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Explosions shake western Ukraine after Russia's missile, drone attacks
LVIV (Reuters) -Explosions rocked the western Ukrainian cities of Lviv and Ternopil on Wednesday, Ukrainian media and a Reuters witness reported, after Ukraine's military reported Russian missile and drone attacks.
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Japan's biggest fire in nearly 50 years ravages 170 buildings, kills one
TOKYO (Reuters) -A fire ripped through more than 170 buildings and killed one person in a southern Japanese coastal city on Wednesday, with military and firefighting helicopters scrambling to extinguish the country's largest urban blaze in almost half a century.
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Far-right uptick in Spain raises spectre of Franco 50 years after his death
MADRID (Reuters) -A spike in support for Spain's far right is reviving memories of late dictator Francisco Franco and burnishing his legacy among disaffected young Spaniards, even as the left-wing government seeks to eradicate symbols of the fascist past.
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New Zealand halts new puberty blockers for young transgender people
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand said on Wednesday it was banning new prescriptions of puberty blocking drugs for young transgender people, in a move that critics warned could worsen the mental health of those affected.
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Ukraine pushes for political decision from EU on frozen assets next month
LONDON (Reuters) -Ukraine is pushing European allies to take a political decision to release a proposed $163-billion loan based on frozen Russian state assets next month, as it frets over a gaping hole in the 2026 budget and fallout from an unfolding corruption scandal.
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Top US army officials in Ukraine in attempt to revive peace talks, Politico reports
(Reuters) -Two top U.S. Army officials have made a rare wartime visit to Kyiv by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, arriving on an unannounced trip for talks with Ukraine's leaders in an attempt to revive stalled peace talks with Russia, Politico reported on Wednesday.
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Poland scrambles jets after Russian strikes on Ukraine, Polish armed forces say
(Reuters) -Polish and allied aircraft were deployed early on Wednesday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the border with Poland, armed forces of the NATO-member country said.
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Indonesian teen's diary and online trail reveal path to Jakarta mosque blasts
JAKARTA (Reuters) -An Indonesian student suspected of carrying out a bomb attack at his school mosque in Jakarta wrote of feeling isolated in his 42-page diary and drew inspiration from a Telegram group glorifying white supremacist attacks, according to new details from police.
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Russian drones hit Kharkiv, injuring 32 people, Ukrainian officials say
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian drones struck apartment buildings in Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, injuring 32 people, including two children, sparking fires and forcing dozens of residents to flee their homes, regional officials said.
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Leaving border camps for orchards, Myanmar refugees join Thai workforce
PONG NAM RON, Thailand (Reuters) -Tun Min Lat climbs a bamboo ladder in the longan orchards of eastern Thailand, moving from tree to tree as he plucks the juicy tropical fruit in the sweltering heat of a November morning.
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US to send 250 border agents to Louisiana, Mississippi next month, AP reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to deploy about 250 federal border agents to Louisiana and Mississippi aiming to arrest around 5,000 people in the two states, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, citing documents and three people familiar.
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UK to build new munitions factories to boost warfighting readiness
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is to build a network of new munitions factories to boost its warfighting readiness, in a move aimed at restoring domestic production of military explosives for the first time in nearly two decades.
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US Senate approves bill to release Epstein files
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Tuesday approved a House-passed bill ordering the release of federal files on Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier whose extensive alleged sex trafficking network fueled one of the country's most incendiary scandals.
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Home Depot posts Q3 results, cuts earnings guidance
NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S.-based multinational home improvement retailer Home Depot on Tuesday reported a 1.3 percent year-over-year decrease in third-quarter net earnings to 3.6 billion U.S. dollars and cut its performance guidance for fiscal year 2025.
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Immigration operations to ramp up in New York City, Trump's border czar says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House border czar Tom Homan said on Tuesday he plans to ramp up federal immigration enforcement efforts in New York City, a month after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carried out a high-profile raid targeting Manhattan street vendors.
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Pope Leo says Trump administration 'extremely disrespectful' to migrants
ROME (Reuters) -Pope Leo renewed his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's hard-line anti-immigration policies on Tuesday, saying foreigners living in the United States were being treated by the administration in a manner that was "extremely disrespectful".
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US approves potential sale of Patriot air defense system sustainment to Ukraine
(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Patriot air defense system sustainment and related equipment to Ukraine for an estimated cost of $105 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Tuesday.
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Zelenskiy says Ukraine will try to restart diplomatic process to end war
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