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Mexico announces killing of drug cartel kingpin ‘El Mencho’
Mexican leader Sheinbaum says government is responding to reported violence after operation against the cartel leader.
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Exclusive-New US military-led group aided Mexico's hunt for 'El Mencho' cartel boss
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - A new U.S.-military-led task force specializing in intelligence collection on drug cartels played a role in the Mexican military raid on Sunday that
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WorldPower restored to most households in Ukraine's Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia region
Feb 22 () - Emergency crews have restored power to most areas hit by cuts after a major Ukrainian attack on energy infrastructure, the Russia-installed governor of the part of Zaporizhzhia region controlled by Moscow said. Yevgeny Balitsky, writing on Telegram, said power supplies had been restored to all but 12,000 households in a single district.
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Fact Check: Bernie Sanders Joke Meme About Owning Companies And Bank Accounts In China Originated On Satire Page
Did a meme about the "National Intelligence Agency" discovering Bernie Sanders owns several companies and bank accounts in China originate from actual news reports? No, that's not true: It originated on a satirical Facebook page run by a liberal man...
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Hundreds protest in Verona ahead of Olympics closing ceremony
By Emilio Parodi VERONA, Italy, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people marched through the streets of Verona a few hours before the Olympics closing ceremony to protest against housing costs and
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Syria moves out last residents of ISIL-linked desert camp
Official Fadi al-Qassem says all residents have left al-Hol camp, which long housed relatives of alleged ISIL members.
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Moscow airports operating again after restrictions over drones
MOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Moscow airports were back in operation on Sunday evening after suspensions imposed by aviation regulator Rosaviatsia over drone attacks which the city's mayor said had been
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
Iranian officials held out hope for progress towards a deal to forestall fresh conflict when talks with US negotiators resume on Thursday, despite a huge build-up of American military might in the Middle East. Badr Albusaidi, foreign minister of regional mediator Oman, said talks would resume on Thursday in Geneva "with a positive push to go the extra mile towards finalising the deal".
4 min readAFP
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Iran and U.S. to meet on Thursday for talks
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Iran and the U.S. will hold a third round of nuclear talks on Thursday in Geneva, Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on Sunday, amid growing concerns about the risk of
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Tourists in Mexican seaside city told to stay on resort as government warns of ‘clashes’
Tourists were told not leave Puerto Vallarta resorts as officials warn of violent "clashes" following federal operation. Dark smoke was seen filling the skies over the vacation city.
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Iran announces test of new naval air defense missile in Strait of Hormuz as US military buildup continues
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy launched the Sayyad 3-G naval air defense missile during exercises in the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. naval forces build up in the Gulf.
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Netanyahu says Israel will forge regional alliance to rival ‘radical axes’
Israeli PM says his country is working to counter what he called ‘radical Shia axis’ and ’emerging radical Sunni axis’.
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Afghans mourn villagers killed in Pakistani strikes
Afghans gathered around a mass grave on Sunday to bury villagers who died in overnight air strikes by Pakistan, which said its military operation killed dozens of militants.Islamabad said Sunday that despite repeated requests, Taliban authorities have failed to act against militant groups using Afghan territory to carry out attacks in Pakistan, which Kabul denies.
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Exclusive-Tehran is ready for nuclear concessions if US meets demands, Iranian official says
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Iran has indicated it is prepared to make concessions on its nuclear programme in talks with the U.S. in return for the lifting of sanctions and recognition
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Oman confirms US-Iran talks will take place in Geneva on Thursday
Iran is negotiating ‘only nuclear’ at present, its foreign minister says, and is confident a deal can be reached.
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Hamas official says group in final stage of choosing new chief
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement was in the final phase of selecting a new leader, with two prominent figures competing for the position."The movement has completed its internal elections in the three regions and has reached the final stage of selecting the head of the political bureau," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak publicly.
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Yoga classes aim to bring moments of peace to Gaza’s traumatised children
Recreational activities combined with yoga in Gaza help children recover a sense of normalcy despite war, teacher says.
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A notorious camp in Syria tied to alleged IS families is emptied as final convoy departs
A notorious camp in Syria that once housed tens of thousands of women and children with alleged links to the Islamic State group has been emptied, officials said Sunday. Fadi al-Qassem, the Syrian Foreign Ministry representative for the al-Hol camp administration, said the final convoy left the camp Sunday morning. Hundreds of residents of the remote camp in northeastern Syria have been transferred to the Akhtarin camp in Aleppo province in recent weeks and others have been repatriated to Iraq.
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US trade chief says not seeing countries move to pull out of tariff deals
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - U. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Sunday said none of the countries that have reached trade deals with the U.
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Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during operation to capture him
The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho, ” on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico's most powerful cartel and giving the government its biggest prize yet to show the Trump administration its efforts. Oseguera Cervantes was wounded in an operation to capture him Sunday in Tapalpa, Jalisco about a two-hour drive southwest of Guadalajara and he died while being flown to Mexico City, the Defense Department said in a statement.
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Iranian students rally as universities reopen after nationwide protests
Many students remain incarcerated after being taken by security forces during and after the bloody protests in January.
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US says trade deals in force despite court ruling on tariffs
US trade deals with the European Union, China and other partners remain in force despite the Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of President Donald Trump's tariffs, a top official said Sunday."It's important to understand that over the years, Congress has delegated enormous tariff setting authority to the president," Greer said on CBS. He added that tariffs imposed outside the authority struck down by the court remain in effect.
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Greenland doesn’t need Trump’s hospital boat - we have free healthcare, says prime minister
‘President Trump’s idea to send a U.S. hospital ship here to Greenland has been duly noted. But we have a public health system where care is free for citizens’
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Iran agreed secret shoulder-fired missile deal with Russia, FT reports
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Iran agreed a secret 500 million euro ($589 million) arms deal with Russia to acquire thousands of advanced shoulder-fired missiles, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
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US envoy Huckabee tries to deny saying he would support Israel expansionism
Rights advocate warns that failure to sack Huckabee ‘will be read by the world as an endorsement of his views’ by Trump.
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1 dead, dozens injured in 'terrorist attack' in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
A 33-year-old suspect has been detained after explosions in central Lviv killed a police officer and injured 25 people.
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Next US-Iran nuclear talks are Thursday in Geneva as Washington awaits proposed deal from Tehran
The United States and Iran will hold their next round of nuclear talks Thursday in Geneva, a facilitator said Sunday, as the Islamic Republic faces both the threat of a U.S. military strike and new protests at home. Oman previously hosted the indirect talks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and facilitated the latest round in Geneva last week. There was no immediate comment from the Trump administration, which has built up the largest U.S. military presence in the Middle East in decades as it pushes its longtime adversary for concessions on its nuclear program and more.
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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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Sudan condemns RSF chief’s visit to Uganda as minimising ‘human values’
Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Mohamed Dagalo’s meeting with President Yoweri Museveni focused on ending war.
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US says ambassador's comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context
An uproar continued Sunday after the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East, as more Arab and Muslim countries objected and the U.S. said his comments were taken out of context. Huckabee spoke in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired Friday. Carlson said that according to the Bible, the descendants of Abraham would receive land that today would include much of the Middle East, including parts of modern-day Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.
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Greenland does not need US hospital ship: Danish minister
Denmark on Sunday rejected a US claim that Greenland needs healthcare help, on the same day its forces evacuate a US sailor from a submarine off the coast of the Arctic island for medical treatment. Separately, early on Saturday Denmark's Arctic Command announced that it had evacuated a crew member of a US submarine off the coast of Nuuk after the sailor requested urgent medical attention.
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France to summon U.S. ambassador over comments on Quentin Deranque's death
The U.S. State Department's Counterterrorism Bureau shared a post on X about Quentin Deranque, a far-right activist, who died of brain injuries after being beaten.
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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.”
3 min readCNN
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Hungary threatens to block EU loan to Ukraine unless Russian oil shipments resume
Hungary is threatening to block a 90 billion-euro EU support loan for Ukraine unless oil transit through the Russian-linked Druzhba pipeline is restored.
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Small but mighty: Colombia’s Muslim community celebrates Ramadan
Colombia’s Muslims comprise less than 0.2 percent of the population in a country that is majority Catholic.
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Pope says peace in Ukraine 'cannot be postponed'
VATICAN CITY, Feb 22 () - Pope Leo made an impassioned appeal on Sunday for peace in Ukraine, saying an end to the four-year-old conflict "cannot be postponed" as the United States tries to broker an elusive accord between Moscow and Kyiv. Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour on February 24, 2022, used drones and ballistic and cruise missiles in its latest attacks overnight, the Ukrainian military and local officials said on Sunday.
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France summons US ambassador over comments about death of far-right activist
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Sunday he would summon the US ambassador to France after “interference” regarding the death of a French far-right activist earlier this month.
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Turkey's growing reach in Africa seen complicating US strategy, analysts warn
Turkey's expansion into Africa through commerce including military sales reportedly challenges U.S. interests as ongoing conflicts create new opportunities for Ankara.
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Delayed justice: Argentina's secret Nazi files expose costly inaction in pursuit of war criminals
Declassified Argentine files reveal how Nazi war criminals Adolf Eichmann and Walter Kutschmann lived openly in South America for decades after World War II.
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Morocco flood evacuees mark muted Ramadan away from home
When floods forced Ahmed El Habachi out of his Moroccan village, he thought the displacement was temporary.But the floods that battered northwestern Morocco in recent weeks have left evacuees like Habachi with little to celebrate.
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Why have there been so many skiing deaths in Europe this year?
The whole mountain rumbles when an avalanche rolls off it. The swirling, whirling mass approaches like a steam train, picking up thousands of tons of matter on its descent, throwing clouds of snow into the air, gathering speeds of up to 130 kph (80 mph), sweeping past anything in its path.
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Supreme Court wades into US-Cuba business disputes, with billions at stake
By Jan Wolfe Feb 22 (Reuters) - The U.S.
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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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Catholic Italy's Olympic host cities offer different access for Muslims to observe Ramadan
This year's Olympic and Paralympic Games are located in Italy, a historically Catholic nation. One of the two host cities, Milan, is multicultural and cosmopolitan, and there are Islamic centers and mosques spread around the city to gather and worship. At least one is welcoming people of other faiths wishing to partake in iftar dinners, when Muslims break their daily fast.
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