Russia Says It Is Discussing ‘Reformatting’ of Military Facilities in Syria

MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry ⁠said ⁠on Wednesday that cooperation with ⁠Syria was developing very actively and that Moscow ​was discussing with Damascus a “possible reformatting” of its military facilities in Syria. The December ‌2024 ousting of Syrian President ‌Bashar al-Assad, a close Russian ally, raised questions about the future ⁠of ⁠Russia’s …

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Anti-Immigrant Violence Erupts Across Belfast After Knife Attack

By Amanda Ferguson and Will Russell BELFAST, June 10 (Reuters) – Masked men burned families out of their homes in ⁠Belfast ⁠and torched a number of vehicles in a wave of ⁠anti-immigrant violence on Tuesday night that followed a knife attack by a Sudanese man. Hundreds of protesters, many with their faces covered, ​attacked police …

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Cuba’s Revolutionary Generation Pushed to Breaking Point by US Blockade

By Ayose Naranjo and Norlys Perez HAVANA, June 10 (Reuters) – When Sagrado Armando Garcia, an 85-year-old former government bureaucrat, collapsed in his ⁠home, his ⁠son couldn’t get him to the hospital because he didn’t have ⁠fuel for the family car, he said. At other times recently, there have been moments when Garcia felt so …

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Pakistan Says 26 Militants Killed in Strikes on Hideouts on Afghan Border

ISLAMABAD, June ⁠10 (Reuters) – ⁠Pakistan’s ⁠military struck ​militant hideouts ‌along ‌the ⁠Afghan border, ⁠killing at least 26 ​militants, Pakistan’s ​Information Minister ⁠Ataullah Tarar ⁠said ⁠on Wednesday. Taliban ​authorities in Kabul ​earlier ⁠said ⁠the strikes in three provinces had ⁠killed 13 civilians, including 11 children. (Reporting by Saad ⁠Saeed, writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing ​by …

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Violent anti-immigration protests erupt in Belfast after brutal stabbing attack

Violent anti-immigration protests erupted in parts of Belfast on Tuesday evening with some masked demonstrators setting fire to a bus, cars and trash cans, and going door to door looking for immigrants. Far-right figures had called on social media for mass protests after a brutal stabbing attack the previous night in Northern Ireland’s capital. A …

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Ukraine Strikes Mariupol Port, ‘Significantly Limiting’ Its Use

KYIV, June ⁠10 (Reuters) – ⁠Ukrainian forces struck ⁠several key facilities at the Russian-occupied ​port of Mariupol, Kyiv said on Wednesday, ‌in an attack that ‌has “significantly limited” its capacity as ⁠a critical ⁠logistics hub for Moscow’s war effort. The port was ​left without power after strikes on its energy and management infrastructure, according to …

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China, Taiwan Spar Over Legality of Coast Guard Patrols East of Island

BEIJING/TAIPEI, June 10 (Reuters) – China and Taiwan sparred on Wednesday over ⁠the ⁠legality of Chinese coast guard patrols to ⁠the east of the island, after the government in Taipei said merchant ships had ​been “harassed” close to its waters. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, was angered after Japan and …

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