Andrew MacAskill
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UK politics reporter. Previously based in New Delhi and Beijing. Email: [email protected]
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Joined April 2010
BEIRUT, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Dozens of members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah were seriously wounded on Tuesday in Lebanon's south and the southern suburbs of Beirut when the pagers they use to communicate exploded, security sources told Reuters.
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Lebanese Information Minister Ziad Makary condemned the detonation as an "Israeli aggression."
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RT @Reuters: "We send our deepest condolences and thoughts to Ryan's family and loved ones. Ryan has helped so many of our journalists cove….
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RT @TimAeppel: Exclusive: Harris leads Trump 44% to 42% in US presidential race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a...
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President Joe Biden as of Saturday night had planned to stay in the 2024 presidential race, but told senior staff on Sunday afternoon that he was withdrawing, a source familiar with the matter said. "Last night the message was proceed with everything, full speed ahead," the.
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RT @sid_lambert: So sad to hear about the passing of Ray Reardon. A titan of snooker. A marvellous man. And this story about his days in t….
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RT @BateFelix: Job Alert 🚨🚨 My previous role is open. Check out this job at Thomson #Reuters, Bureau Chief, West & Central Africa https://….
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RT @Keir_Starmer: The sentencing of @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich is despicable and only serves to underscore Russia’s utter contempt for….
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Britain's new Labour government said on Friday it would resume funding to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA in the first major change in how it will approach the Israel-Palestinian conflict after winning power earlier this month
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Britain's new Labour government said on Friday it would resume funding to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA in the first major change in how it will approach the Israel-Palestinian conflict...
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A Russian court on Friday found U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage and jailed him for 16 years.
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His employer the Wall Street Journal called it "a disgraceful sham conviction."
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RT @JonathanLanday: German aid to Ukraine will be cut to 4 billion euros ($4.35 billion) in 2025 from around 8 billion euros in 2024, acco….
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Germany plans to halve its military aid to Ukraine next year, despite concerns that U.S. support for Kyiv could potentially diminish if Republican candidate Donald Trump returns to the White House.
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RT @evanvucci: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump raises his fist as he is rushed off stage after an assassin….
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RT @Reuters: Donald Trump was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, sparking panic and streaking the Repub….
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RT @SophiaSleigh: Great read, respect 👇. “This time last week, while out knocking doors, a man shouted from his doorstep: “you’re a f****in….
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“Don’t let them see you cry,” is the kind advice from my Labour opponent. We’re standing in a small huddle; gathered around the Returning Officer as she briefs us on the votes counted in my former...
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RT @Reuters: Left-wing New Popular Front coalition leads second round of French parliamentary elections –polls http….
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RT @Reuters: 🔊 "We were promised the earth and given nothing" - How the residents of UK town Leigh turned on the Conservative government, w….
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UK's Labour set to sweep into power with huge majority, exit poll shows
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Keir Starmer vowed to rebuild Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party on Friday surged to a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous...
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RT @Survation: NEW MRP: Labour 99% Certain To Win More Seats Than in 1997. Labour on Course to Win 484 seats. The Conservatives and Liber….
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