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US Senate confirms Lew to be ambassador to Israel
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday backed President Joe Biden's nominee, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel, despite Repub...
Oct 31, 2023
White House aims for Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teams for U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have an agreement in principle for them to meet in San Francisco in November but important details need to be...
Oct 31, 2023
Hamas to release some foreign captives in coming days -armed wing spokesman
CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas has told mediators it will release a number of foreign captives in the coming days, Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of the group's armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, said in a video on i...
Oct 31, 2023
Five Islamist convicts escape from Tunisian jail, government sacks intelligence officials
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Five Islamist prisoners convicted of killing two secular politicians and policemen escaped from a Tunisian jail on Tuesday, in a rare security breach for the North Afr...
Oct 31, 2023
Dozens more aid trucks expected to enter Gaza -US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday said 66 trucks of humanitarian assistance entered Gaza in the last 24 hours and that dozens more are expected to be cleared for deliveries. White Hous...
Oct 31, 2023
UK’s Sunak stresses to Israel’s Netanyahu need minimise Gaza civilan casualties
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasised the importance of taking all possible measures to minimise civilian casualties to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, his of...
Oct 31, 2023
Flawed analysis behind Alberta’s CPP exit proposal, says Ottawa
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday she will seek to challenge oil-producing province of Alberta's proposal to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) in...
Oct 31, 2023
Fighting in western Libya town kills eight people
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Fighting in a Libyan hill town has killed eight people since Sunday, a member of the municipal council and another resident said, adding that forces aligned with the Tripoli govern...
Oct 31, 2023
Germany’s Scholz says his country, EU to help boost West Africa security
ACCRA (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday said his country and the European Union as a whole were committed to boosting security in West Africa, and could provide training and equipme...
Oct 31, 2023
Jailed Iranian women’s activist smuggles out letter of thanks for Nobel Peace Prize
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Jailed Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi has smuggled out a letter of thanks for her Nobel Peace Prize awarded earlier this month, saying it marked a turning point...
Oct 31, 2023
