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Brazilian officials raise death toll in Rio raid to at least 132

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -At least 132 people were killed during a deadly police raid in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, the Rio de Janeiro public defender's office said on Wednesday, a day after the operation took place. Mourners gathered in the streets of Rio de Janeiro near where the operation took place as bodies were laid on the road.

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Serbia protests demand accountability one year after deadly roof collapse

BELGRADE (Reuters) -Dijana Hrka, 48, whose son was among 16 people killed when the roof of a renovated railway station in Serbia collapsed, is angry with authorities for having held no one accountable a year later.

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Ukraine struggling to hold eastern city of Pokrovsk, military analysts say

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces are struggling to fend off intensifying Russian advances around the eastern city of Pokrovsk, the military and open-source analysts said on Wednesday. 

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Lithuania will keep Belarus border shut until November 30 over balloon incidents

VILNIUS (Reuters) -The border crossings between Lithuania and Belarus will remain closed for most travellers until the end of November in response to recent airspace disruptions from smugglers' balloons, the Baltic country's government said on Wednesday.

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Putin says Russia tested Poseidon nuclear-capable super torpedo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had tested a Poseidon nuclear-powered super autonomous torpedo and that it had been a great success.

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Corpses line Rio street, pushing death toll from police raids to 132

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history killed at least 132 people, officials said on Wednesday, after Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses collected overnight, a week ahead of global climate events in the city.

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Explainer-Russia prepares to take strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces are close to taking the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after a pincer movement almost totally encircled it while small groups of highly mobile Russian units penetrated the city, according to Russian military bloggers. 

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Ecuador's crackdown on gangs fractures criminal networks and fuels bloodshed

GUAYAQUIL/QUITO (Reuters) -The death toll of the March shoot-out in several houses in Nueva Prosperina, one of Guayaquil's most violent neighborhoods, was 22.

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Argentina's Milei secures seats, eyes coalition for reforms

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U.S. to withdraw some troops from NATO's eastern flank, Romania says

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania and NATO allies were notified of U.S. plans to cut the number of troops stationed on Europe's eastern flank including soldiers who were to be stationed at Romania's Mihail Kogalniceanu air base, Romania's defence ministry said on Wednesday.

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G-Dragon, Kpop Demon Hunter, local cuisine highlight Gyeongju ahead of AELM

GYEONGJU (South Korea): As Gyeongju puts the final touches to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM) this Friday (Oct 31), the host country is brilliantly using its K-pop culture to promote its uniqueness and appeal.

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Polish jets intercepted a Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea, army says

WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish jets intercepted a Russian aircraft on Tuesday that was flying a reconnaissance mission in international airspace over the Baltic Sea without a filed flight plan and with its transponder turned off, the Polish army said on Wednesday.

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Exclusive-Climate fund backs $6 billion Jordan water project with its largest deal

LONDON/AMMAN (Reuters) -The world's largest multilateral climate fund has made its largest financial commitment to date to help build a $6 billion water desalination project in Jordan, its top executive said.

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, NHC says

(Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the southern coast of eastern Cuba on Wednesday as a category three hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.

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Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina warns of mass voter boycott as her party barred from election

NEW DELHI/DHAKA (Reuters) -Millions of supporters of Bangladesh's Awami League will boycott next year's national election, after the party was barred from contesting the polls, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Reuters on Wednesday from her exile in New Delhi.

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Judge intensifies oversight of agents in Trump's Chicago immigration crackdown

CHICAGO (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday intensified her monitoring of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Chicago, requiring a top official to appear daily in court and ordering his agency to detail the use of force by its agents including firing tear gas at protesters and bystanders and to hand over body-camera video.

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Ukrainian drone attacks target Russian energy infrastructure and Moscow, officials say

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukraine targetted Russian energy infrastructure with drones, disrupting air traffic across the country and sending several drones towards Moscow for the third straight night, Russian authorities said on Wednesday.

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Floods kill at least 9, leave 5 missing in central Vietnam

HANOI (Reuters) -Floods triggered by record heavy rains have killed at least nine people and left five others missing in central Vietnam, the government said on Wednesday.

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South Korea welcomes Trump with its highest award, a golden crown and ketchup

GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday with a replica gold crown and awarded him with the "Grand Order of Mugunghwa", the country's highest decoration, the presidential office said.

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Floods kill at least 9, leave 5 missing in central Vietnam

HANOI (Reuters) -Floods triggered by record heavy rains have killed at least nine people and left five others missing in central Vietnam, the government said on Wednesday.