Moscow is still ready to help Syrians but civil war is their burden alone, says lawmaker

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrians will have to cope with a full-scale civil war alone, Konstantin Kosachyov, deputy chairman of Russia’s upper house of parliament said on Sunday, while suggesting that Moscow was ready to support the Syrian people in certain circumstances. Syrian rebels announced on Sunday that they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad, after seizing …

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South Korea martial law fallout deepens as prosecutors close in on president, ex-defence minister

By Hyunjoo Jin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a subject of a criminal investigation over last week’s martial law attempt, a media report said, and his former defence minister was arrested. Yoon survived an impeachment vote in the opposition-led parliament …

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British Prime Minister Starmer to visit Cyprus on Tuesday, Cyprus says

NICOSIA (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Cyprus on Tuesday as part of a regional tour, the island’s presidency said on Sunday. The working visit “underscores excellent relations between Cyprus and the United Kingdom”, President Nikos Christodoulides’s office said in a statement. The two countries will discuss their strategic partnership, Cyprus’s long-running …

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US will remain in eastern Syria and seek to prevent IS resurgence, Pentagon says

By Alexander Cornwell MANAMA (Reuters) – The United States will maintain its presence in eastern Syria and will take measures necessary to prevent a resurgence of Islamic State, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Daniel Shapiro said on Sunday. Speaking hours after Syrian rebels announced they had toppled Bashar al-Assad’s government, Shapiro …

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Romanian far-right candidate says democracy “cancelled” along with election

By Kuba Stezycki MOGOSOAIA, Romania (Reuters) – The Romanian far-right presidential candidate at the centre of a Russian electoral meddling scandal turned up at the place he would have voted in on Sunday, saying the Constitutional Court’s decision to cancel the ballot was fatal for democracy. The court annulled the ongoing presidential election after accusations …

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US clears export of advanced AI chips to UAE under Microsoft deal, Axios says

(Reuters) -The U.S. government has approved the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the United Arab Emirates as part of the company’s highly-scrutinized partnership with Emirati AI firm G42, Axios reported on Saturday, citing two people familiar with the deal. Microsoft invested $1.5 billion in G42 earlier this year, giving …

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Cricket-Rampant England pummel New Zealand again to seal series in Wellington

By Nick Mulvenney (Reuters) -England romped to a second comfortable victory over New Zealand in two weeks to secure a test series triumph on Sunday with skipper Ben Stokes apparently enjoying a Midas touch with his every decision turning to gold. Stokes delivered the coup de grace at Wellington’s Basin Reserve himself, coming on to …

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