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London, UK/Athens, Greece
Reuters
A dispute between Britain and Greece over the ownership of the Parthenon Sculptures, known as the Elgin marbles, escalated on Tuesday, with both sides blaming the other for the cancellation of a planned meeting between their two leaders.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled
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- LIDIA KELLY
Russia's Internal Affairs ministry is preparing a bill that would oblige foreigners entering the country to sign a "loyalty agreement" that would bar them from discrediting official policies, the TASS state news agency reported early on Wednesday.
The agreement would be aimed at protecting Russia's "national

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- MAX HUNDER
Kyiv, Ukraine
Reuters
Ten people have died in snowstorms in Ukraine, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Tuesday, after icy winds and storms swept the country since Sunday, cutting power and blocking roads.
Southern Ukraine was the worst affected, particularly the Black Sea region of Odesa. Cars

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Cairo, Egypt
Reuters
A top Sudanese general has said the United Arab Emirates is sending supplies to the Rapid Support Forces, publicly accusing the UAE of involvement in its war with its powerful paramilitary rival for the first time.
Army leaders had previously only hinted at interference

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Vatican City
AP
Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidised Vatican apartment and salary in the second such radical action against a conservative American prelate this month, according to two people briefed on the measures.
Francis told

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Freetown, Sierra Leone
Reuters
Sierra Leone's government said on Tuesday that attacks on several locations in the capital Freetown on Sunday were a failed attempt to overthrow the government led mostly by bodyguards of former President Ernest Bai Koroma.
The West African nation's information minister Chernor Bah,

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Geneva, Switzerland
Reuters
More people could die from disease than from bombings in the Gaza Strip if its health system is not repaired, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, warning of a surge in infectious diseases and diarrhoea in children.
In figures deemed reliable by

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- NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI, MOHAMMED SALEM and JAMES MACKENZIE
Updated: 8:40am (AEDT)
Gaza/Jerusalem
Reuters
Hamas freed 12 more hostages and Israel released 30 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday, the fifth day of an extended six-day truce between the militant Palestinian group and Israel in the Gaza war.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said the 12
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