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Jordan’s foreign minister says ‘we fear the worst’ in Gaza war
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's Foreign Minister said on Thursday the country feared the worst was yet to come in the Gaza war, with no signs of a success in efforts to de-escalate. In remarks at a press c...
Oct 19, 2023
World Jewish Congress head calls on Pope Francis to help release hostages
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The head of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) met Pope Francis on Thursday and asked him to help secure the release of the hostages taken by the Hamas militant group following i...
Oct 19, 2023
Russia says it is coordinating Middle East policy with China
(Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it was coordinating its policy in the Middle East and North Africa with China, an increasingly close ally that President Vladimir Putin visited this week. Russia sa...
Oct 19, 2023
New York City rally planned to demand release of Hamas hostages
By Jonathan Allen and Gabriella Borter NEW YORK (Reuters) - Protesters demanding the release of hostages taken by Hamas planned a rally in New York's Times Square on Thursday, as President Joe Biden f...
Oct 19, 2023
Five prisoners released in Venezuela after opposition deal, US demands
CARACAS (Reuters) - Five people jailed in Venezuela, including well-known opposition figures, have been released, the opposition said around midnight on Thursday following an electoral deal with the g...
Oct 19, 2023
US to send two Iron Dome systems back to Israel – sources
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon plans to send the two Iron Dome missile defense systems it had previously purchased from Israel back to that country to defend itself against inbound ...
Oct 19, 2023
UN renews Haiti sanction regime amid calls for faster action
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed for one year its sanctions regime on Haiti, which currently includes just one individual, as Haiti and China called...
Oct 19, 2023
NATO boosts Baltic patrols after undersea infrastructure damage
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO is stepping up patrols in the Baltic Sea following recent damage to undersea infrastructure in the region, the transatlantic military alliance said on Thursday. "The increase...
Oct 19, 2023
Easy choice on Buenos Aires buses: pay 59 pesos or 700?
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentines traveling by bus or metro in Buenos Aires are being given a choice: pay 59 pesos (17 cents) for a subsidized ticket or 700 pesos ($2) full price...
Oct 19, 2023
US Attorney General Garland warns of rise in threats tied to Israel-Hamas war
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday that the Justice Department is monitoring an increase in reported threats against Jewish, Muslim and A...
Oct 19, 2023
