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LIMA, (Reuters) – Dozens of protesters attempted to take over an airport near Peru’s border with Bolivia yesterday as part of anti-government protests, prompting police to use tear gas to disperse them.

NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine yesterday, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden marked the second anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Embattled Republican Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another embarrassing defeat – his 14th of the week – as he failed late yesterday to secure the votes needed to lead the U.S.

(Reuters) – Power was restored in Toronto after multiple outages left large parts of the city in the dark last evening.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenyan police yesterday said a suspect had been arrested in connection with the death of a prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner whose body was found stuffed into a metal box in the west of the country.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India will host a virtual summit of around 120 developing countries next week, its foreign minister said today, as the country looks to bolster international cooperation during its presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) biggest economies.

GABORONE, (Reuters) – Botswana’s former president Ian Khama has filed an urgent court application seeking to strike down an arrest warrant issued against him by a magistrate last week.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives rejected Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid for an 11th time yesterday, while his supporters worked behind closed doors in hopes of cementing a deal that could bring success.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States will expand Trump-era restrictions to rapidly expel Cuban, Nicaraguan and Haitian migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis led the funeral of former Pope Benedict yesterday, tenderly touching the coffin of his predecessor as he stood supported on a cane before tens of thousands of mourners, some of who called for the late pontiff to be made a saint.

KYIV/BAKHMUT, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Ukraine dismissed as a trick a unilateral order by Russia for a 36-hour ceasefire starting today and the leaders of the United States and Germany said they were sending armoured fighting vehicles in a boost for the Kyiv government.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Japan’s trade and industry minister said yesterday post-Cold War free trade and economic inter-dependence had bolstered authoritarian regimes and the United States and like-minded democracies should counter them with a “new world order.”

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis led the funeral of former Pope Benedict today, tenderly touching the coffin of his predecessor as he stood supported on a cane before tens of thousands of mourners, some of who called for the late pontiff to be made a saint.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Data from China shows that no new coronavirus variant has been found there, but also that the country under-represents how many people have died in a rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives failed for a second straight day to elect a leader yesterday, as a faction of holdouts repeatedly defied former President Donald Trump’s call to unite behind his ally Kevin McCarthy.

(Reuters) – A doctor whom police say intentionally drove his Tesla off a California cliff – injuring his two children, his wife and himself – will face attempted murder and child abuse charges when released from a hospital where he was in stable condition yesterday.

HOUSTON/MARACAY, Venezuela, (Reuters) – A shipping channel snafu is slowing Chevron Corp’s CVX.N

MANILA, (Reuters) – Efforts by Philippine authorities to crack down on drugs under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr are being hampered by the involvement of a few high-ranking police officials in the narcotics trade, the interior minister said today.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday repeatedly blocked fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become the chamber’s powerful speaker, leaving the chamber leaderless and plunging their new majority into turmoil.