By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – Human rights lawyers said on Friday they had filed an urgent appeal against Germany’s government to stop exports of war weapons to Israel, citing …
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Israeli inquiry finds Oct 7 hostage likely killed by friendly fire
by Reutersby ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) – One of the hostages seized by Hamas gunmen during their attack on Israeli communities around Gaza on Oct. 7 was probably killed by an Israeli helicopter gunship …
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Ukrainian forces try to hold Russians back from stronghold in east
by Reutersby ReutersBy Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Fighting raged on Friday between Ukrainian and Russian forces near the town of Chasiv Yar, a Ukrainian stronghold in the east, but …
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By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – Six months into the war in Gaza, the killing of a group of aid workers by an Israeli air strike summed …
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UN rights body demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes
by Reutersby ReutersBy Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Cecile Mantovani GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution calling for Israel to be held accountable for possible war …
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Israel approves reopening of Erez crossing into Gaza, use of Ashdod port for aid
by Reutersby ReutersBy James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel said it approved the reopening of the Erez crossing into northern Gaza and the temporary use of Ashdod port in southern Israel, following U.S. …
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Biden threatens change in US policy if Netanyahu fails to protect Gaza civilians
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden threatened on Thursday to condition support for Israel’s offensive in Gaza on it taking concrete steps to protect aid …
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Helicopter rescues Taiwan miners, stranded hotel guests confirmed safe
by Reutersby ReutersBy Yimou Lee and Fabian Hamacher HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -A helicopter plucked to safety on Thursday six people stranded in a mining area after Taiwan’s worst earthquake in 25 years, …
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Iran vows to punish Israel at funeral for officers killed in embassy strike
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -Iran reiterated its pledge to punish Israel on Friday at a funeral for seven officers killed in a suspected Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy compound in Syria this …
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Poland’s Tusk seeks to cement grip on power in local elections
by Reutersby ReutersBy Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk, Alan Charlish and Justyna Pawlak WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland holds local elections on Sunday, in what will be the first ballot box test for the parties comprising …
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Taiwan earthquake rescuers face threat of landslides, rockfalls; death toll at 12
by Reutersby ReutersBy Fabian Hamacher and Joyce Zhou HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Rescuers in Taiwan faced the threat of further landslides and rockfalls in Friday’s search for a dozen people still missing from …
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UN rights body adopts first resolution to protect rights of intersex people
by Reutersby ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday voted to adopt a resolution designed to protect the rights of intersex people, the first initiative of its kind …
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Forecasters predict ‘extremely active’ 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
by Reutersby ReutersBy Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – Weather forecasters at Colorado State University (CSU) on Thursday predicted an “extremely active” 2024 Atlantic hurricane season because of warm sea surface temperatures and …
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World food prices rebound from three-year low, says UN agency
by Reutersby ReutersPARIS (Reuters) -World food prices rebounded in March from a three-year low, boosted by increases in vegetable oils, meat and dairy products, according to the United Nations food agency’s latest …
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Finnish minister says now is not the time to discuss gun laws after child shooting
by Reutersby ReutersBy Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland already has quite “strict” firearms legislation and now is not the right time to discuss tightening it, Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said, following …
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Trump suffers twin setbacks as judges reject calls to dismiss charges
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump suffered a pair of legal setbacks on Thursday as judges spurned his calls to dismiss criminal charges over the former U.S. president’s efforts …
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Analysis-Biden ultimatum to Netanyahu: protect Gaza civilians, or else
by Reutersby ReutersBy Arshad Mohammed, Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden effectively gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an ultimatum on Thursday: protect Palestinian civilians and …
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AI seen cutting worker numbers, survey by staffing company Adecco shows
by Reutersby ReutersBy John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence will lead to many companies employing fewer people in the next five years, staffing provider Adecco Group said on Friday, in a …
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Yellen says China is too big to export its way to rapid growth
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Lawder GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that China is too large to try to export its way to rapid growth and …
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Tencent’s next level up: fewer big foreign franchise games, more in-house
by Reutersby ReutersBy Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – (This March 21 story has been corrected to rectify the time period from ‘last month’ to ‘in January’ and Undawn’s revenue data from …
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Ukraine says it downed 13 drones launched by Russia overnight
by Reutersby ReutersKYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air force shot down all 13 drones used in Russia’s overnight attack on southern regions, the Ukrainian military said on Friday. Shahed drones were destroyed over …
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Samsung flags 10-fold rise in first-quarter profit as chip prices recover
by Reutersby ReutersBy Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics estimated on Friday its first-quarter operating profit would rise more than 10-fold, topping market expectations, as chip prices have started …
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South Korea’s Yoon joins early voting ahead of parliamentary elections
by Reutersby ReutersBy Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol cast his ballot as two days of early voting for next week’s parliamentary elections kicked off on Friday, in …
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Analysis-Why Japan is not giving up on fraught U.S. Steel deal
by Reutersby ReutersBy John Geddie, Katya Golubkova and Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) – Days after President Joe Biden joined his election rival Donald Trump in voicing concern about a Japanese purchase of …
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US wants airlines to boost travel benefits for military personnel
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday urged the nation’s largest passenger airlines to improve travel benefits for active-duty military personnel and their families. The …