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England goalkeeper Earps, Glastonbury’s Eavis named in king’s New Year honours

(This Dec. 29 has been refiled to remove an extraneous word in paragraph 1) LONDON (Reuters) – England women’s goalkeeper Mary Earps, Glastonbury music festival founder Michael Eavis and the widow of children’s author Roald Dahl were among hundreds of people recognised by Britain in King Charles’ New Year honours list. The trio were among …

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Three Gaza brothers say they were beaten, mistreated in Israeli detention

By Saleh Salem and Bassam Masoud GAZA (Reuters) -Three Palestinian brothers rounded up by Israel in the Gaza Strip said they and fellow detainees were beaten, stripped to their underwear, burnt with cigarettes and subjected to other forms of mistreatment during their detention. Sobhi Yaseen, his brothers Sady and Ibrahim were among dozens of Palestinian …

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Xi urges Chinese envoys to create ‘diplomatic iron army’

(This Dec. 27th story has been refiled to correct translation in paragraph 11) By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged Chinese ambassadors to forge a “diplomatic iron army” loyal to the Communist Party, reviving the abrasive “Wolf Warrior” rhetoric propagated by some diplomats as a sign of China’s increasingly …

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Arrests of Catholic priests in Nicaragua tick up as dragnet intensifies

By Ismael Lopez SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Nicaraguan police on Friday arrested three more Catholic priests, bringing the number of clergymen detained this week to at least nine, according to sources close to the local church leadership, including one who is a high-ranking church member. The three sources, who requested anonymity for fear of arrest, said …

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Russia’s biggest air attack of war kills 31 in Ukraine, officials say

By Ivan Lyubsyh-Kirdey, Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Russia unleashed its biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine on Friday, killing 31 civilians, wounding more than 160 others and hitting cities and infrastructure across the country, officials said. NATO member Poland said a Russian missile appeared to have flown into its airspace …

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U.S. wants to contain China’s chip industry. This startup shows it won’t be easy

By John Shiffman and Joshua Schneyer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Last year, a veteran Silicon Valley software executive took the helm of a startup in his native China, company records show. The startup told potential investors it would sell microchip design software that is mostly available from just a handful of large Western companies. The coveted …

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More than 180 Palestinians killed as Israel forges on with Gaza assault

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of fleeing Palestinians sought shelter on Friday as Israeli tanks pushed through the central Gaza Strip, with more than 180 people reported killed in 24 hours of airstrikes and artillery barrages on the shattered enclave. Israeli warplanes attacking the south of Gaza flattened …

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Poland says Russian rocket entered its airspace, summons diplomat

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland summoned the Russian charge d’affaires and demanded an explanation for the violation of Poland’s airspace by a missile and an immediate halt to such activities, Poland’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday evening. According to the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, a Russian missile entered the airspace of …

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