Russian court sentences actor to 17 years in prison for railway sabotage
(Reuters) -A military court in Moscow sentenced a Russian man to 17 years in prison after finding him guilty of attempting to blow up a railway on behalf of a pro-Ukraine Russian paramilitary group, the TASS state news agency reported on Thursday. The ...
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'Very bad decision' if Hezbollah joins Iran-Israel war, says US official
BEIRUT (Reuters) -A top U.S. official visiting the Lebanese capital on Thursday discouraged Tehran-backed armed group Hezbollah from intervening in the war between Iran and Israel, saying it would be a "very bad decision". U.S. special envoy for Syria ...
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Israeli military says it struck nuclear sites including Bushehr on Gulf coast
DUBAI (Reuters) -An Israeli military spokesperson said on Thursday the military had struck nuclear sites in Bushehr, Isfahan, and Natanz, and continued to target additional facilities. Bushehr is Iran's only operating nuclear power plant, which sits on...
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Global investment decline may worsen due to tariffs, UN trade agency warns
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Global foreign direct investment fell for the second consecutive year in 2024, with fears this year could be even worse as trade tensions rock investor confidence, the United Nations agency for trade and developm...
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Finnish parliament votes to exit landmines treaty due to Russia threat
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland's parliament voted on Thursday in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines amid concerns over a military threat posed by neighbouring Russia. Finland joins other European...
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Bulgaria closes Tehran embassy as Iran-Israel conflict intensifies
SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgaria has closed its embassy in Tehran and evacuated diplomatic staff and their families to neighbouring Azerbaijan as the conflict between Iran and Israel intensifies, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov told local media on F...
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Turkey has increased border security amid Iran-Israel conflict, sees no migrant flow
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey has increased the security of its border with Iran as the Israel-Iran conflict continues, a Turkish Defence Ministry source said on Thursday, adding Ankara had not seen any irregular migration flow from Iran. The source, speaki...
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Russia's Putin and China's Xi condemn Israel over its Iran strikes in phone call, Kremlin says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call on Thursday during which both leaders condemned Israel for its strikes on Iran and agreed de-escalation was needed, the Kremlin said. Both men had str...
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Exclusive-Democrats want new leaders, focus on pocketbook issues, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By James Oliphant and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats want new leaders for their party, which many feel isn't focusing enough on economic issues and is over-emphasizing issues like transgender rights and electric vehicles, a Reuters/Ipsos p...
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Indian canteen worker's hopes dashed, no second miracle in air crash
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -Ravi Thakor had been hoping his mother and two-year old daughter had escaped just before an Air India jet crashed into the building they were in. A week after one of the world's worst aviation disasters killed more than 270 ...
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