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Corruption probe against former Kyrgyz security chief widens with arrest of his brother
BISHKEK, April 1 (Reuters) - Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have arrested the brother of a powerful security chief who was abruptly dismissed in February, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
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Ukraine's military hits Russian missile components plant in Bryansk region
KYIV, April 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military struck a Russian missile components production plant in the Bryansk region, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Wednesday.
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In historic first, Trump attends Supreme Court arguments
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump made a historic visit to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to attend arguments over the legality of a policy he considers crucial to his hardline approach toward immigration - a directive he signed on his first day back in office that would limit birthright citizenship.
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Trump's ceasefire claims 'false and baseless', says Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman
TEHRAN (AFP): Iran on Wednesday (April 1) denied United States President Donald Trump's assertion that Tehran had asked for a ceasefire, state television reported, citing the foreign ministry.
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US VP Vance spoke to intermediaries about Iran conflict as recently as Tuesday, source says
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance communicated with intermediaries from Pakistan about the Iran conflict as recently as Tuesday, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters, a sign of his expanding role in efforts to broker an end to the conflict.
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Iran says Trump's statements on Tehran requesting ceasefire are false and baseless
April 1 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said U.S. President Donald Trump's statement on Iran requesting a ceasefire was false and baseless, Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday.
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Hungary's far-right party seen as potential kingmaker in April 12 election
BUDAPEST, April 1 (Reuters) - Hungary's far-right Our Homeland party could become kingmaker after an April 12 election, as two opinion polls on Wednesday showed it is the only small party likely to win enough votes to enter parliament alongside the two main parties.
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Trump says Iranian leader has asked for a ceasefire
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Iran's new leader has just asked the United States for a ceasefire, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.
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Burundi ammunition store blasts kill four, residents say
BUJUMBURA, April 1 (Reuters) - Explosions at a military ammunition store in Burundi's commercial capital on Tuesday night killed four people, with the blasts lasting several hours, according to comments from residents on Wednesday.
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UK police arrest three more men over arson attack on Jewish community ambulances
LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they had arrested three more men in connection with an arson attack on Jewish community ambulances in north London last month.
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Russia says it will expel Dutch journalist in tit-for-tat move
LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it would kick out a Dutch journalist in response to what it called the expulsion of a correspondent of Russian state news agency RIA from the Netherlands.
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Soccer-Police investigate Islamophobic chants during Spain-Egypt match
MADRID, April 1 (Reuters) - Spanish police launched an investigation on Wednesday into Islamophobic and xenophobic chants during Tuesday's friendly against Egypt which also drew sharp criticism from Spain's football officials and the government.
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EU announces a further $2.3 million in humanitarian aid for Cuba
April 1 (Reuters) - The European Commission has released a further 2 million euros ($2.3 million) in aid for Cuba, it said on Wednesday, to tackle what it described as worsening humanitarian conditions in the country.
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Russia says its troops have taken full control of Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW, April 1 (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had taken full control of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, suggesting they had wrested control of a small sliver of land which had remained beyond their reach since 2022.
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Estonia says stray Ukrainian drones entered its territory between Monday and Tuesday
VILNIUS, April 1 (Reuters) - Drones detected in Estonia appear to have strayed from Ukraine while headed for Russia, the Baltic country's armed forces said late on Tuesday.
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Stronger polls buy Flavio Bolsonaro time on economic team as Brazil race heats up
BRASILIA, April 1 (Reuters) - Rising public support for Brazilian opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's presidential run has allowed him to put off naming key economic advisers, his aides say, even as right-wing rivals enter the field ahead of an October election.
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Luigi Mangione due in court in bid to delay federal trial over CEO killing
NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive in Manhattan, is due in federal court on Wednesday for a hearing on his bid to delay a trial on charges that could land him in prison for the rest of his life.
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France suspects pro-Iranian group HAYI was behind foiled attack on Bank of America Paris
PARIS, April 1 (Reuters) - France suspects a pro-Iranian group known as HAYI to be behind a foiled attack on Bank of America's Paris offices, its anti-terrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday, although it stressed the link has not yet been formally established.
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Swedish PM Kristersson's Moderates party wants to form majority government with Sweden Democrats after September election
COPENHAGEN, April 1 (Reuters) - Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday that his Moderates party wants to form a majority government that includes the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats after a parliamentary election in Sweden in September.
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Trump says U.S. strongly considering NATO exit, Telegraph newspaper says
LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he was strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO after allies failed to back U.S. military action against Iran, according to an interview with Britain's Daily Telegraph.
