Right-winger Bolsonaro gains ground in Brazil presidential poll
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Right-winger Bolsonaro gains ground in Brazil presidential poll

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Right-wing frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro’s support has grown ahead of Brazil’s presidential election in October, while second-place environmentalist…
Taiwan’s last Africa ally tells China ‘no desire’ to switch ties
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Taiwan’s last Africa ally tells China ‘no desire’ to switch ties

BEIJING/MBABANE (Reuters) – Taiwan’s last diplomatic ally in Africa, the Kingdom of eSwatini, said on Wednesday it had no intention…
Suicide attack kills six Sunni fighters in northern Iraq: police
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Suicide attack kills six Sunni fighters in northern Iraq: police

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide attack on a former Iraqi lawmaker’s house killed at least six tribal militiamen and…
Oil prices inch up as US crude stocks drop, Iran sanctions weigh
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Oil prices inch up as US crude stocks drop, Iran sanctions weigh

SEOUL (Reuters) – Oil markets rose on Wednesday on a drop in US crude inventories and a weaker dollar, while…
Israeli army orders criminal inquiry into killing of two Palestinian teens in Gaza
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Israeli army orders criminal inquiry into killing of two Palestinian teens in Gaza

  Israel’s military said on Tuesday it would launch a criminal investigation into two incidents in which its troops shot…
Two arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in US
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Two arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in US

  Two Iranian men were indicted on Monday for allegedly spying for Tehran in the United States, including conducting surveillance…
Pope vows no more cover ups on sexual abuse in letter to Catholics
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Pope vows no more cover ups on sexual abuse in letter to Catholics

  Pope Francis, facing sexual abuse crises in several countries, wrote an unprecedented letter to all Catholics on Monday, asking…
Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax
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Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – More than two million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat on Monday for a vigil to…
Russia’s Putin, despite sanctions, still hopes for better U.S. ties: Kremlin
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Russia’s Putin, despite sanctions, still hopes for better U.S. ties: Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin still hopes to pull Moscow’s ties with Washington out of a deep crisis,…
Defiant Erdogan casts Turkey currency crisis in religious, patriotic terms
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Defiant Erdogan casts Turkey currency crisis in religious, patriotic terms

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday an attack on Turkey’s economy was no different from a strike…
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