WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s board on Friday completed a review of a fund arrangement for Ukraine that would enable disbursement of $1.1 billion to the country that Russia invaded in February 2022, the IMF said in a statement. “The IMF Board today completed the Fifth Review of the extended arrangement under the …
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By Jonathan Saul and James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was tracked by an Israeli mini drone as he lay dying in the ruins of a building in southern Gaza and filmed him slumped in a chair covered in dust, according to video released by Israeli authorities on Thursday. As the drone hovered …
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By James Mackenzie and Jonathan Saul JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The killing of Israel’s most wanted enemy Yahya Sinwar has been hailed as vindication for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but in a country weary after a year of war it also raises pressure on him to end the fighting and save the hostages still in Gaza. …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – The Palestinian militant group Hamas will likely replace Yahya Sinwar with a new political leader based outside Gaza while his brother – Mohammad Sinwar – is expected to assume a bigger role directing the war against Israel in the territory, experts say. In its leadership deliberations, Hamas must consider …
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By James Mackenzie, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Samia Nakhoul JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Pledges from Israel and its enemies Hamas and Hezbollah to keep fighting in Gaza and Lebanon dashed hopes on Friday that the death of Palestinian militant leader Yahya Sinwar might hasten an end to more than a year of escalating war in the Middle East. …
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(Reuters) -Philip Morris, British American Tobacco, and Japan Tobacco will pay C$32.5 billion ($23.6 billion) to settle a long-running tobacco lawsuit in Canada, as part of a court-appointed mediator’s proposed plan, Philip Morris said on Friday. If approved, the plan would be the largest settlement of its kind outside the United States, said Jacob Shelley, …
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BALLERUP, Denmark (Reuters) – Britain’s Josh Charlton set a world record for the men’s individual pursuit during qualifying at the Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark on Friday. Charlton finished in a time of three minutes 59.304 seconds, beating the previous mark of 3:59.636, set by Italian Filippo Ganna at the world championships in 2022 …
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(Reuters) – British finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to announce the end of a temporary five pence cut in fuel duty from next year in her budget this month, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people briefed on the chancellor’s views. Reeves has also been urged by the Treasury department to end a …
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By Tommy Reggiori Wilkes ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland is “unequivocally committed” to sanctions against Moscow, the government said on Friday, after it decided not to adopt in full a package of European Union measures, a move the U.S. ambassador called disappointing. As Western governments try to cut off Russia’s means to finance its war on Ukraine, …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will open a new safety review into Boeing as the agency continues aggressive oversight of the U.S. planemaker after an in-flight emergency in January. The new review will probe issues like risk-assessment quality, resource allocation, and adherence to regulatory requirements, and is …
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