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Burkina Faso army executed over 220 villagers in February, HRW says
DAKAR (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
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Yellen says range of options to deal with frozen Russian assets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday the outright seizure of Russian assets is justifiable but is only one possibility, with assets instead able to serve as collateral for borrowing in the market to help Ukraine.
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Kenyan military deployed as East Africa floods kill dozens
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's military was deployed on Thursday to rescue victims of heavy rains that have killed dozens of people across East Africa over the past month.
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Lukashenko talks up threats to Belarus to justify 'nuclear deterrence'
(Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country was facing grave threats internally and externally that had required it to change its security posture and allow Russia to deploy dozens of tactical nuclear weapons on its territory.
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Italy's state TV journalists to strike over Meloni government's grip
MILAN (Reuters) - Journalists at Italian state broadcaster RAI will strike next month in protest against the "suffocating control" over their work by Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government, the reporters' trade union Usigrai said on Thursday.
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Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction is overturned by top New York court
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for sexual assault and rape was overturned by New York's highest court, reopening the landmark case that fueled the #MeToo movement and highlighting the challenges of holding powerful men accountable.
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Russia says it may downgrade ties with US if its assets are confiscated
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is considering downgrading the level of its diplomatic relations with the United States if Western governments go ahead with proposals to confiscate its frozen assets, state news agency RIA quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday.
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Iraq hangs 11 convicted of terrorism in latest mass executions, security officials say
NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq had hanged 11 militants sentenced to death on terrorism charges, local security officials said on Thursday.
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Spain prosecutor asks court to throw out corruption case against PM Sanchez's wife
MADRID (Reuters) -Prosecutors in Spain asked a court on Thursday to throw out a corruption case against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife that has prompted him to announce he is considering resigning.
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India says US human rights report "deeply biased"
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report on India is "deeply biased" and shows a "poor understanding", India's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Lawyers seek UN help for release of American held by the Taliban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for Ryan Corbett, an American held by the Taliban for nearly two years without charge, on Thursday sought U.N. help to secure his immediate release, contending that he has been tortured and is suffering physical and mental health problems.
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Tabloid publisher says he wrangled with Trump over who should buy sex stories
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified at Donald Trump's criminal trial on Thursday that he wrangled with Trump and his former lawyer ahead of the 2016 election over who should buy the silence of women who said they had sexual encounters with him.
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Explainer-How Trump's immunity claim stalled 2020 election subversion case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Thursday on Donald Trump’s claim that he enjoys sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for actions he took as president, a claim that has delayed by months a case accusing him of trying to overturn his 2020 defeat.
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Kremlin says U.S. long-range missiles sent to Ukraine will not change war's outcome
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that deliveries of U.S. long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine would not change the outcome of the war but would create more problems for Ukraine itself.
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More than 100 inmates escape after rain damages Nigerian prison
ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Suleja near the Nigerian capital, a prison service spokesperson said.
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African migrant disaster survivor haunted by weeks lost at sea
FASS BOYE, Senegal (Reuters) - Adrift on the Atlantic Ocean, the migrants from West Africa resorted to drinking seawater to quench their unbearable thirst. Then they started dying one by one.
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Most global tech leaders see their companies unprepared for AI
Artificial intelligence is the top priority among IT leaders worldwide, but businesses are still unready to make use of it, according to a survey of chief information officers by Lenovo Group Ltd.
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India's poll panel seeks responses to complaints against Modi, Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Election Commission said on Thursday it has sought responses from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress on alleged violations of poll rules by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.
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Russian missile damages civilian, railway infrastructure in Ukraine's Cherkasy region, air force says
KYIV (Reuters) - A Russian missile damaged critical infrastructure and injured six people in Ukraine's central Cherkasy region on Thursday, the regional governor said.
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Iran's judiciary confirms rapper Toomaj Salehi death sentence
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary confirmed the death sentence of well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi but added that he is entitled to a sentence reduction, state media reported on Thursday.