Explosions Heard in Iran, Cause Unknown, Iranian Media Reports

CAIRO, May ⁠25 (Reuters) – ⁠Explosions ⁠were heard in ​Iran’s Bandar ‌Abbas city and ‌coastal ⁠areas ⁠near the Strait of Hormuz, ​Iranian media reported ​on Monday, adding that ⁠the ⁠cause was ⁠unknown. Tasnim said ​three explosions were ​heard ⁠in Bandar Abbas, while ⁠Fars said similar sounds were heard ⁠close to Sirik and Jask near the …

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Cuba Publishes List of Prisoners Released Following April Amnesty

HAVANA, May ⁠25 (Reuters) – ⁠Cuba’s government ⁠on Monday published a ​complete list of ‌the names of ‌prisoners ⁠who ⁠authorities had released following an April ​amnesty that came amid tense ​and ongoing negotiations between ⁠the ⁠island’s government ⁠and the ​United States. Cuba said in ​April ⁠it planned to free more than ⁠2,000 prisoners from the island’s …

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Bolivia President Paz Cuts Salary in Half as Protests Grip Country

LA PAZ, May 25 (Reuters) – ⁠Bolivian ⁠President Rodrigo ⁠Paz said on Monday he ​would cut his salary and those of ‌his cabinet ministers ‌in half amid a ⁠growing ⁠political crisis marked by protests and roadblocks demanding ​his resignation. Speaking at an event in Sucre, the country’s constitutional capital, Paz ​said the pay cuts demonstrated …

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Brazil’s Lula Starts Radiation After Early-Stage Skin Cancer Diagnosis

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, ⁠May ⁠25 (Reuters) – Brazilian President ⁠Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has ​started preventive radiation treatment after being diagnosed with ‌early-stage skin cancer, doctors ‌treating the 80-year-old leftist leader and ⁠his ⁠office said on Monday. Lula had a basal cell ​lesion removed on April 24. “It was decided to proceed with complementary treatment …

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Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish Party Condemns Ousting of Main Opposition

ANKARA, May 25 (Reuters) – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party condemned on ⁠Monday ⁠a court ruling that ousted the leadership ⁠of the main opposition CHP last week, calling a police operation to evict the leaders ​from the party’s headquarters a “disgrace to democracy”. Riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the Republican People’s …

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