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Macron to outline nuclear vision amid European unease over US alliance
PARIS, Feb 26 () - President Emmanuel Macron will update France’s nuclear doctrine on Monday, ruling out shared European control while outlining what Paris can offer allies worried about the reliability of the U. nuclear umbrella under President Donald Trump.
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US and Iran to hold a third round of nuclear talks as more American forces deploy to the Mideast
Iran and the United States prepared to meet Thursday in Geneva for nuclear negotiations, talks viewed as a last chance for diplomacy as America has gathered a fleet of aircraft and warships to the Middle East to pressure Tehran into a deal. U.S. President Donald Trump wants a deal to constrain Iran’s nuclear program, and he sees an opportunity while the country is struggling at home with growing dissent following nationwide protests last month. Iran meanwhile has maintained it wants to continue to enrich uranium even as its program sits in ruins following Trump ordering an attack in June on three of the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites.
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US presses missile issue as new Iran talks to open in Geneva
The United States and Iran are set to hold indirect talks in Switzerland on Thursday aiming to strike a deal to avert fresh conflict and bring an end to weeks of threats.In January, there was "a big push by a number of Middle Eastern states to convince the US not to" strike Iran.
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Hong Kong court overturns China critic Jimmy Lai's fraud conviction in rare legal victory
HONG KONG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai's fraud conviction and prison sentence were overturned by a Hong Kong court on Thursday, in a surprise legal decision that comes soon after Lai was jailed for 20 years on a separate national security charge. Judges Jeremy Poon, Anthea Pang, and Derek Pang said in the judgement that they allowed the appeal from Lai, and another defendant in the case, to proceed, as a lower court judge had "erred".
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US to allow Venezuelan oil sales to Cuba as alarm grows in the Caribbean
US eases oil embargo on Cuba as Caribbean neighbours warn worsening humanitarian crisis could destabilise region.
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South Korea relaunches truth commission with focus on adoption fraud
South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission into its past human rights violations, with a key focus on the extensive fraud and malfeasance that corrupted the nation’s historic foreign adoption program. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the third in the country’s history, began accepting new cases Thursday, months after the previous one's mandate ended in November with more than 2,100 complaints unresolved. The new commission will inherit those cases, including 311 submissions by Korean adoptees from the West that were either deferred or incompletely reviewed before the second commission halted a landmark investigation into adoptions in April last year, following internal disputes over which cases warranted recognition as problematic.
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The father of a US-based Hong Kong activist is sentenced to 8 months under national security law
A Hong Kong court sentenced the father of a U.S.-based activist to eight months in prison Thursday for attempting to withdraw some funds from his daughter’s insurance policy, in the first case against a family member of a pro-democracy advocate wanted by the city's authorities brought under a national security law. Kwok Yin-sang, 69, was found guilty earlier this month of attempting to deal with financial assets belonging to an “absconder” under the 2024 security law, locally known as Article 23 legislation.
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Post-uprising polls won't shake Nepal's delicate India-China balance
Nepal votes next week for the first time since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government, but analysts say any winner will likely maintain the delicate diplomatic balance between its two giant neighbours, India and China.- 'Balance ties' - A new cohort of first-time candidates has emerged from the loosely organised Gen Z movement that helped drive the protests, young Nepalis seeking economic reform.
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Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows USA and Canadian Women's Hockey Team Visited Canadian Prime Minister Carney
Is a photo that shows the US and Canadian women's Olympic hockey teams visiting Canadian Prime Minister Carney real? No, that's not true: An online detection tool rated the image 99.9% likely to be AI generated, and there are telltale...
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Factbox-Who is contesting Nepal's polls and what is at stake?
By Gopal Sharma and Saurabh Sharma Feb 25 (Reuters) - Nepal will hold a national election next month, its first since deadly youth-led anti-graft protests toppled the government of then-Prime Minister
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'Will it give me a job?': Nepal's election promises don't stop youth exodus
By Gopal Sharma and Saurabh Sharma KATHMANDU, Feb 26 (Reuters) - At a training centre in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, Rahul Pariyar carefully hooks his harness to a rope, learning the basic skills he
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Australian ex-PM says 'more important than ever' to ditch UK monarchy
Australia ditching the British monarchy is "more important than ever" and voters would likely back a head of state elected by its parliament, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull told AFP on Thursday.But Turnbull told AFP he believed Australians would "absolutely" back a system in which the head of state was instead elected by the parliament in Canberra.
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Hong Kong's legal clampdown on Jimmy Lai, tycoon and China critic
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Court of Appeal on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling against jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai's conviction
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Dressed for succession? Kim Jong Un, daughter fuel speculation with matching coats
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un donned matching jackets with his daughter at a military parade, state media photos showed Thursday, stoking speculation she is being groomed as heir.Other photos from the parade showed Ju Ae striding a red carpet next to her father as he received salutes from North Korea's military top brass.
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Six seats, big goals: What’s next for Bangladesh’s student-led NCP party?
From leading historic uprising to being junior partner in opposition alliance – the nascent party looks for a foothold.
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Cuba says speedboat from Florida was carrying weapons for "terrorist purposes"
Cuba's Interior Ministry said Wednesday night that the boat was carrying 10 people armed with assault rifles, handguns and Molotov cocktails.
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US-Ukraine talks to open in Geneva after overnight Russian strikes
Kyiv and Washington were set to open a new round of talks in Geneva Thursday aimed at ending Moscow's four-year invasion of Ukraine, as Russia launched fresh strikes overnight.The meetings are the latest round of negotiations spearheaded by Trump that so far have failed to make meaningful progress on ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II. Washington is pushing to bring an end to the war triggered by Russia's full-scale invasion, which has left hundreds of thousands dead and destr
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US military base at Diego Garcia thrown back into uncertainty amid Chagos deal turmoil
U.K. Parliament ratification of Chagos Islands sovereignty transfer to Mauritius remains uncertain as House of Lords considers legislation amid transatlantic tensions.
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Near-blind refugee found dead in Buffalo after release by US Border Patrol
By Jan Wolfe and Kristina Cooke Feb 25 (Reuters) - A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of U.S.
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Epstein files reveal links to cash, women, power in Africa
Jeffrey Epstein built close ties with powerful figures in Senegal and Ivory Coast, files released by the US government last month show, detailing the late sex offender's influence network across Africa. Keita also helped put Epstein in contact with her uncle, president of Ivory Coast since May 2011, and his team.
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Pentagon removes senior official from Joint Staff post, sources say
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A Hong Kong court quashes fraud conviction of ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai
A Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday quashed fraud convictions against onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai, a rare victory in the prominent activist’s legal battles. Lai, 78, an outspoken critic of China's ruling Communist Party who founded the now-defunct Apple Daily, will stay in prison because he was sentenced to 20 years weeks ago after being convicted in another case brought under a China-imposed national security law. The conviction that was overturned Thursday was from an earlier fraud case in which prosecutors alleged that a consultancy firm controlled by Lai had used office space that his media business rented for publication and printing purposes.
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Cuba says it killed 4 exiles, wounded 6 others who attacked from Florida speedboat
By Daniel Trotta HAVANA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Cuban forces killed four exiles and wounded six others who sailed into Cuban waters aboard a Florida-registered speedboat on Wednesday and opened fire on a
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Kim Jong Un spurns olive branch from 'hostile' South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has spurned Seoul's efforts to mend diplomatic relations, saying Pyongyang has "absolutely no business dealing with" his nation's "most hostile" enemy, state media said Thursday.North Korea has "absolutely no business dealing with South Korea, its most hostile entity, and will permanently exclude South Korea from the category of compatriots", Kim said, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
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North Korea's Kim says could 'get along' with US but shuns South
Kim Jong Un said North Korea could "get along well" with the United States if Washington acknowledges its nuclear status, but dashed hopes of a diplomatic thaw with Seoul, state media reported Thursday.If Washington "respects our country's current (nuclear) status as stipulated in the Constitution... and withdraws its hostile policy... there is no reason why we cannot get along well with the United States," Kim said, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
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Hundreds of Russian shadow tankers trigger military alarm transiting NATO waters: report
Russia-linked oil tankers Rigel, Hyperion and Kousai tracked carrying sanctioned crude worth $55 million through British waters, according to reports.
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US eases Cuba oil embargo but demands 'dramatic' change
The United States on Wednesday eased an oil embargo on Cuba but Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the island to change "dramatically," saying the communist government had only itself to blame for a historic economic crisis.The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that the United States would allow Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba if sent to the private sector -- a small presence in the communist nation.
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UK Labour party threatened by hard-right, leftists in heartland
Britain's ruling Labour party faces a crunch poll on Thursday that is expected to showcase growing support for the hard-right and leftists as the country's traditional two-party system fractures."It illustrates how the two main parties are losing so much support at the minute," University of Manchester politics lecturer Louise Thompson told AFP, referring to Labour and the main opposition Conservatives.
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Australian PM sorry after saying sexual assault survivor 'difficult'
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised for any "misinterpretation" Thursday after describing a sexual assault survivor who became an advocate for women as "difficult"."I was asked to describe people in one word and Grace Tame, you certainly can't describe in one word," the prime minister told reporters Thursday.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court imposes steep sentences for Marielle Franco murder
The shooting of Franco, an activist, raised questions about political violence and corruption in Brazil’s government.
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DR Congo sanctuary resists bloody forest sell-off
The soft singing of workers rings out at daybreak in the Congolese village of Romee, whose wooded haven is threatened by a scramble for forest land that has sparked deadly violence.Local politicians accused the Lengola of selling off their land, sparking a wave of killings.
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Fiji and Tuvalu to host pre-COP31 climate meetings
SYDNEY, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Fiji and Tuvalu will host key meetings in the lead-up to the COP31 climate summit in 2026, the Pacific Islands Forum said on Thursday.
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Carney heads to Asia to promote Canada trade as US ties falter
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney flies to Asia on Thursday for a three-country tour with a first stop in India, where he hopes to double trade to offset the damage of his country's fracturing relations with the United States.The prime minister has said he wants to more than double two-way trade with India by 2030, eyeing a target of Can$70 billion ($51 billion) by 2030.
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US officials warn of Iranian threat to the US ahead of nuclear talks
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis/WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Senior Trump administration officials on Wednesday made the case that Iran poses a major threat to the
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Death toll in Brazilian floods rises to 46 as rescuers continue search
Emergency workers continue to search for missing residents of towns reeling from recent floods.
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FBI obtained Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records during Biden administration
By Jana Winter WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The FBI subpoenaed records of phone calls made by Kash Patel and Susie Wiles, now the FBI director and White House Chief of Staff, when they were both
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Islamist militant attacks on Niger, Benin and Nigeria border zone soaring, research shows
LAGOS, Feb 26 - Militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are rapidly increasing their attacks on the borderlands between Niger, Benin and Nigeria, turning remote transit corridors into active
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With World Cup looming, can Mexico contain the chaos unleashed by the killing of drug lord ‘El Mencho’?
As the country enters its final preparations to host the world’s biggest sporting event, some fear surviving cartel leaders may “assume a posture of total war against the Mexican state.”
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British far-right activist Tommy Robinson visits US State Department
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson visited the U.S.
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Justice Department says it's reviewing whether any Epstein-related records were mistakenly withheld
The Justice Department said Wednesday that it was looking into whether it had improperly withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files after several news organizations reported that some records involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Donald Trump were not among those released to the public. The announcement followed news reports saying that a massive tranche of records released by the Justice Department did not include several summaries of interviews that the FBI conducted with an unidentified woman who came forward after Epstein's 2019 arrest and claimed to have been sexually assaulted by both Trump and Epstein when she was a minor in the 1980s. “Several individuals and news outlets have recently flagged files related to documents produced to Ghislaine Maxwell in discovery of her criminal case that they claim appear to be missing,” the Justice Department said in a post on X. “As with all documents that have been flagged by the public, the Department is currently reviewing files within that category of the production.”
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North Korea warns it could destroy South if threatened, but leaves door open for US dialogue
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed his nuclear-armed country could “completely destroy” South Korea if its security were threatened, reiterating his refusal to engage with Seoul, state media said Thursday. Kim in recent years has sharpened his rhetoric toward Seoul and underscored his rejection of inter-Korean diplomacy. The official Korean Central News Agency said that Kim also called for developing new weapons systems to bolster his nuclear-armed military, including intercontinental ballistic missiles that could be launched from underwater and an expanded arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons, such as artillery and short-range missiles, targeting South Korea.
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Venezuela top prosecutor Saab resigns, will serve as acting ombudsman
Feb 25 (Reuters) - Venezuela Attorney General Tarek Saab has resigned after a nearly nine-year tenure, the country's legislature said on Wednesday, but has been elected as the country's acting
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