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Israel’s Ben-Gvir visits Al Aqsa mosque compound, Palestinians incensed

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s new far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a site also revered by Jews, angering the Palestinians and drawing a slew of condemnations. “The Temple Mount is open to all,” Ben-Gvir said on Twitter, using the Jewish name for the …

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No ‘substantive’ settlement talks between U.S. FTC, Microsoft over Activision -lawyer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There are no “substantive” settlement discussions under way between the Biden administration and Microsoft Corp to resolve a legal dispute over the Xbox maker’s $69 billion bid for games maker Activision Blizzard Inc, a Federal Trade Commission attorney said on Tuesday. The FTC, which enforces antitrust law, asked a judge to block …

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Blackstone offers backstop to lure University of California in redemption-stricken REIT

By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) -Blackstone Inc on Tuesday said it had secured a $4 billion investment from the University of California in its unlisted real estate income trust (BREIT) that has been plagued by investor redemptions, after the private equity firm committed $1 billion to backstop the university’s returns in the fund. In an unprecedented …

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UK’s Sunak promises long-term support to Ukraine after drone attacks

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told Volodymyr Zelenskiy that the Ukrainian president can count on Britain for support over the long run following recent drone attacks, Sunak’s office said on Tuesday. “The leaders discussed the abhorrent drone attacks on Ukraine in recent days,” the spokesperson said in a statement issued after …

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Thousands more, including Hungary’s Orban, bid farewell to Benedict

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Thousands more people, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, paid homage to former Pope Benedict on Tuesday on the second day that his body lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica. Orban, the first head of government to pay their respects following Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, stood with …

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