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Rapper Ye, the former Kanye West, apologizes in Hebrew for anti-Jewish remarks

By Kanishka Singh and Dan Williams (Reuters) – The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued an apology in Hebrew to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his past antisemitic remarks, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any pain that his words had caused. Ye’s apology, posted to X and Instagram, follows reports that …

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Canada ready to pay settlements to two men imprisoned in China in 2018 – report

(Reuters) – Canada’s government is willing to sign off on multimillion-dollar settlement packages for Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig to compensate them for the near three years they were incarcerated in Chinese prisons, the Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday, citing government sources. Federal lawyers are in compensation talks with the two men, who …

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Pakistan deported Afghans waiting for US resettlement -sources

By Jonathan Landay and Charlotte Greenfield WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s huge deportation drive has forcibly repatriated scores of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the United States, an advocacy group and Afghan applicants say, adding that Pakistani authorities often ignored U.S. embassy letters of protection. That complicates the efforts of such Afghans, as the U.S. has shuttered its …

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Russia says controls Maryinka in east Ukraine, Kyiv denies the claim

MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia said on Sunday that its forces have gained full control of Maryinka in Ukraine’s east, but Kyiv’s military denied Moscow’s claim, saying Ukrainian troops were still within the borders of the blighted town. “Our assault units (…) have today completely liberated the settlement of Maryinka,” Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told Russian President …

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