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US President Donald Trump said Thursday that it's time for the United States to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, an announcement that signals a shift in U.S. policy and comes ahead of the Israeli prime minister's planned visit next week to the White House.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean court sentenced three retired military members to 10 years in prison on Thursday for the murder of a photographer and the attempted murder of a psychologist during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Julio Castaner, Ivan Figueroa and Nelson Medina were each sentenced for the July 1986 incident, known widely in Chile as the "Quemados" case, which translates as the "burned ones." Eight other former soldiers received three-year prison sentences for acting as accomplices in the attack. Читать дальше...

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic head of a U.S. congressional investigative panel on Thursday pressed the White House for information on whether President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, used the unofficial WhatsApp messaging tool to communicate sensitive or classified information with foreign leaders. U.S

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Emmanuel Macron will host Chinese President Xi Jinping as well as the leaders of Germany and the European Union's executive arm at a March 26 meeting to discuss multilateral relations between Europe and China, a French presidency official said. The talks will focus on trade, climate and China-European relations, the official said

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders were considering different options on delaying Brexit on Thursday, possibly until May 7, the end of the year or even leaving the date open for now, diplomatic sources said. The leaders started discussions on delaying Brexit after British Prime Minister Theresa May asked to postpone the current exit date of March 29 until the end of June. The summit's chairman wanted to delay until May 22 if the British parliament approved the EU-UK withdrawal deal next... Читать дальше...

By Emma Rumney BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) - Rescue workers plucked more survivors to safety from trees and roofs on Thursday, a week after a cyclone ripped through southern Africa and triggered devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced hundreds of thousands. Helicopters whirred above the turbid, red-brown flood waters searching for people to ferry back to the port city of Beira, headquarters of the huge rescue operation in Mozambique. The death toll in that country was now 242... Читать дальше...

BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss watchmakers are confident they can grow sales this year even in the face of a cooling Chinese economy, executives told Reuters at an industry fair on Thursday, as demand strengthens in other markets like the United States and Britain. Switzerland's watch industry, which relies heavily on Chinese customers, has seen exports - the best available indicator for demand - rise only 2.1 percent in the first two months of the year, following a 6.3 percent increase last year. Читать дальше...

By Diptendu Lahiri and Aishwarya Venugopal (Reuters) - Shares in Levi Strauss & Co surged 31 percent in their debut on Thursday, giving the jeans maker a market value of $8.7 billion and suggesting strong investor appetite before much-awaited listings from Lyft and Uber.

ALMATY (Reuters) - Nursultan Nazarbayev remains omnnipresent in Kazakh politics days after his surprise resignation, hinting he will effectively retain a share of power with the loyalist parliament speaker who automatically stepped into his shoes. In stepping down on Tuesday, Nazarbayev, the only ruler Kazakhstan has known since the Soviet era almost three decades ago, formally elevated Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to the presidency -though Nazarbayev kept other senior decision-making posts.

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By Lamine Chikhi and Aidan Lewis ALGIERS/CAIRO (Reuters) - Protests that brought hundreds of thousands onto the streets in Algeria over the past month led President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to scrap plans to run for a fifth term. He postponed an election originally set for April and announced that experts would oversee a transition to a "new system" in coming months. Protesters say this is not enough

By Gina Cherelus (Reuters) - The U.S. Powerball jackpot leaped to at least $645 million on Thursday ahead of its second drawing after no one claimed the winning numbers announced on Wednesday, when the cash prize was at $550 million, according to lottery officials

By David Shepardson and Cindy Silviana WASHINGTON/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Boeing Co plans to offer as standard a safety feature that might have warned earlier of problems that possibly played a role in the doomed Ethiopian and Indonesian plane crashes that killed almost 350 people, two officials briefed on the matter said Thursday. Boeing will mandate a previously optional cockpit warning light as part of the forthcoming software update to the 737 MAX fleet that was grounded in the wake of the fatal crashes... Читать дальше...

By Brad Brooks and Rodrigo Viga Gaier SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's former President Michel Temer was arrested on Thursday in an investigation of alleged graft in the construction of a nuclear power plant, prosecutors said, threatening to delay debate over the government's ambitious fiscal reforms. Temer was president from 2016 to 2018, taking office after the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, for whom he served as vice president for six years.

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian cabinet minister, who had quit in protest over the government's handling of a corruption scandal, said she and others had more to say about the matter, indicating more pain to come for embattled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday that he had "made history" after Trump said it was time to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a statement from Netanyahu said. The recognition of the disputed area, seized by Israel in the Middle East war of 1967, would mark a major shift in U.S

By Andrew Osborn and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday complained that flights by U.S. nuclear-capable B-52 strategic bombers across the Baltic Sea near Russia's borders were creating tensions in the region, but Washington said they were needed to deter potential adversaries. Russia's Defence Ministry said earlier on Thursday that it had scrambled two Sukhoi SU-27 fighter jets to intercept a U.S

US President Donald Trump said he believes special counsel Robert Mueller's report should be released to the public, even as he disparaged its very existence as "ridiculous."

During the January transfer window, French giants Paris Saint-Germain expressed an interest in Sanches, but Kovac did not want to release him

Ronaldo, who returns to Portugal international duty after a nine-month absence later on Thursday, has scored 24 goals for Juventus since signing from Real Madrid for 100 million euros last year

The Court of Arbitration for Sport had set a target of next Tuesday for a verdict but said on Thursday that Semenya's hearing will be delayed until next month

While the M S Dhoni-led CSK has been training in a full-fledged manner since 16 March, the RCB captained by Virat Kohli landed in the city and hit practice mode ahead of their IPL 2019 opening clash on 23 March.

Giroud, who won the World Cup with France last year, scored 33 goals in 73 league appearances for Montpellier before moving to the Premier League with Arsenal.

Glenn McGrath also said Australia's recent limited-overs series win over India here have improved their chances of winning the World Cup which begins on May 30 in the United Kingdom.

After an impressive start to the season under the managerial guidance of Jorge Sampaoli, Santos has failed to win its last three matches in the Sao Paulo state championship