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New Zealand election campaign winds down with Labour facing defeat

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Friday urged voters to get out and re-elect Labour in Saturday's national election, as polls…

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Australians to reject Indigenous Voice in referendum – final YouGov poll

SYDNEY, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Australians are set to overwhelmingly say 'No' to a proposal to constitutionally recognise the country's Indigenous people in a referendum on Saturday, one of the…

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As election nears, Polish PM warns of ‘Islamic fighters’ among migrants

WARSAW, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Islamic militants will be among migrants heading for Europe as a result of the conflict in Israel, Poland's prime minister said on Thursday, as his…

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What are global firms with presence in Israel doing after Hamas attack

Oct 12 (Reuters) - Several global companies have temporarily shut some operations in Israel and asked their employees to work from home after the country came under a surprise attack…

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What war crimes laws apply to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?

By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Conflict between Israel and Palestinian forces since militant group Hamas' weekend assault have created a huge and rising…

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A list of governments who are repatriating citizens from Israel

(Reuters) - Governments around the world have arranged repatriation flights from Tel Aviv in reaction to the conflict in Israel. Here is a list of the governments that have organised…

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Hamas deployed specialised units to attack Israel

Oct 9 (Reuters) - Palestinian Islamist group Hamas deployed a force of about 1,000 fighters to stage the most devastating attack on Israel in decades, organising them into specialised units,…

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Britain’s opposition Labour Party: Who’s who?

LIVERPOOL, England, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party is holding its annual conference in Liverpool, setting out details of the policy platform it hopes will propel it to…

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Airlines suspend Israel flights amid Gaza war

Here are airlines that have temporarily halted flights to and from Israel: AFRICA Royal Air Maroc cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv on Saturday and Sunday. AMERICAS On Sunday,…

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Luxembourg election delivers likely return to centre-right

By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Luxembourg's legislative election results on Sunday left the liberal-led coalition without a majority, making it likely the country's long-dominant centre-right party will gain influence.…

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Far-right, conservatives gain in German votes in blow to Scholz

By Sarah Marsh and Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Voters dealt the parties of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's fractious centre-left coalition a sharp rebuke in the key states of Bavaria and…

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Poland election turns Germany into punchbag, straining Western alliance

Ruling Polish nationalists mine old resentment dating to war Fighting for re-election, they accuse Germany of meddling Quarrel hits Western efforts to aid Ukraine against Russia Berlin being careful to…

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Why was the US House speaker just ousted from his job? And what does it mean for the Republican Party?

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been ousted – in a move initiated by members of his own Republican Party – from the second-most important post in the American government.…

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Poland election campaign polarised by anxiety over migration

By Marek Strzelecki, Kuba Stezycki and Kacper Pempel Border village grappling with surge in illegal migrants Villager: 'They'll walk in like ants' if vigilance wanes Ruling nationalists mining migration fears…

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UK’s opposition Labour on course for landslide election victory, poll predicts

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party is on course to win a landslide victory at a national election expected next year, according to an opinion poll published…

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What is the Palestinian group Hamas?

Oct 7 (Reuters) - The Palestinian group Hamas has launched a surprise attack from Gaza into Israel, in one of the most serious escalations in the Israel-Palestinian conflict in years.…

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A timeline of the conflict between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza

Oct 7 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas launched its biggest assault on Israel in years early on Saturday, firing a barrage of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters…

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Australia PM votes in struggling referendum on Indigenous rights

SYDNEY, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese voted on Saturday in a referendum to recognise the country's Indigenous people in the constitution, a week from a national…

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Poland’s ruling party leads in opinion poll before Oct vote

WARSAW, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Poland's ruling nationalists are in the lead ahead of October 15 parliamentary elections, according to a poll published on Wednesday. The Law and Justice party…

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Liberia President Weah seeks re-election after chaotic first term

Weah's first term marred by corruption allegations Former soccer player still has huge star power Lack of strong opposition could work in Weah's favour By Alphonso Toweh BARCLAYVILLE, Liberia, Oct…

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Nobel Peace Prize: who has won and who missed out?

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023. Here are some past winners - and one…

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6 reasons why global temperatures are spiking right now

The world is very warm right now. We’re not only seeing record temperatures, but the records are being broken by record-wide margins. Take the preliminary September global-average temperature anomaly of…

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Should you charge your phone overnight? Will ‘overcharging’ make it explode? Common battery myths debunked

In the world of lithium-ion batteries, smartphones take centre stage. Yet they’ve also sparked an ongoing debate: does prolonged (or overnight) charging wreak havoc on your battery? A number of…

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A new chapter? ‘Tough’ Sunak hopes to win over Britain

By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew Macaskill and Alistair Smout MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak portrayed himself as a tough decision maker and an agent of change on Wednesday,…

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Main changes to EU set-up needed for acceptance of new members

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will discuss how to reform the 27-nation bloc to accept new members at a summit in Granada on Oct. 5-6, launching a long process…

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New Zealand poll shows comfortable lead for centre-right National Party

By Alasdair Pal Oct 4 (Reuters) - New Zealand's National Party is likely to emerge as the leader in next month's general election, an opinion poll released on Wednesday showed,…

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Who could succeed Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House?

(Reuters) - A small group of rebellious Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives succeeded in ousting their leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, on Tuesday in a historic first. It was…

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What’s at stake in the civil fraud case against Trump?

By Jack Queen (Reuters) - Donald Trump and his family business faced trial in New York on Monday to determine how much they owe in penalties after a judge found…

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New Zealanders start voting in Oct. 14 general election

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - New Zealanders on Monday started voting for a new government as advance in-person balloting opened ahead of the Oct. 14 general election.…

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Wagner group – Is it back? Who controls it?

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin last week was shown meeting one of the most senior former commanders of the Wagner mercenary group, Andrei Troshev, and discussing how best…

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Who is Sam Bankman-Fried, whose fraud trial starts this week?

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A few years after graduating college, Sam Bankman-Fried grew worried he was not taking enough risks. So the son of two…

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Poland’s ruling party leads in opinion poll before October vote

WARSAW, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Poland's ruling nationalists are in the lead ahead of Oct. 15 parliamentary elections, according to a poll published on Monday. The Law and Justice party…

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Australia PM rallies support for Indigenous referendum as early voting starts

SYDNEY, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he would focus on having one-on-one conversations with Australians to rally support for the Indigenous referendum, as…

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Argentina presidential candidates trade barbs in first debate

By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) - The main candidates for Argentina's presidency clashed in the first debate of the campaign on Sunday, trading barbs over who is to blame…

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Maldives opposition candidate Muizzu wins presidential vote

By Mohamed Junayd MALE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu has won the Maldives presidential election, beating incumbent President Ibrahim Solih in a second-round runoff that could herald…

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In taking Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s president avenged his father

By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) - Early on September 19, Azerbaijan's president set in motion a lightning-fast military plan months in the making that would redraw the geopolitical map and avenge…

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Somali piracy, once an unsolvable security threat, has almost completely stopped. Here’s why

In 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, actions that the World Bank…

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Thousands gather in Warsaw for opposition rally ahead of tight election

By Justyna Pawlak WARSAW, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people gathered for an opposition rally in Warsaw on Sunday, two weeks ahead of an election that the…

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Robert Fico, pro-Russian Slovak political heavyweight wins another election

By Jan Lopatka BRATISLAVA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Robert Fico, who won Slovakia's parliamentary election on Saturday by appealing to anti-western and pro-Russian sentiment, may lead the European Union nation…

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Slovak coalition talks to start after ex-PM Fico’s election win

By Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet BRATISLAVA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Slovakia's Robert Fico, who won an election after pledging to end military aid to Ukraine, was in pole position…

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Pro-Russian ex-PM Fico wins Slovak election, needs allies for government

By Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet BRATISLAVA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Slovakia's leftist former Prime Minister Robert Fico beat his progressive rival in a parliamentary election after campaigning to end…

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Why the volatile South Caucasus is important for oil and gas supplies

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – The control of Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway territory that was until recently controlled by ethnic Armenians, in the latest escalation of a decades-old conflict. Developments over Karabakh could…

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Takeaways from the second 2024 Republican presidential debate

By James Oliphant and Tim Reid SIMI VALLEY, California, (Reuters) - The seven Republicans on stage at their party's second 2024 presidential primary debate aimed on Wednesday to convince voters…

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US government shutdown: what does it mean?

(Reuters) - Large swaths of the U.S. government could temporarily close on Oct. 1 if Congress does not approve spending bills due to a dispute between far-right Republicans and other…

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Slovakia election: what are the main issues?

By Jan Lopatka (Reuters) - Slovakia's three-time prime minister Robert Fico is seeking a return to power in a Sept. 30 election, with final opinion polls showing his SMER-SSD party…

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With Trump again absent, Republicans trade barbs at messy debate

By Tim Reid and Joseph Ax SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) - Donald Trump's Republican rivals clashed at a chaotic presidential debate on Wednesday, leveling attacks at the absent former president,…

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Republicans to hold second 2024 presidential debate on Wednesday

By Tim Reid Seven Republican candidates will take part in the second 2024 Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in California. Donald Trump will skip the event and give a speech…

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Some Republican donors now eye Haley as best hope against Trump

By Alexandra Ulmer and Gram Slattery Sept 27 (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley appears to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' faltering campaign,…

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What caused the Hollywood writers’ strike and is it over?

Sept 27 (Reuters) - The strike by Hollywood screenwriters ended after their union said its members could return to work on Wednesday while guild members vote to ratify the agreement.…

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Slovakia’s liberal PS party edges ahead before Sept 30 election – AKO poll

Sept 27 (Reuters) - The Slovak liberal party Progresivne Slovensko edged marginally ahead of the SMER-SSD of former prime minister Robert Fico in the final poll from AKO agency before…

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Slovak SMER party’s lead shrinks as rival PS jumps before Sept 30 election -IPSOS poll

Sept 27 (Reuters) - Slovak opposition party SMER-SSD, led by former prime minister Robert Fico, held a narrowing lead over its liberal challenger Progresivne Slovensko ahead of a Sept. 30…

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Why is Rupert Murdoch stepping aside now and what does it mean for the company?

At age 92, media mogul Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp but will stay on in the role of chairman emeritus, presumably to…

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Poor states use food crisis fight to get big power attention at UN

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - In his speech opening the annual United Nations gathering of world leaders this week, Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres vowed - to applause - that…

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Migrant repatriations from Italy likely to be limited and costly

ROME, (Reuters) - Italy's conservative government said on Friday asylum seekers would be detained while their request for protection was processed unless they could pay 4,938 euros ($5,259) as a…

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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch resigns − extending Joe Biden’s ongoing good luck streak with the media

Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States of America on Jan. 20, 2021. Imagine if someone could go back in time and inform him and…

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Who is Lachlan Murdoch? What will happen to Fox and News Corp?

By Dawn Chmielewski and Helen Coster (Reuters) - Lachlan Murdoch, eldest son of media titan Rupert Murdoch, was named sole chairman of News Corp and will continue as chair and…

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Poland’s ruling party leads in opinion poll before Oct vote

WARSAW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Poland's ruling nationalists are in the lead ahead of Oct. 15 parliamentary elections, according to a poll published on Friday. The Law and Justice party…

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