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Exclusive: Russian troops join combat in Syria - sources

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 02:18 PM PDT

Election poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and a photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin are seen on a car at al-Qardahah townBy Gabriela Baczynska, Tom Perry, Laila Bassam and Phil Stewart MOSCOW/BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government troops, three Lebanese sources familiar with the political and military situation there said on Wednesday. The sources, speaking to Reuters on condition they not be identified, gave the most forthright account yet from the region of what the United States fears is a deepening Russian military role in Syria's civil war, though one of the Lebanese sources said the number of Russians involved so far was small. U.S. officials said Russia sent two tank landing ships and additional cargo aircraft to Syria in the past day or so and deployed a small number of naval infantry forces.


Juncker appeals to Europe on refugees, as more move on

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 11:37 AM PDT

Volunteers form a human chain to transport donated goods at a makeshift camp outside the foreign office in Brussels, BelgiumBy Alastair Macdonald STRASBOURG (Reuters) - European Union chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker appealed to European countries on Wednesday to share out a wave of refugees crowding in on their frontiers, but at the same time promised tougher border controls to keep unwanted migrants out. As he spoke, disarray across the continent was driven home when police in Hungary, Austria and Denmark closed major highways as groups of migrants, hundreds strong, marched north. Defying Hungary's new border fence and EU asylum rules, tens of thousands are crossing frontiers to reach Germany and Sweden.


Exclusive: Russia building major military base near Ukrainian border

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:18 AM PDT

Excavator is seen at construction site for Russia's new military base near Russian-Ukrainian border in village of SolotiBy Anton Zverev SOLOTI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia has started to build a huge military base housing ammunition depots and barracks for several thousand soldiers near the Ukrainian border, a project that suggests the Kremlin is digging in for a prolonged stand-off with Kiev. The base, when completed, will even have its own swimming pool, skating rink and barber shop, according to public documents. This week workmen were erecting a fence in a cornfield outside the village of Soloti to mark out the perimeter, and told a Reuters reporter to leave, accusing him of being an Ukrainian spy.


Confident China moves to challenge U.S. in Beijing's backyard

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 02:28 PM PDT

File photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping standing in a car, at the beginning of the military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in BeijingBy Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - It is the near future, and China prepares to strike back after being attacked, loosing off ballistic missiles to take out an aircraft carrier and destroying an airfield as a fighter jet takes off. The enemy is not named in the animation, released late last month by Chinese internet giant Tencent, but the ship looks a lot like a U.S. Nimitz-class carrier, while the destroyed fighter is clearly a Lockheed Martin Corp F-22. An assertive China under President Xi Jinping now believes its military has the technology to at the very least make the United States think twice before undertaking any military adventures in what China sees as its backyard.


Greek political leaders clash over bailout in televised debate

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 01:41 PM PDT

Former Greek PM and leader of leftist Syriza party Tsipras delivers speech during annual International Trade Fair of the northern city of ThessalonikiGreece's political heavyweights went head-to-head for the first time on Wednesday in campaigning for national elections, trading accusations over the economic crisis as they sought to win over undecided voters. In a televised debate, former prime minister Alexis Tsipras said the international bailout he had agreed to in July had stabilized Greece, while his conservative rival Evangelos Meimarakis said it had damaged the economy. "An agreement is always judged by the outcome and the outcome is unfortunately much more painful than it would have been in January," when Tsipras' left-wing Syriza party won power, Meimarakis said.


Indonesian president's latest problem: a loose cannon in the cabinet

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 01:58 PM PDT

Indonesian President Joko Widodo salutes during celebrations for Indonesia's 70th Independence Day at the Presidential Palace in JakartaBy Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi JAKARTA (Reuters) - As Indonesian President Joko Widodo was preparing on Wednesday to present a grand package of measures aimed at restoring investors' faith in the competence of his government, one of his ministers stepped in and spoilt it all. Rizal Ramli, who told Reuters this week that perhaps he is too outspoken, suddenly announced in parliament that fuel pipeline and storage projects worth $7.4 billion had been dropped because they were no longer a priority. Within hours, the cabinet secretary had contradicted him, reinforcing an impression that Widodo's ministers are out of tune with each other and unable to sound united on policy.


Brazil taxi drivers protest against Uber

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:55 PM PDT

Taxi drivers block a street to protest the Uber ride-sharing service outside city council headquarters in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, before a second vote by the city council that would ban Uber. To prevent the expansion of Uber elsewhere in the country, some city councils in other state capitals have laws pending approval to ban the service. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)SAO PAULO (AP) — The Sao Paulo city council voted 43-3 on Wednesday to prohibit the use of smartphone-based ride-sharing-applications like Uber in Brazil's largest city.


Desert tribe faces hardship as Venezuela fights-smuggling

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:52 PM PDT

Two Wayuu women smile as they walk past on their way to a relative's funeral, after crossing from Venezuela, at an unofficial border point, into Paraguachon, Colombia, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has expanded an anti-smuggling offensive along the country's frontier with Colombia, and ordered another main crossing, this one in Paraguachon, closed Monday night as part of a two-week-old anti-smuggling offensive. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)PARAGUACHON, Colombia (AP) — Less than two days after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro closed this lonely border outpost on the northern tip of South America, the eight-member Apochana family emerged from the dusty scrubland and shuffled up to a group of Colombian soldiers. The travelers were dripping sweat but dressed impeccably in black-and-white linen robes to attend a relative's funeral on the other side of the border.


Secretary of State Kerry in talks with Venezuela counterpart

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:39 PM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry listens as others speaks to reporters following a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, on the Iran nuclear deal. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Venezuela's foreign minister as the two countries work to repair their relationship.


Fiery Las Vegas plane ordeal played out in minutes

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:37 PM PDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Passengers saw flames, heard blasts and smelled burning rubber on the runway. Some were already settled in for the long flight to London and didn't wait to grab their shoes before dashing toward the inflatable slides.

Haiti: 54 candidates begin presidential campaigns

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:34 PM PDT

Supporters of opposition political parties march in Port-au-Prince, on September 9, 2015Port-au-Prince (AFP) - Presidential campaigning began in Haiti Wednesday, where 54 candidates are vying for the top office amid heightened criticism of the country's electoral commission. The record number of candidates, all of whom hope to replace President Michel Martelly as leader of the Americas' poorest nation, will square off in Haiti's October 25 first-round vote. The election season began with a few hundred protesters rallying against Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) in the capital of Port-au-Prince.


Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:32 PM PDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Police said Wednesday a key suspect in last month's deadly Bangkok blast has admitted he handed a backpack containing a bomb to a man in a yellow shirt who was later seen leaving a similar bag at a downtown shrine just before the blast occurred. The account offered the first possible reconstruction of events leading to the Aug. 17 attack at Erawan Shrine, an unprecedented act of violence in the Thai capital that left 20 people dead and more than 120 injured. Authorities say they still don't know the motive but are also reluctant to call the blast an act of terrorism, which would harm Thailand's image as a tourist destination.

Allies to beef up campaign against Islamic State group

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:25 PM PDT

This August 9, 2015 US Air Force photo shows an F-16 Fighting Falcon departing Aviano Air Base in support of Operation Inherent ResolveA US-led coalition is poised to intensify the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria, in response to a spiraling humanitarian crisis and lackluster results from a year-long air campaign. Nations from Europe to Australasia are paving the way for increased military involvement in "Operation Inherent Resolve," which aims to degrade and destroy Islamic State jihadists, according to several well-placed officials. Western governments are under fierce pressure to tackle a humanitarian crisis that has seen 380,000 migrants and refugees -- including drowned toddler Aylan Kurdi -- voyage across the Mediterranean already this year.


Puerto Rico unveils fiscal reform plan, braces for cuts

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:20 PM PDT

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, stands next to Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla, during a joint news conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. Cuomo and a delegation of top state officials met with Puerto Rico's Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla, pictured left, on Tuesday to develop what he called a historic partnership with the U.S. territory to help it emerge from a deepening economic crisis. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is bracing for widespread spending cuts after the government released a long-awaited fiscal reform plan on Wednesday that would reduce much of the island's $72 billion public debt and calls for restructuring the remainder at the expense of bondholders.


EU unveils 'bold' plan to take 160,000 refugees

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:19 PM PDT

Migrants walk to get a bus after their arrival at the train station in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on September 8, 2015EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled major plans Wednesday to force the bloc to share 160,000 refugees and ease the pressure on border states from the worst migration crisis since World War II. With Greece and Hungary struggling to cope with the crisis, Juncker urged Europe to look to its history and not be afraid of his "bold" proposals for compulsory quotas for refugees fleeing conflict in Syria and elsewhere. The migrants' plight has touched hearts around the world, spurred especially by pictures last week of three-year-old Syrian Aylan Kurdi, whose lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach.


Trinidad and Tobago gets a new prime minister, government

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:19 PM PDT

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A new prime minister has taken office in Trinidad and Tobago after the previous ruling party was voted out in general elections.

Wall Street selloff cuts short global market rally

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:16 PM PDT

After the S&P 500 added 2.51 percent, caution took hold, especially after a report signalled more tightening in the jobs market -- a key determinant for a Fed rate increaseA late selloff on Wall Street cut short a strong global rally in stocks Wednesday as concerns turned to the possibility that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week. Economists had generally decided the Fed would not be ready to launch into a long-awaited series of rate increases beginning at its policy meeting next week, given the recent turbulence in global financial markets. The Federal Reserve has repeatedly put off its first rate hike in nine years because there were no signs that the employment sector was tightening -- which would tend to spur inflation.


Las Vegas jet fire engine is safe, maker says

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:15 PM PDT

British Airways plane sits on a runway surrounded by emergency vehicles at McCarran International Airport following a fire onboard on September 8, 2015The manufacturer of the engine that burst into flames on a British Airways jet in Las Vegas said Wednesday that other aircraft powered by the GE90 engines were still safe to fly. The Boeing 777 was preparing to take off with 172 people on board Tuesday when the fire broke out in its left engine. General Electric, maker of the GE90, said it was sending technical representatives to assist an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, but insisted its engine was safe.


Hollande, Merkel, Putin, Poroshenko to hold summit on Ukraine

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:01 PM PDT

Ukrainian scouts return from a patrol of a neutral zone in order to survey the position of pro-Russian rebels in the Lugansk region on August 27, 2015The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday agreed to hold an October summit on ending the conflict in Ukraine, as they welcomed reports that a truce in the east had been "generally respected since September 1", the French presidency said. In a phone conversation that lasted for 90 minutes, Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko said everything must be done "to make this situation last and allow the OSCE special observer mission to have permanent, safe and unrestricted access" to the affected areas, the Elysee statement said. While the Elysee Palace said the four leaders would meet in "early October" to hold talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin said in its own statement issued after the phone call that the summit would take place in Paris in October 2.


US companies plead guilty to conspiracy over halal exports

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:00 PM PDT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Two related companies that distribute and certify halal food products pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to export misbranded beef products for sale in Malaysia, Indonesia and elsewhere.

Halep, Pennetta win in 3 sets in US Open quarterfinals

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:00 PM PDT

Simona Halep, of Romania, reacts after beating Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, during a quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — Simona Halep appreciated the help from the heavens in her U.S. Open quarterfinal.


Denmark closes border to German trains over migrant influx

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:54 PM PDT

Danish police guard a train with migrants, mainly from Syria and Iraq, at Rodby railway station on September 9, 2015Danish police on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all rail services to and from Germany as hundreds of migrants refused to disembark from trains arriving from Denmark's southern neighbour, demanding to continue on to Sweden instead. Two trains carrying around 350 refugees spent the day stuck in Rodby, on Scandinavia's busiest ferry crossing to Germany, around 135 kilometres southeast of Copenhagen. The refugees refused to register with Danish authorities, which would mean having to apply for asylum in Denmark or returning to Germany, whereas they want to seek asylum in Sweden.


Trump, Cruz join forces to slam Iran deal

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:53 PM PDT

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) is greeted on stage by fellow Republican candidate Ted Cruz before speaking at a rally against the Iran nuclear deal in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2015They are rivals on the campaign trail, but Republican presidential challengers Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz joined forces Wednesday at a rally denouncing the Iran nuclear deal being debated by the US Congress. Thousands of people converged on the West Lawn of the Capitol to hear the two Republican powerhouses and to protest President Barack Obama's landmark accord with Iran, saying the international agreement could spell the death knell for Israel and threaten the lives of millions of Americans. Trump, the billionaire real estate tycoon and Republican frontrunner, blasted the "incompetently negotiated" deal and criticized Obama's administration for failing to include the return of four Americans held in Iran as part of the negotiations.


Climate change denial days over in oil rich Alberta: minister

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:49 PM PDT

To match Insight CANADA/OIL-SANDSBy Mike De Souza CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The environment minister of Alberta, the province where the oil sands industry is Canada's fastest growing source of carbon emissions, says the days of denying climate change are over. The minister, Shannon Phillips, told a conference on Wednesday that the New Democratic Party provincial government elected in May was taking action after Alberta's climate change record had been targeted by North American environmental groups in recent years.


New Zealand cuts benchmark interest rate to 2.75 percent

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:49 PM PDT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's central bank on Thursday reduced its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to 2.75 percent and indicated more cuts were likely.

Pope Francis to address refugee crisis in UN speech

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:48 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pope Francis is expected to focus on the need for peace in a conflict-torn world facing the biggest refugee crisis since World War II when he addresses the United Nations later this month, the Holy See said Wednesday.

IS claims to hold Norwegian, Chinese captives

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:44 PM PDT

This combination of undated photos taken from the Islamic State group's online magazine Dabiq purports to show Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, 48, from Oslo, Norway, left, and Fan Jinghui, 50, from Beijing, China. The extremist group claimed on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, to be holding the men hostage and demanded ransom for their release. (Dabiq via AP)CAIRO (AP) — The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed to be holding a Norwegian man and a Chinese consultant hostage and demanded ransom for their release.


Union: Australia's 2-match series in United States is off

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 21, 2015, file photo, Australia players celebrate after Kyah Simon scored against Brazil during the second half of a FIFA Women's World Cup soccer match in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Australia's two-match series in the United States to face the Women's World Cup champions has been called off as negotiations continue over a new collective bargaining agreement, the player's union said Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015(Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDITSYDNEY (AP) — Australia's two-match series in the United States to face the Women's World Cup champions has been called off as negotiations continue over a new collective bargaining agreement, the players' union said Wednesday.


Minnesota man pleads guilty in Islamic State case

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:38 PM PDT

FILE - This file photo provided April 21, 2015 by the Sherburne County, Minnesota, Sheriff's Office shows Hanad Mustafe Musse, 19. Musse is among seven Minnesota men of Somali descent that have been charged in a indictment with traveling or attempting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group, which has carried out a host of attacks including beheading Americans. (Sherburne County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of seven men awaiting trial in Minnesota on charges of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group admitted Wednesday that he knew its members had carried out beheadings, taken hostages and raped women, but he believed they were fighting evil and he wanted to join anyway.


Leaders' debate heats up Greek election campaign

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:32 PM PDT

Former Prime Minister and leader of the Syriza party Alexis Tsipras (R) and leader of the conservative New Democracy party Vangelis Meimarakis (L) before a debate in Athens on September 9, 2015Greece's former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras acknowledged Wednesday that his government had not delivered on all its promises but vowed to keep fighting austerity as he faced off against challengers in a televised election debate. Tsipras, who is locked in a neck-and-neck race with his conservative rival Vangelis Meimarakis of the New Democracy Party, said he had placed the "interests of the Greek people" above all else when he agreed an unpopular third bailout deal with international creditors in July. The 86-billion-euro rescue ($96 billion) package prevented a Greek exit from the eurozone but demands tough reforms in return for the cash, sparking a rebellion within Tsipras's leftist Syriza party, which came to power in January on an anti-austerity platform.


Ecuador moves to shut down press freedom group

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2012, file photo, Cesar Ricuarte, director the country's main press freedom organization Fundamedios, gestures in his office in Quito, Ecuador. President Rafael Correa's government has initiated proceedings to shut down Ecuador's sole remaining press freedom group, accusing Fundamedios of political partisanship. The watchdog group was notified Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in a letter from the Communications Secretariat, director Ricuarte said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — President Rafael Correa's government has initiated proceedings to shut down Ecuador's sole remaining press freedom group, accusing Fundamedios of political partisanship.


President Morales expected to seek fourth term in Bolivia

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2015, file photo, Bolivia's president Evo Morales waves to supporters during a blessing by Indian healers, in a traditional ceremony at the archeological site Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Morales' backers finalized plans on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, to amend Bolivia's constitution so he can run for re-election in 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — President Evo Morales' backers are seeking to amend Bolivia's constitution so he can run for re-election in 2020.


The Latest on US Open: Halep beats Azarenka in 3 sets

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:23 PM PDT

Simona Halep, of Romania, returns a shot to Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, during a quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):


MoMA: 1st US exhibition of Picasso sculptures in 50 years

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:23 PM PDT

Pablo Picasso's sheet metal and wire "Guitar" from 1914, is one of 140 sculptures from his entire career is shown during the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) press preview, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in New York. MoMA is devoting an entire floor to the Picasso sculptures in the first major U.S. museum survey of his three-dimensional work in nearly 50 years, from Sept. 14 through Feb. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)NEW YORK (AP) — New York's Museum of Modern Art is devoting an entire floor to the sculptures of Pablo Picasso in the first major U.S. museum survey of his three-dimensional work in nearly 50 years.


US Open Glance

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:19 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Wednesday's play at the $42.3 million U.S. Open tennis championships:

Guatemala vote still too close to call

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:17 PM PDT

Guatemalan presidential candidate for the National Front of Convergence (FCN) party, Jimmy Morales, speaks to supporters in Guatemala City on September 7, 2015Guatemala's presidential vote last weekend is still too close to call, officials said Wednesday, as the country awaits the name of the runner-up to face comedian Jimmy Morales in a runoff. Sunday's first-round race ended with two candidates virtually tied for second place: former first lady Sandra Torres and millionaire businessman Manuel Baldizon. With 98.92 percent of the ballots counted, Torres, a social democrat, had 19.74 percent of the vote to 19.65 percent for conservative lawyer Baldizon.


Lebanon cabinet approves plan to end trash crisis

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:12 PM PDT

An activist wears a mask during a protest denouncing Lebanon's stagnant political system, which has become the target of demonstrations following a trash crisis, in Beirut's Martyr's square, on September 9, 2015Lebanon's cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to end a trash crisis that sparked unprecedented protests targeting the country's stagnant political class. After a marathon emergency session, as protesters once again took to the streets in Beirut, Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayeb said a deal had been reached. The plan incorporates a key demand of activists -- the decentralisation of waste management, with municipalities receiving funds to manage the issue locally.


Migrants breach Hungary police lines as army prepares for action

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:01 PM PDT

A family walks on a field after a crowd of refugees broke out of at collection point near Roszke village at the Hungarian-Serbian border on September 9, 2015Röszke (Hungary) (AFP) - Hundreds of migrants broke through police lines in Hungary near the Serbian border Wednesday for a third day running, as the army began mobilising for a possible role in guarding the frontier. The migrants later agreed to be taken to a refugee camp in western Hungary. At Roszke, the main crossing point from Serbia, there were 2,529, including 455 children.


The Latest: Iran deal seems on track, House to hold 3 votes

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 02:53 PM PDT

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, speaks with fellow Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, during a rally opposing the Iran nuclear deal outside the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest as the U.S. Congress and the 2016 presidential campaign wrestle with the Iran nuclear deal. All times local (EDT):


Vatican undecided if will fly its flag next to Palestine's at U.N.

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 02:44 PM PDT

By Louis Charbonneau NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Vatican's chief delegate to the United Nations on Wednesday said it was unclear whether the Holy See would choose to fly its flag alongside the Palestinians' at U.N. headquarters if a Palestinian draft resolution is approved this week as expected. The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly is due to vote on Thursday on a Palestinian draft resolution that says the flags of non-member observer states "shall be raised at (U.N.) Headquarters and United Nations Offices following the flags of the member states of the United Nations." Israel has urged member states to oppose the Palestinian draft resolution.

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