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Chile right-wing parties win majority in vote to draft new constitution

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chilean right-wing parties won a majority of votes on Sunday to elect advisers to draft a new constitution, marking a sharp shift from a progressive majority that drafted a failed first constitutional rewrite. With 95.13% of ballots tallied, Chile’s Republican Party, led by former conservative firebrand presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast, secured nearly …

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Ukrainian media report explosion in Odesa, widespread air raid alerts

(Reuters) – An explosion was heard following a missile attack that hit the Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, a local Ukrainian official said, while air raid alerts rang out in other regions of the country including the capital, Kyiv. “There has been an enemy missile attack,” Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Odesa military administration, …

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Top Biden aide discusses Yemen peace efforts with Saudi crown prince

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to the kingdom on Sunday and reviewed what the White House called “significant progress” in Yemen peace efforts, the White House said. On a trip aimed at bolstering often-frayed ties with Riyadh, Sullivan also held joint …

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Prince William invokes late queen in tribute to King Charles after coronation

By Michael Holden and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -The late Queen Elizabeth would be “very proud” of King Charles on his coronation, his son William said on Sunday as he celebrated his father at a concert at Windsor Castle, and Britons held thousands of street parties in the king’s honour. Amid pomp and pageantry, Charles …

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Anti-monarchists criticise ‘heavy-handed’ arrests at King Charles’ coronation

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Anti-monarchists on Sunday criticised the policing of the coronation of King Charles as heavy-handed, saying there was no longer a right to peaceful protest in Britain after dozens of protesters were arrested and detained into the night. Police arrested Graham Smith, leader of the Republic group, and dozens others in …

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Yellen warns of ‘constitutional crisis’ if Congress fails to act on debt

By Tyler Clifford and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday issued a stark warning that a failure by Congress to act on the debt ceiling could trigger a “constitutional crisis” that also would call into question the federal government’s creditworthiness. Yellen sounded the alarm over possible financial market consequences if …

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Italy calls for clearer apology from France over migration ‘insult’

ROME (Reuters) – Italy remains dissatisfied with the apologies offered by Paris after a French minister accused Rome of mishandling the influx of migrants, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Sunday. “Clearer words are needed,” Tajani, who is member of the conservative Forza Italia party, told Italian state-owned television RAI in an interview. “I …

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