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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Lights, camera, action, pope? About three dozen Hollywood stars will meet Pope Leo this weekend, including actors Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine and Adam Scott, the Vatican said on Monday. Also joining a special audience at the Vatican with Leo, the first pope from the United States, will be Oscar-winning directors Spike Lee, …

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By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary, looking for alternatives to EU funding, is developing a framework deal with Washington that could include cooperation on swaps, a loan facility, development bank credit or infrastructure financing, its economy minister said on Monday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who faces an election next year, met his longtime ally U.S. …

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(Corrects Sarkozy quote in paragraph 4 to put it in context) By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) -Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was freed from jail and went home on Monday, after a Paris court ruled he could be released while he appeals against his conviction for conspiring to raise funds from Libya.     Sarkozy was sent …

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By Steven Scheer and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. mediators met Israel’s prime minister on Monday with attention turning to the second, far more complex, phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal and the immediate problem of a standoff over a group of Hamas fighters still holed up in tunnels. The meeting between U.S. President Donald …

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(Fixes grammar in headline to fewer from less, no change to text) BERLIN (Reuters) -The number of people moving from Germany to the United States dropped sharply in 2025 following the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, official data showed on Monday. Between January and September, emigration to the U.S. decreased by 17.8% year-on-year …

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