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Iran says U.S.-backed air defence pact with Arabs will raise tensions
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry said on Saturday that plans by the United States and Israel for a joint defence pact with Arab states to counter the threat of Iranian drones and missiles wou...
Jul 09, 2022
Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Civil war victor brought down by protests
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing of the Tamil Tigers to bring an end to the country's long-running civil war and went on to become ...
Jul 09, 2022
Flooding in Pakistan kills dozens as heavy monsoon rains lash the country
By Gul Yousefzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Intense floods killed dozens of people and left hundreds homeless in Pakistan, officials said on Saturday, as heavy monsoon rains battered the country. In...
Jul 09, 2022
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Congo -statement
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Thursday that targetted the town of Lume in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the group's news agency said in a statement on...
Jul 09, 2022
Thousands march in Bucharest LGBTQ pride parade
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Thousands of Romanians joined an LGBTQ pride march in Bucharest on Saturday ahead of planned legislation that could potentially endanger future parades and fuel discrimination. P...
Jul 09, 2022
Zelenskiy sacks Ukraine’s envoy to Germany, other ambassadors
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Kyiv's ambassador to Germany on Saturday as well as several other top foreign envoys, the presidential website said. In a decree that...
Jul 09, 2022
Japan ruling party set for strong election showing after Abe killing
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could receive a surge of support in an upper house election on Sunday following the assassination of former Prime Ministe...
Jul 09, 2022
Yellen cancels part of trip to Japan after Abe assassination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has canceled her visit to the Port of Yokohama during her travel to Japan next week, a Treasury Department official said on Saturday, out of...
Jul 09, 2022
Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria dies at 100
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's former President Luis Echeverria, who was in power from 1970 to 1976, has died, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday. He was 100 years old. (Reportin...
Jul 09, 2022
Iran escalates enrichment with adaptable machines at Fordow, IAEA reports
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has escalated its uranium enrichment further by enriching with advanced machines at its underground Fordow plant that are able to switch more easily between enrichment levels, ...
Jul 09, 2022
