energy and earning him a decent income while doing it."The solar farm income is greater than I would ever get off agriculture in this area -- regardless of whether I have sheep running under the panels or not," he said.
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Cuban Americans keep sending help to the island, but some cry foul
In the early morning, Florida resident Gisela Salgado headed to a local store with a bag stuffed with clothes, coffee and powdered milk to send to her brother in Cuba."As long as my brother is there, I'll keep sending him things.
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As US pressures Nigeria over Christians, what does Washington want?
US President Donald Trump's decision to put Nigeria on a blacklist for religious freedom violations has sparked high-level talks between Abuja and Washington -- but what they can agree on remains to be seen.But she also said Nigeria "must do more to protect Christians" in a speech that did not mention Muslim victims of violence -- highlighting major gaps that remain between Washington and Abuja.
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Dark times under Syria's Assad hit Arab screens for Ramadan
A Syrian prison warden screams at a group of chained, crouching inmates in a harrowing scene from one of several Ramadan television series this year that tackle the era of former ruler Bashar al-Assad.Many spent years going from one Assad-era security facility to another in search of their missing family members.
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Afghanistan promises ‘appropriate response’ after deadly Pakistani strikes
At least 17 killed and six missing as Pakistani army launches operation against Pakistan Taliban’s camps and hideouts.
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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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Australia rejects report it is repatriating families of IS militants from Syrian camp
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government on Sunday rejected a local media report that said it was working to repatriate Australians in a Syrian camp holding families of suspected Islamic
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South Korea punishes former president who thought he could unravel democracy
Yoon Suk Yeol’s reckoning is the result of South Korea’s mammoth push to hold a head of state accountable for almost tearing up his nation’s democratic institutions.
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5 bodies of migrants washed ashore in east of Libya's capital Tripoli, police officer says
TRIPOLI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - At least five bodies of migrants including two women have been washed ashore in َQasr al-Akhyar, a coastal town in the east of Libya's capital Tripoli, a police officer
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Islamic State claims two attacks on Syrian army, announces ‘new phase’ of operations
By Feras Dalatey Feb 22 - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for two attacks targeting Syrian army personnel in northern and eastern Syria, as the militant group signaled what it
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Venezuela receives more than 1,500 amnesty requests under new law
More than 370 political prisoners have already been granted amnesty under the US-backed legislation.
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Pakistan says it has launched border strikes in Afghanistan. The Red Crescent reports 18 killed
Islamabad said it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, targeting what it called hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Red Crescent Society said more than a dozen people were killed. Pakistan didn't specify the locations targeted, but the Afghan defense ministry said in a statement “various civilian areas” in the provinces of Nangarhar and Paktika in eastern Afghanistan were hit, including a religious madrassa and multiple civilian homes.
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More than 1,500 request amnesty under new Venezuela law
More than 1,500 political prisoners in Venezuela have applied for amnesty under a new law, the head of the country's legislature said Saturday, two days after the measure -- enacted under pressure from Washington -- came into effect.The legislature unanimously adopted the landmark amnesty law on Thursday, and Delcy Rodriguez hailed its passage, describing it as a step toward "a more democratic, fairer, freer Venezuela."
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‘Absurd and provocative’: Huckabee faces firestorm for Israel border stance
Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia denounce US ambassador’s remarks suggesting Israel has right to much of the Middle East.
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Would a War Against Iran Be Legal? An Expert Explains
David Janovsky is the acting director of the Constitution Project at the Project on Government Oversight, a non-partisan watchdog group.
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Islamic State lashes out at Syria’s interim president as 'puppet without a soul,' urges new attacks
The Islamic State group has blasted Syria’s interim president calling him a “puppet without a soul” controlled by Western countries, adding that his fate eventually will be similar to that of ousted leader Bashar Assad. In an audio message released late Saturday by the group’s spokesman, who identifies himself as Abu Huzaifa al-Ansari, he called on IS followers around the world to attack Jewish and Western targets as they have in past years. Al-Ansari sent greetings to IS fighters from the group’s leader Abu Hafs al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi who was named as the head of the group three years ago.
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Iranian students chant anti-government slogans, as US threats loom
Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters on Saturday in the latest display of anger at the country's clerical leaders, who also face a US military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal.Fars said that what was supposed to be a "silent and peaceful sit-in" on Saturday of students commemorating those killed was disrupted by people chanting slogans including "death to the dictator" -- a reference to Iran's supreme leader.
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Truck caught on camera plowing into famed Australian synagogue in alleged hate crime
Video shows the moment a man allegedly drove a truck into the Brisbane Synagogue gates before fleeing. The suspect is facing hate crime charges.
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DHS agent killed US citizen in March 2025, records show
By David Thomas Feb 21 (Reuters) - A federal immigration agent shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Texas in March 2025, months before the Trump administration began its deportation surge in Minnesota
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Brazil and India agree to boost cooperation on rare earths
Brazil and India sealed a deal Saturday on critical minerals and rare earths, enhancing cooperation on crucial resources between two major countries of the global south as they seek to diversify their trading relationships. The non-binding memorandum of understanding on rare earths establishes a framework for cooperation between the two countries, focusing on reciprocal investment, exploration, mining and artificial intelligence applications, among other issues. Brazil has the world’s second-largest reserves of rare earth minerals, used in a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, solar panels and jet engines.
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