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By Sam Tobin

LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey on Tuesday overturned a London court ruling which effectively found him liable for an alleged sexual assault on a British man, after his lawyers mistakenly failed to serve a defence to a civil lawsuit.

Spacey is being sued at London's High Court by a man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, who alleges that in 2008 he was sexually assaulted by the Hollywood... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - Mexico's automotive industry saw a jump in production in April while exports also increased from a year earlier, data from national statistics agency INEGI showed on Tuesday.

Production increased by 21.74% to 358,575 vehicles and auto exports surged 14.38% to 289,756 vehicles, according to the agency.

(Reporting by Ricardo Figueroa and Natalia Siniawski; editing by Gabriel Araujo)

By Tannur Anders

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Jacob Zuma is facing an attempt to oust him from leadership positions in his new party, state broadcaster SABC reported on Tuesday, three weeks before an election in which he is expected to attract significant support.

One of the most divisive figures in South Africa, Zuma was president from 2009 until 2018, when he was forced to quit following a string of corruption... (continue reading...)

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A team of mid-ranking Israeli officials will travel to Cairo in coming hours to assess whether Hamas can be persuaded to shift on its latest ceasefire offer, a senior Israeli official said, reiterating the current proposal was unacceptable to Israel.

"This delegation is made up of mid-level envoys. Were there a credible deal in the offing, the principals would be heading the delegation," the official... (continue reading...)

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States repatriated 11 U.S. citizens, including 5 minors, in the largest single repatriation of U.S. citizens from northeast Syria to date, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on X on Tuesday, adding that the U.S. also facilitated the repatriation of citizens from Canada, Finland, and the Netherlands.

(Reporting by Clauda Tanios; Editing by Michael)