Jordan minister doubts Israel can wipe out Hamas

Jordan minister doubts Israel can wipe out Hamas

[1/3]Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks at the IISS Manama Dialogue in Manama, Bahrain, November 18, 2023. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed Acquire Licensing Rights MANAMA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Jordan’s foreign minister said on Saturday that he did not understand how Israel’s goal of obliterating the Palestinian militant group Hamas it is fighting in Gaza could …

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Russia’s Putin sees political, economic upside to Israel’s war with Hamas

Russia’s Putin sees political, economic upside to Israel’s war with Hamas

Putin has used crisis to criticise United States Issue helps him push new world order agenda Russia seen as taking more pro-Palestinian stance Moscow is offering services as a peacemaker Russia-Israeli ties have worsened LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin waited three days before commenting on Hamas’ massacre of Israelis, which happened …

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Falling debris hampers rescue of 40 workers trapped in Indian tunnel

Falling debris hampers rescue of 40 workers trapped in Indian tunnel

[1/6]A supply truck loaded with augers prepares to enter a tunnel where 40 road workers are trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Shankar Prasad Nautiyal Acquire Licensing Rights LUCKNOW, India, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Falling debris are hampering efforts to pull …

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Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali

Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali

[1/6]A dog crosses a road on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Acquire Licensing Rights NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Two Indian cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution on Monday morning, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers …

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Smoky skies in Indian capital on Diwali as revellers defy firecracker ban

Smoky skies in Indian capital on Diwali as revellers defy firecracker ban

[1/9]A girl lights fireworks to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Acquire Licensing Rights NEW DELHI, Nov 12 (Reuters) – A toxic haze began to circulate in New Delhi on Sunday as people in the city of 20 million, which has struggled with heavy pollution …

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Surgeons in New York announce world’s first eye transplant

Surgeons in New York announce world’s first eye transplant

Nov 9 (Reuters) – Surgeons in New York have performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant in a human, they announced on Thursday, an accomplishment being hailed as a breakthrough even though the patient has not regained sight in the eye. In the six months since the surgery, performed during a partial face transplant, the grafted eye …

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Keeping lights off: Undocumented Afghans go underground in Pakistan

Keeping lights off: Undocumented Afghans go underground in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov 9 (Reuters) – After living in Pakistan for years, thousands of Afghans have gone into hiding to escape a government order to expel undocumented foreigners because they fear persecution under a Taliban administration in their homeland, rights activists say. “The gate is locked from the outside… we are locked inside, we can’t …

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Optus outage causes chaos in Australia before services restored

Optus outage causes chaos in Australia before services restored

Outage hits Australia’s second-largest telecom provider Optus says some services are gradually being restored Optus CEO says no indication of a cyber attack Homes, offices affected across Australia SYDNEY, Nov 8 (Reuters) – An outage at No.2 Australian telco Optus left nearly half the population without internet or phone on Wednesday, throwing payment, transport and …

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Hurricane Lidia kills one in Mexico before storm dissipates rapidly

Hurricane Lidia kills one in Mexico before storm dissipates rapidly

People walk by a restaurant damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Lidia, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Christian Ruano Acquire Licensing Rights PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Mexican rescue workers on Wednesday toiled to clean up damage left by powerful Hurricane Lidia, which battered Mexico’s Pacific coast overnight, killing at least …

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Putin says U.S. is inflaming Middle East by sending aircraft carrier group

Putin says U.S. is inflaming Middle East by sending aircraft carrier group

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the plenary session at the 2023 Russian Energy Week international forum at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow, Russia October 11, 2023. Sputnik/Kristina Kormilitsyna/Kremlin via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Wednesday of inflaming the Middle East …

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