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Israel strikes main bridge in south Lebanon, orders destruction of homes near border
Rights group says such demolitions could amount to war crimeOver 1,000 killed in Lebanon, hundreds of thousands displacedUN has criticised Israel's actions in LebanonIsrael probing whether Israeli civilian killed by its own militaryBy Ahmed Fahmy, Amr Abdallah Dalsh and Alexander Cornwell Nea...Reuters
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German Chancellor Merz's conservatives lead in state election, forecast shows
BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) held a lead over their centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners in an election in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate on Sunday, a forecast on public television showed.The fir...Reuters
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German Chancellor Merz's conservatives lead in state election, forecast shows
BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) held a lead over their centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners in an election in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate on Sunday, a forecast on public television showed.The fir...Reuters
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UK's Starmer to hold Monday meeting on Iran war's economic impact
LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the impact of the Iran war on the economy, a British government official said.Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, is expected to attend the so-called COBRA meeting, th...Reuters
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WRAPUP 4-Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf energy and water after Trump ultimatum
Trump vows to 'obliterate' Iran energy facilities if it doesn't open Strait of HormuzThreats add to worries in global marketsTehran says strait open to all but 'enemies'Air raid sirens over Israel after scores injured overnightBy Maayan Lubell, Alexander Cornwell and Idrees Ali ...Reuters
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Zelenskiy urges allies to keep up pressure on Russia ahead of talks with US
Ukraine and US teams resume talks to end warZelenskiy calls for tough sanctions against RussiaFormer top general does not want elections during warBy Pavel Polityuk KYIV, March 22 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday urged allies to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia ah...Reuters
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Slovenians vote in close race between ruling liberals and populist right
Close race means coalition partners may decide outcomeJansa offering tax breaks, cuts to welfare, media fundingElection marred by graft allegations, foreign meddling fearsBy Fatos Bytyci and Daria Sito-Sucic LJUBLJANA, March 22 (Reuters) - Slovenians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election pi...Reuters
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Golf-Emotional DeChambeau claims LIV Golf South Africa title after play-off
JOHANNESBURG, March 22 (Reuters) - An emotional Bryson DeChambeau beat Jon Rahm on the first play-off hole to claim the inaugural LIV Golf South Africa title at Steyn City in Johannesburg on Sunday, claiming back-to-back victories on tour after winning in Singapore the previous week.Both DeChambeau ...Reuters
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Alpine skiing-Italy's Goggia takes women's super-G World Cup Globe
Goggia wins first super-G title, fifth career GlobeShiffrin still leads overall standingsItalians win all four final speed racesParis completes a double success LILLEHAMMER, Norway, March 22 (Reuters) - Italy's Sofia Goggia secured her first Alpine skiing World Cup super-G Crystal Globe after...Reuters
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Turkey discusses steps to end war with Iran, US, EU, Egypt in calls
ANKARA, March 22 - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed steps to end the war between Iran, the United States and Israel with counterparts from Iran and Egypt, as well as U.S. officials and the European Union, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Sunday.The source said Fidan had held separat...Reuters
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Russia launches first rocket from repaired Baikonur launch pad
MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - Russia launched a Soyuz rocket from a repaired launch pad at its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday, restoring its capability to fly to the International Space Station for the first time since the launch pad was damaged last year.At 1200 GMT, a Soyuz-2.1a rocket...Reuters
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Scores hurt after Iranian missiles hit Israeli desert towns
By Alexander Cornwell and Dedi Hayun TEL AVIV/ARAD March 22 (Reuters) - Southern Israeli towns woke to widespread damage on Sunday after air defences failed to intercept two Iranian missiles overnight that injured scores of civilians in one of the worst attacks of the war so far on Israeli soil.A...Reuters
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Pope Leo calls war in Middle East a 'scandal' to humanity
VATICAN CITY, March 22 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Sunday said death and suffering caused by the war in the Middle East are a "scandal to the whole human family", renewing his plea for an immediate ceasefire.As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its fourth week, the first U.S. pope said that he...Reuters
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Trump deploys ICE agents to assist TSA at US airports
March 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said that he will be sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Monday to help out Transportation Security Administration personnel in U.S airports."On Monday, ICE will be going to airports to help our wonderful TSA Agents who have stay...Reuters
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Alpine skiing-Italy's Goggia takes women's super-G World Cup Globe
LILLEHAMMER, Norway, March 22 (Reuters) - Italy's Sofia Goggia secured her first Alpine skiing World Cup super-G Crystal Globe on Sunday after winning the final women's speed race of the season.Switzerland's Corinne Suter was second, 0.32 slower, in the race in Kvitfjell, Norway, with Ge...Reuters
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EXCLUSIVE-Patriot missile involved in Bahrain blast likely US-operated, analysis finds
Bahrain acknowledges Patriot missile involved in explosionAnalysis suggests missile likely launched from US-operated batteryIncident highlights risks of using advanced weapons against cheaper dronesFor a graphic presentation of this story: https://www.reuters.com/investigations/patriot-missile-invol...Reuters
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