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Nigeria steps up search for 25 abducted schoolgirls in northwestern Kebbi

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -Nigerian security forces on Tuesday intensified a search for 25 girls abducted by gunmen from a boarding school in northwestern Kebbi, the latest school abduction as widespread insecurity continues to plague the country.

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Brazil's COP30 slow shuffle climate negotiation turns into a sprint

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil is hoping to land an early agreement on some of the most contentious issues at the COP30 climate summit after unveiling a bold negotiation strategy that had delegates working into the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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Syria opens first trial over coastal violence after Assad's fall

ALEPPO, Syria/AMMAN (Reuters) -Syria on Tuesday began the first trial of suspects in a wave of bloodshed in March during which pro-government fighters killed hundreds of members of the Alawite minority - a case seen as a test of President Ahmed al-Sharaa's promise of accountability.

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Italy's defence minister wants new 5,000-strong unit against hybrid warfare

ROME (Reuters) -Italy urgently needs a new civilian and military unit employing 5,000 people to combat hybrid warfare threats, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said in a strategic report published on Tuesday.

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Polish PM says two responsible for railway blast worked for Russian intelligence

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland has identified two people responsible for an explosion on a railway route to Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, adding that they were Ukrainians who collaborated with Russian intelligence and that they had fled to Belarus.

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Tanzania may struggle to secure funding due to its battered image, president says

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Tanzania's ability to secure funding from international institutions may face challenges due to its tarnished global reputation, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Tuesday, while swearing in ministers after last month's disputed election.

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COP30 presidency draws up early draft of deal text

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil's COP30 presidency has drawn up a draft of a possible deal.

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Ukraine needs more drones and better tactics, senior commander says

KYIV (Reuters) -As winter looms and Russian forces adapt their tactics, Ukrainian troops need to double down on technological innovation and flood the front line with more drones to halt Moscow's territorial gains, a senior commander said.

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Analysis-Hasina's death sentence sets stage for volatile Bangladesh vote

DHAKA (Reuters) -A Bangladeshi court's decision to sentence exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death has done little to heal a nation scarred by her long rule and last year's bloody crackdown against student-led, anti-government protests.

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Sarajevo siege survivors hope for justice as Italy probes alleged 'sniper tourism'

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -The launch of an investigation in Italy into allegations that foreigners paid to shoot at civilians during the siege of Sarajevo three decades ago has raised survivors' hopes that people will be brought to justice.

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US board to determine cause of fatal Maryland bridge collapse

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing  on Tuesday to determine the probable cause of the March 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge that was struck by the cargo ship Dali, killing six people.

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US and Russia discussing prisoner swap, Axios reports

(Reuters) -Russia and the United States have discussed the possibility of conducting another prisoner exchange, Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev told Axios in an interview published on Tuesday.

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Guinea-Bissau's Embalo eyes re-election as cocaine trade, instability thrive

BISSAU (Reuters) -Umaro Sissoco Embalo is aiming this month to become the first incumbent president to win re-election in Guinea-Bissau in three decades, but his time in office so far has hardly brought stability to the putsch-prone country.

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Britain to outlaw resale of live event tickets for profit

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is set to ban the resale of tickets for live events such as music concerts, shows and sports at inflated prices, tackling the scourge of ticket touts who use technology to snap up tickets for popular events, the government said on Tuesday.

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Singapore snares record haul of smuggled rhino horns from South Africa

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore seized a record 35.7 kg of smuggled rhinoceros horns worth about S$1,130,000 ($867,430) en route to Laos, the largest haul in Singapore to date, the National Parks Board said on Tuesday.

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Gas pipeline accident reported in Russia's Omsk region, governor says

(Reuters) -An accident occurred on an underground section of a gas pipeline in Russia's Omsk region, the regional governor, Vitaly Khotsenko, said on Tuesday.

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Russian drones damage Suspilne newsroom building in Ukraine's Dnipro, broadcaster says

DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian drones damaged a building housing the Dnipro newsroom of public broadcaster Suspilne and Ukrainian Radio Dnipro in a major overnight attack on the city, Suspilne said early on Tuesday.

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Analysis-Clamour for change inside the world's COP30 climate negotiations

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -An existential question hangs over this year's COP30 summit in Brazil: what are the annual U.N. climate negotiations really for?

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Trump, floating talks with Maduro, declines to rule out troops in Venezuela

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Monday he has not ruled out putting American forces on the ground in Venezuela, while expressing a willingness to hear directly from Nicolas Maduro regarding the Venezuelan leader's proposals to avert further U.S. military escalation.

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Trump says 'we'll be selling' F-35s to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday he plans to approve the sale of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, speaking a day before he hosts Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a day of diplomacy.