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Family bids farewell to British journalist murdered in the Amazon

NITEROI, Brazil (Reuters) – The family of Dom Phillips on Sunday bid farewell to the British journalist, who was killed earlier this month along with Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon. Phillips’ wife Alessandra Sampaio, siblings Sian and

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‘Kindred spirits’ Biden, Scholz work to heal U.S.-German ties

By Andrea Shalal and Andreas Rinke SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) – Panned by critics for dragging his feet on Ukraine, called a “sulky liver sausage” by the Ukrainian ambassador, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday won public praise from a

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UK’s Boris Johnson: cost of Russian victory in Ukraine is too high

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) – World leaders must recognise the price of supporting Ukraine including the surge in energy and food costs but must also acknowledge that the price of allowing Russia to win would be far higher, British Prime

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Porto Jewish community denounces citizenship probe as a ‘Holocaust against families’

Head of community rails at Portuguese authorities over investigation into its role in vetting Roman Abramovich, others for Sephardic ancestry

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Battle lines drawn as coalition and opposition resume clash over Knesset’s fate

Government makes gains in bid to disperse parliament before opposition can take control and install Netanyahu as prime minister, but Likud-led camp vows to keep fighting

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Terror suspect in shooting during Oslo’s Pride festival refusing to speak with cops

At memorial service for victims, Norwegian PM says attack ‘did not stop the fight and the efforts to fight discrimination, prejudice and hatred’

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3 killed as Amtrak train hits car in the east Bay Area – KCRA Sacramento

3 killed as Amtrak train hits car in the east Bay Area  KCRA Sacramento Amtrak collision with car leaves 3 dead, 3 injured at ‘recipe for disaster’ track site  San Francisco Chronicle Brentwood train collision leaves 3 dead, 5 injured  KRON4 3 killed

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The Final Days of Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic

The Jackson Women’s Health Organization was at the center of the case that overturned Roe v. Wade. Already, supporters are planning new ways to help women in one of the poorest spots in the nation get access to abortions.

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Russian forces turn sights on Lysychansk in battle for eastern Ukraine

By Tom Balmforth and Marko Djurica KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian forces were fighting to achieve one of their strategic objectives in Ukraine on Monday as Moscow-backed separatists said they were pushing into Lysychansk, the last major city still held

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Likud MK bristles at Netanyahu rebuke after welcoming coalition with Ra’am

‘He put out a statement to hurt me,’ David Amsalem says in response to ex-PM’s disavowal of comments on adding ‘anti-Zionist’ Islamist faction to a potential government

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