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Italian PM Meloni slams 'illiberal drift' after comedian quits TV show
ROME, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused centre-left opponents of trying to silence their critics in the entertainment world after a self-declared right-wing comedian pulled out of a hugely popular show.
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Thailand's PM Anutin staked his election on nationalism — and won
BANGKOK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Anutin Charnvirakul stood at a rally in Thailand's capital Bangkok last month and declared that his Bhumjaithai Party should be the automatic choice for any patriotic Thai in Sunday's general election.
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Residential building collapses in Lebanon's Tripoli, trapping people, sources say
BEIRUT, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A five-storey residential building collapsed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday, trapping an unknown number of people under the rubble, security sources said.
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UK PM Starmer's top aide McSweeney quits over Mandelson-Epstein scandal
LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, quit on Sunday, saying he took responsibility for advising the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador despite Mandelson's known links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of military aggression, backing armed groups
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of military aggression and of supporting armed groups inside Ethiopian territory, according to a letter seen by Reuters and verified by the foreign ministry.
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Pressure grows on British Prime Minister Starmer over Mandelson fallout
LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A senior minister faced questions about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's future on Sunday and the deputy prime minister appeared to break ranks with his boss over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.
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Magniitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Cuba, EMSC says
Feb 8 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Cuba on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
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Ukraine urges acceleration of peace talks, says only Trump can broker deal
KYIV, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Kyiv's foreign minister has said the Ukrainian and Russian leaders need to meet in person to hash out the hardest remaining issues in peace talks, and that only U.S. President Donald Trump has the power to bring about an agreement.
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Japan's Takaichi set for major lower house victory
TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's coalition appeared headed to secure a big majority in the nation's lower house in an election on Sunday, exit polls indicated.
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Portugal votes in presidential runoff with Socialist poised for victory
LISBON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Portugal was voting in a presidential runoff poll on Sunday to choose between leftist Antonio Jose Seguro and far-right contender Andre Ventura, with surveys pointing to a landslide win for Seguro.
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Distrust, desertions, and dwindling bonuses undermine Socialist Party’s grip on Venezuela
(Reuters) Feb 8 - On the edge of Venezuela's main oil city Maracaibo, members of a local branch of the ruling socialist party went door-to-door in the weeks after U.S. forces captured President Nicolas Maduro, asking residents if they still supported the party that has run the country for nearly 20 years. The result: about half of members said they no longer did.
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Gunmen kill three people and abduct Catholic priest in northern Nigeria
BAUCHI, Nigeria, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest and several others during an early morning attack on the clergyman's residence in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, church and police sources said on Sunday.
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Four Indian students injured in knife attack in Russia, embassy says
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Four Indian students were injured in a knife attack at a medical university in Russia's Bashkortostan region on Saturday, the Indian embassy in Moscow and Russian investigators said.
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Meloni condemns 'enemies of Italy' after clashes in Olympics host city Milan
MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned anti-Olympics protesters as "enemies of Italy" after violence on the fringes of a demonstration in Milan on Saturday night and sabotage attacks on the national rail network.
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Ukraine imposes sanctions on foreign suppliers of components for Russian missiles
KYIV, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that he was imposing sanctions on some foreign manufacturers of components for Russian drones and missiles used against Ukraine.
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New Zealand to hear Christchurch mosque shooter's appeal against sentence
SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers and injured dozens at two mosques in New Zealand will begin an appeal hearing against his sentence on Monday.
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Russia says man suspected of shooting top general has been flown to Moscow from Dubai
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian-born Russian citizen has been extradited to Moscow from Dubai on suspicion of gravely injuring one of Russia's most senior military intelligence officers, Russian security officials and investigators said on Sunday.
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South Africa to withdraw its troops from UN peacekeeping mission in Congo
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8 (Reuters) - South Africa will withdraw its troops from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said in a statement late on Saturday.
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Trump meets with Honduran president Asfura
Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he met with President of Honduras , Nasry Asfura, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach.
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North Korea to convene 9th Congress in late February, KCNA reports
SEOUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) - North Korea will convene the 9th Congress in late February in Pyongyang, state media KCNA reported on Sunday, without elaborating on the date.
