Author: The Gazette
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Iran dismisses Trump’s suggestion of normalising ties with Israel as ‘wishful thinking’
(Reuters) -Iran described on Saturday the possibility, suggested by U.S. President Donald Trump, that it could normalise relations with Israel as “wishful thinking.” Late last month, Trump said: “Who knows, maybe even Iran can get in there,” referring to the Abraham Accords — a peace agreement signed during Trump’s first term under which Israel normalised…
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Havana slams US over charges Cuban troops are fighting in Ukraine
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday said U.S. claims that its troops were fighting in Ukraine were unfounded, and released for the first time information on legal proceedings against Cubans for mercenary activity in the war in Eastern Europe. Communist Cuba has openly sided with its ally Russia in the conflict…
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US military will use R&D money to pay troops if shutdown persists
(This Oct 11 story has been refiled without any changes to the text.) (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Saturday it would pay troops during the federal government shutdown by tapping unused funds that had been set aside for research and development. “I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary…
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Prince of peace wins rare straight A’s: White House Report Card
Almost everything went President Donald Trump’s way this week, giving him rare straight A’s from both our politically opposite graders of the Washington Secrets weekly White House Report Card. Overshadowing everything this week was the surprising approval by Israel and Hamas of the president’s 20-point peace plan, beginning with a prisoner swap and return of…
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Death toll from Tennessee munitions blast lowered to 16, sheriff says
(Reuters) -Investigators now believe a massive blast at a Tennessee military explosives facility killed 16 people, officials said on Saturday. Officials had previously said 18 people were unaccounted for in Friday’s explosion, but two people whose vehicles and personal items were found at the scene were not actually there when the blast erupted, Humphreys County…
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Madagascar PM urges dialogue and unity after soldiers join protesters
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Madagascar’s prime minister called for calm and unity on Saturday, hours after some soldiers joined youth protesters, escorting them as they entered Antananarivo’s May 13 Square for the first time since demonstrations began last month. The protests, inspired by Gen Z-led movements in Kenya and Nepal, began on September 25 over water and…
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Sports roundup
By Sawyer Kettler Boy’s Soccer Woodland Park broke their five-game losing streak during a home game against Mesa Ridge (3-2). The Panthers started off the game with a goal from sophomore Ryan Messner, and a header from Tevin James ended the first half. Nearing the end of the game as fog began to roll in…
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French PM urges end to ‘ridiculous spectacle’ as budget deadline looms
By Gabriel Stargardter and Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -Reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Saturday urged France’s political parties to work together to put an end to the “ridiculous spectacle” seen in recent days, as he faces a Monday deadline to present a budget. President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to reappoint Lecornu has enraged some of…
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Former US President Biden undergoing radiation therapy for cancer, spokesperson says
(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Joe Biden is receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer diagnosed in May, a spokesperson for him said on Saturday. “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment, the spokesperson said. Biden, who turns 83 next month, in September underwent…
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US tech firms face growing scrutiny from South Korean antitrust regulator
As trade tensions between the United States and South Korea persist, American companies operating in the East Asian country are expected to continue bearing the brunt of the fallout from the Trump administration’s immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia last month. The raid resulted in the detention of more than 300 Korean nationals,…