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Uganda accuses West of blackmail in its response to anti-LGBTQ law

Uganda on Tuesday condemned the Western response to the East African country's new anti-LGBTQ law, considered one of the harshest in the world, and said sanctions threats from donors amounted to "blackmail".

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Brazil's Lula pushes for greater South American integration at summit

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday defended increased economic, cultural and social integration of South American countries as he opened a summit of a dozen leaders of the region in Brasilia.

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Factbox-Who's who in Spain's July 23 snap general election

Spain's snap parliamentary election on July 23 is unlikely to produce a working majority for any one party, with complex pre- and post-ballot alliances holding the key to governing Spain.

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Protests flare as Brazil approves bill limiting recognition of tribal lands

Brazil's lower house of Congress approved on Tuesday night a bill to limit the recognition of new Indigenous reservations, a decision seen by environmentalists and human rights advocates as a setback after intense pressure from the farm lobby.

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First IMF review of Ukraine loan facility paves way for $900 million payout

An International Monetary Fund mission has completed its first review of a $15.6 billion loan programme for Ukraine and the country has met the required conditions, paving the way for a payout of around $900 million, the IMF said on Tuesday.

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Italy's right hopes local vote victory points to long-term power

Italy's ruling conservative coalition has predicted it could hold on to power for years after crushing the centre left in local elections that laid bare seemingly unbridgeable divisions between opposition parties.

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US slaps sanctions on Chinese, Mexican entities in fentanyl action

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 17 people and entities based in China and Mexico who it accused of enabling production of counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills, as the Biden administration seeks to stem imports of the deadly drug.

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Kyiv seeks guarantees Black Sea grain deal will work if it allows Russian ammonia transit

Ukraine is seeking guarantees from Moscow and the U.N. that a deal on the safe export of Black Sea grain will work normally if Kyiv allows Russian ammonia to transit Ukrainian territory, a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday.

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IMF reaches staff agreement on Ukraine loan review; will enable $900 million disbursement

The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that it has reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine for the first review of the war-torn country's $15.6 billion IMF loan program, which would allow for a $900 million disbursement to Kyiv upon approval by the IMF Executive Board.

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Turkish court acquits three people in retrial over Ghosn escape - lawyer

A Turkish court acquitted three people over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's escape via Istanbul to Lebanon after fleeing Japan, a lawyer for one of the defendants said on Tuesday.

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Threat of terrorist attack in Netherlands has increased -gov't agency

The threat of a possible terrorist attack in the Netherlands has increased in recent months, the country's anti-terrorism agency NCTV said on Tuesday.

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As drone war comes to Russia, Muscovites shrug their shoulders and carry on

After the biggest ever drone strike on Moscow brought the Ukraine war to the Russian capital, Muscovites carried on with their lives with the fatalism for which they are famous.

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Iraqi Kurdistan 2022 parliament extension unconstitutional, supreme court rules

Iraq's federal supreme court ruled on Tuesday that a one-year extension of the term of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region parliament in 2022 was unconstitutional and undermined democracy in the country, its top judge Jassim Mohammed said.

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World Bank approves $1 billion loan to Kenya

The World Bank said on Tuesday it approved a $1 billion loan to Kenya to support its budget as East Africa's economic powerhouse confronts high debts and a weakening currency.

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Russia has given passports to 1.5 million people in annexed Ukraine, says Russian PM

Russia has given passports to almost 1.5 million people living in the annexed parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions since last October, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday.

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Ukraine wants to make Danube canal deeper to expand grain export routes - Kyiv

Ukraine wants to begin work to make its Danube shipping canal deeper as early as this year to expand its alternative routes to export grain, Deputy Minister of Renovation and Infrastructure Yuriy Vaskov said on Tuesday.

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Ukrainian minister urges Britain, Germany to send Eurofighter jets

Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov wants Germany and Britain to send his country Eurofighter Typhoon jets to combat Russian air attacks, he said in an interview published on Tuesday by the Funke media group.

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Italy ends search for dead after Feb. 26 migrant shipwreck

Italian authorities on Tuesday said they were ending the search for bodies after a deadly shipwreck on Feb. 26 off the southern town of Cutro that claimed at least 94 lives.

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Spooked by crime, Ecuadoreans train to carry guns for self-defense

Spurred by rising violent crime and increased gang activity, a growing number of Ecuadoreans are learning to use guns in the hope of protecting themselves from crime, four firearm instructors and their pupils said.

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Rishi Sunak to visit Washington next week for talks with Biden

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden next week when they will discuss improving economic ties and how to sustain military support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

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EU doubles financial aid to Moldova to 295 million euros

European Union governments decided on Tuesday to nearly double the amount of EU financial support to Moldova to a total of 295 million euros ($324.74 million), the Swedish presidency of the EU said.

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Spanish centrist party declines to run in general election

Spain's centre-right and business-friendly party Ciudadanos ("Citizens") on Tuesday said it would neither run in the upcoming snap general election on July 23 nor support any other party following weak results in Sunday's local voting.

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Italy police arrest 40 mafia suspects for drug smuggling via Chinese money brokers

Italian police arrested 40 people on Tuesday in a new crackdown targeting the 'Ndrangheta mafia, with suspects accused of drugs trafficking with counterparts in Latin America using shadow networks of Chinese money brokers.

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Iran starts trial of female journalist who covered Amini's death

A Revolutionary Court in Iran on Tuesday began the trial of a female journalist behind closed doors on charges linked to her coverage of a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death in custody last year sparked months of unrest, her husband said on Twitter.

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Surprised Spaniards face choice: Ballot box or the beach

A Spanish talk show host's gesture of disbelief, with eyes rolled and arms thrown high, upon hearing Monday's announcement of a snap general election at the height of the summer holiday season has gone viral in Spain.

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