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India has asked Pakistan to extradite Mumbai suspect Hafiz Saeed – foreign ministry spokesperson
(Corrects spelling to 'Hafiz' from 'Hafeez' in headline and first paragraph) (Reuters) - India has formally requested Pakistan to extradite Hafiz Saeed, suspected of involvement in the 2008 attacks on...
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France to step up security measures for New Year’s celebrations
PARIS (Reuters) - France will have large numbers of police and soldiers deployed for this weekend's New Year's celebrations due to the 'very high' terrorist threat facing the country, Interior Ministe...
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Electricity in the air for one Cuban couple’s two-wheeler wedding procession
By Mario Fuentes and Alien Fernandez HAVANA (Reuters) - Wedding processions on wheels are nothing new along Havana's famous seafront drive, the Malecon, but this week electric motorcycles and scooters...
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Factbox-Trump foes turn to Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ ban to keep him off 2024 ballot
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) - Maine on Thursday became the second U.S. state to bar Donald Trump from a Republican presidential primary ballot, part of a flurry of legal challenges to his eligibilit...
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Hapag-Lloyd: will continue to divert vessels from the Suez Canal
BERLIN (Reuters) -Hapag-Lloyd has decided to continue diverting its vessels around the Suez Canal for security reasons, a spokesperson for the German container shipper told Reuters on Friday, adding a...
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Japan lodges protest with S.Korea over reported disputed islets military drill
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Foreign Ministry lodged a stern protest with the South Korean embassy in Tokyo and South Korea's foreign ministry over a military drill reportedly conducted practising the de...
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U.S. drivers hope for lower pump prices in 2024 as gasoline stocks climb
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - American drivers can expect lower motor fuel costs for a second-straight year in 2024 as a jump in global refining capacity and a surplus in U.S. gasoline stocks drive down ...
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In Nigeria and much of Africa, Catholic same-sex couples see no blessings soon
By Abraham Achirga ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Catholic couple Jane and Lucy have little hope their local parish church will bless their same-sex union anytime soon, as conservative priests across Afri...
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Workers bedeck Indian town with flowers amid preparations for temple opening
By Saurabh Sharma and Anushree Fadnavis AYODHYA, India (Reuters) - Less than a month before a grand Hindu temple opens, India's northern town of Ayodhya is buzzing with activity as finishing touches a...
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Turkey detains 29 people with suspected Islamic State ties planning attacks, says minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish authorities have detained 29 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State in operations across nine provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Fr...
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