Mass wedding plans for 100 Nigerian girls and women spark outrage
LAGOS (Reuters) - A Nigerian rights group has launched a petition to stop plans by religious leaders and a state lawmaker to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass ceremony next week, which have sparked outrage in the West African n...
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In France, anti-LGBT+ offences rose 13% in 2023
By Gaelle Sheehan (Reuters) - Offences against the LGBT+ community in France rose 13% in 2023, with 4,560 incidents reported, and after a rise of 3% in 2022, data from the French interior ministry showed on Thursday. Seven out of ten victims were m...
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Trump's lawyers to attack Michael Cohen's story of hush money scheme
By Jody Godoy, Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers plan to resume their cross-examination of the Republican presidential candidate's ex-fixer Michael Cohen on Thursday, aiming to undermine his testimony that Trump w...
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Jordan king says militant groups smuggling drugs, arms should be confronted
DUBAI (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah said on Thursday that militant groups that smuggle drugs and arms should be confronted. The U.S.-allied kingdom foiled a suspected Iranian-led plot to smuggle weapons to help opponents of the ruling monarchy...
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Transgender Russian politician says he has detransitioned
LONDON (Reuters) - A transgender politician from Russia said on Thursday that he had reverted to his gender assigned at birth, in an unusual message amid a crackdown on LGBTQ rights in the country. Roman Alyoshin, who previously went by the name Yu...
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Turkey convicts former pro-Kurdish party officials over Kobani protests
By Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) -A Turkish court convicted former leading officials from the pro-Kurdish HDP party, including co-leader Figen Yuksekdag, on Thursday for instigating 2014 protests triggered by an Islamic State attack on the Syrian...
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Three killed in Israeli raids in West Bank, Palestinian officials say
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed three men in raids across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, during which money-changing shops were searched, the Palestinian Health Ministry and Pale...
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Singapore wakes up to first new leader in 20 years
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's first prime minister in 20 years held an initial cabinet meeting on Thursday after taking office with a pledge to sustain what he called the miracle of the wealthy city state amid an uncertain global...
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Tunisian lawyers go on strike, protest against alleged police abuse
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian lawyers began a one-day nationwide strike on Thursday, with hundreds taking to the streets of the capital, to protest against the recent arrest of two of their colleagues, one of whom they say was tortured during his dete...
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Palestinian president calls on Arab countries for financial support
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Palestinian government has not received the financial support it had expected from international and regional partners, President Mahmoud Abbas said at an Arab League summit on Thursday. "It has now become critical to activate...
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Novo Nordisk building site hit by fire, Danish TV2 reports
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A fire broke out at a Novo Nordisk construction site in the Danish city of Kalundborg on Thursday, TV2 News reported, citing local police. A Novo Nordisk spokesperson confirmed there was a fire but declined to comment further...
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Gazprom CEO Miller is not on Putin's trip to China, Gazprom says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller was not on Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to China because he was holding talks with the Iranian leadership, the world's biggest natural gas company said on Thursday. Gazprom, which holds...
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Greek PM maintains tough stance on North Macedonia's EU bid amid name row
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's prime minister reiterated on Thursday his intention to thwart North Macedonia's bid to join the EU after its newly elected president referred to her country as "Macedonia", reigniting a dispute with Athens over the name....
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Sri Lanka to send delegation to Russia to help repatriate men duped into Ukraine fighting
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will dispatch a high-level delegation to Russia to investigate the fate of hundreds of nationals reportedly fighting in the war in Ukraine, a top official said on Thursday. Social media campaigns v...
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At Cannes, French #MeToo director hopes film will open dialogue
By Tom Little CANNES (Reuters) - French director Judith Godreche praised the Cannes Film Festival for welcoming her and cast members of her movie about the #MeToo movement on the red carpet on Thursday, saying she hoped the film would help progress...
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UK police charge man after anti-Muslim incidents in London
LONDON (Reuters) - British police charged a man with multiple counts of racially aggravated criminal damage on Thursday, after a series of anti-Muslim incidents last October and November at the office that serves Palestinian interests as well as mo...
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Factbox-What is Putin and Xi's 'new era' strategic partnership?
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Thursday to deepen their "strategic partnership" while scolding the United States for a series of moves that they said threatened their countries. Follow...
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Venezuela won't allow exit of opposition aides in Argentine embassy, says official
By Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will not grant safe passage to leave the country to six opposition aides who have taken refuge in the Argentine embassy in Caracas, a ruling party official said late on Wednesday. Senior Argentine off...
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Explainer-What is South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice is holding hearings this week in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza war and seeking an emergency halt to its Rafah offensive. WHA...
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Factbox-What new right-wing Dutch government plans to do
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - After months of tense negotiations, Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders and his coalition partners have struck a deal to form a right-wing government. Here is an overview of their main plans: IMMIGRATION The coalition aims to have...
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German police raid properties as pro-Palestinian group banned
BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities banned a pro-Palestinian group on Thursday for its alleged support of Hamas and police raided properties to confiscate devices and documents, the interior minister of North-Rhine Westphalia said. Herbert Reul s...
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Vietnam Communist Party adds 4 new politburo members, state media reports
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's Communist Party on Thursday added four new member to its Politburo, the most powerful decision-making body in the country, state media reported. The new additions follow the removal of four members since late 2022 for un...
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Egypt rejects Israeli plans for Rafah crossing, sources say
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has rejected an Israeli proposal for the two countries to coordinate to re-open the Rafah crossing between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip, and to manage its future operation, two Egyptian security sources said. O...
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Top Vietnam official removed from Communist Party Politburo over 'violations', state media says
HANOI (Reuters) - One of the most senior members of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has been removed from its elite Politburo due to "violations and wrongdoings", state media reported on Thursday citing a party statement. Thuong Thi Mai's removal ...
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Putin and Xi deepen partnership and scold the United States
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Thursday to deepen their "strategic partnership" while scolding the United States for a series of moves that they said threatened their countries. In a 7...
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