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Brawl erupts in Serbian parliament

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Scuffles broke out in the Serbian parliament on Monday after opposition legislators raised banners accusing the ruling coalition of trying to shirk responsibility for the collapse of a train station roof that killed 15 people earlier this month.

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More than 300 migrants detained in Libyan desert, military force says

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan soldiers said on Monday they had detained more than 300 migrants who were crossing the desert and trying to make it to the shores of the Mediterranean.

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Red Sea tragedy: 17 missing after Red Sea tourist boat capsizes

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities said 17 people, including foreigners, were missing and 28 others rescued after a tourist yacht capsized off the country's Red Sea coast on Monday (Nov 25).

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Germany's SPD nominates Scholz as chancellor candidate

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's ruling Social Democrats on Monday officially made Chancellor Olaf Scholz their lead candidate for the upcoming snap election, two party sources said, giving him a chance at a second term despite overseeing the collapse of his coalition.

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TotalEnergies pauses investments in India's Adani Group after bribery charges

NEW DELHI/PARIS (Reuters) - French oil major TotalEnergies halted on Monday investments into Adani Group, after the Indian ports-to-power conglomerate was engulfed in a crisis over an alleged multi-million-dollar bribery scheme.

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Wife of 'abducted' Ugandan opposition figure says he won't get justice

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The wife of Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has said she does not expect him to get a fair trial after he was detained in neighbouring Kenya, brought home and accused of possessing weapons and other offences in a military court.

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Britain imposes biggest sanctions package on Russian 'shadow fleet', says Lammy

FIUGGI, Italy (Reuters) - Britain is imposing the biggest sanctions package against Russia's shadow fleet, including 30 vessels, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday, urging G7 allies to stand with, and equip, Ukraine for as long as it needs.

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Russia's army bigger than two years ago but quality has decreased, says NATO official

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia's land forces are bigger now than at the time of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but their quality has decreased since, a NATO top military official said on Monday.

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Greece recovers bodies of eight migrants off Samos island

(Reuters) - Greece's coastguard has recovered the bodies of eight migrants - six minors and two women - off the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea, authorities said on Monday.

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Georgian ruling party defies protests, boycott to re-open parliament after disputed election

TBILISI (Reuters) - Lawmakers from Georgia's ruling party opened the first session of parliament on Monday after last month's disputed election, defying protesters outside and a boycott by opposition parties who say the vote was illegitimate.

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Satellite images suggest North Korea expanding missile plant, researchers say

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea is expanding a key weapons manufacturing complex that assembles a type of short-range missile used by Russia in Ukraine, researchers at a U.S.-based think tank have concluded, based on satellite images. 

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Explainer-What is the state of Bolsonaro's legal trouble in Brazil?

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian police released a report on Thursday formally accusing former President Jair Bolsonaro, an icon of the global far-right movement, of plotting a coup attempt to stop rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after the leftist leader won the 2022 election.

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Analysis-Bolsonaro sidelined from Brazil's political scene as Trump enjoys resurgence

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The political fortunes of Brazil's hard-right former President Jair Bolsonaro long mirrored those of his ideological ally Donald Trump - but their fates now look to have diverged dramatically.

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Cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing at least one

VILNIUS: A DHL cargo plane crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania's capital and skidded into a nearby house Monday (Nov 25) morning, leaving at least one person dead, officials said.

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French prosecutors seek 20-year sentence for Pelicot who organised wife's mass rape

AVIGNON, France (Reuters) -A French prosecutor asked on Monday for the maximum 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, who organised the mass rape of his wife for nearly a decade, knocking her unconscious with drugs and sharing pictures and video of the rapes.

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At least 22 Somalis dead after boats capsize off Madagascar, official says

MOGADISHU/ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - At least 22 Somali citizens died when two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, Somalia's Information Minister Daud Aweis said.

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Irish PM's party slips to third place in pre-election poll

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris' Fine Gael party has slipped into third place after losing a quarter of its support in less than two weeks, according to one of the final opinion polls before Friday's general election.

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French far-right leader repeats threat to topple government after talks with PM Barnier

PARIS (Reuters) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Monday that if the budget was passed in its current form, her party would not support Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a no-confidence vote.

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Iraq's population reaches 45.4 million in first census in over 30 years

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday.

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One killed, dozens injured in Pakistan clashes with Imran Khan supporters

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -At least one policeman was killed and dozens of people injured in Pakistan as supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed with security forces outside the capital Islamabad on Monday, a government minister and Khan's party said.