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Trump says he is seeking a ceasefire between Thailand, Cambodia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was calling the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand to press for a ceasefire as fighting along the border continued into a third day.

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Greece battles wildfires across country, evacuates villages

DROSOPIGI, Greece (Reuters) -Firefighters were battling wildfires near Athens and across Greece on Saturday as the Mediterranean country sweltered under the third heatwave of the summer, with some villages and settlements being evacuated.

World

Cameroon elections body rejects candidacy of president's main rival

YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroon's electoral commission has rejected the candidacy of Maurice Kamto, the main rival to President Paul Biya, in an upcoming presidential election, raising the risks of protests and the likelihood of another win for the incumbent.

World

Central African Republic's Touadera announces bid for third term

BANGUI (Reuters) -Central African Republic's President Faustin-Archange Touadera said on Saturday he will run for a third term later this year, seeking to extend his rule into a second decade after scrapping term limits in 2023.

World

Indian firm says it shipped non-military explosives to Russia

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -An Indian firm that shipped $1.4 million worth of an explosive compound with military uses to Russia in December said on Saturday it complies with Indian rules and the substance it had shipped was for civilian industrial purposes.

World

COVID-19 special envoy David Nabarro dies at 75

(Reuters) -David Nabarro, the World Health Organization's special envoy for COVID-19 since the early stages of the outbreak in 2020, has died at the age of 75, the WHO said on Saturday.

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Pope Leo meets Russian Orthodox Church official in Vatican

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo met on Saturday with Metropolitan Anthony, a senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, in a possible effort to ease ties between the churches strained by the invasion of Ukraine.

China

Trump administration issues plan to limit AI exports to China

Move comes amid hawks' concerns that US chips could help Chinese AI, military development

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Analysis-Trump's distraction methods fall flat against Epstein uproar

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump's super powers as a public figure have long included the ability to redirect, evade and deny.

World

This family self-deported to Mexico, and lost everything

URUAPAN, Mexico (Reuters) -As broadcasters declared Donald Trump the next President of the United States, Sonia Coria turned to her husband and asked if they should go home.

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Oil prices ease to three-week low at weekend as negative economic news offsets trade optimism

Oil prices eased to a three-week low on Friday night on negative economic news from the United States and China and signs of growing supply despite optimism on new US trade deals.

World

Russian attack kills 3 in Ukraine's city of Dnipro, governor says

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in an overnight attack that killed three people in Ukraine's Dnipro and the nearby region on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said.

World

Courthouse attacked in Iran's Baluchistan province, Iranian media reports

(Corrects spelling of 'attacked' in headline)

World

Thai-Cambodian fighting extends into third day despite ceasefire calls

SISAKET, Thailand (Reuters) -Fighting on the Thai-Cambodian border extended into a third day and new flashpoints emerged on Saturday as both sides sought diplomatic support, saying they had acted in self-defence and calling on the other to cease fighting and start negotiations.

World

Beijing issues warning of geological disasters after intense rainfall

BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing has issued a warning for potential geological disasters, including landslides and mudslides, across 10 of the city's 16 districts, the capital's meteorological agency said on Saturday.

World

US rejigs duty status of military personnel assisting in immigration

(Reuters) -The Trump administration has brought some 1,700 military personnel under the command of state governors to help with the administration's immigration law enforcement mission, the Pentagon said on Friday.

World

Pakistan says it's close to US trade deal, Washington gives no timeline

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday the United States and Pakistan were "very close" to a trade deal that could come within days, but comments from the U.S. after Dar met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned no timeline.

World

Two Southwest flight attendants injured after jet dives to avoid collision

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines flight departing Burbank, California, were injured on Friday after pilots took evasive action to dodge another aircraft on takeoff, the airline said.

World

US designates group allegedly tied to Venezuela's Maduro for supporting gangs

(Reuters) -The United States on Friday designated a group it said is tied to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for allegedly supporting the Tren de Aragua gang and Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, which the U.S. has named so-called foreign terrorist organizations.

World

Honduras mandates face masks again as respiratory illnesses spike

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -Over five years after the COVID-19 outbreak, Honduras has reinstated mandatory mask wearing in public spaces amid a spike in respiratory illnesses and as a variant of the virus spreads through the Central American country.