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Pope Leo to host Hollywood stars including Cate Blanchett, Pine at Vatican

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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Hungary eyes US financial shield as EU funds remain frozen

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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Zelenskiy: Anyone involved in a corruption scheme will be held accountable

(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that anyone involved in corruption would be held accountable, and vowed the country’s nuclear power operator would be run free from graft. “Everyone who put together a corrupt scheme must receive a clear legal response. There must be criminal verdicts,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address, commenting …

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France’s Sarkozy back home after court frees him pending appeal

(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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Nord Stream suspect held in Italy refusing food due to health condition, lawyer says

By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) -A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines has gone on hunger strike because Italian authorities are violating his fundamental rights by ignoring his poor health condition, his lawyer said on Monday. Bureaucratic hurdles and prison rules have prevented the suspect, known only …

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Kushner in Israel as trapped Hamas fighters issue bedevils Gaza truce progress

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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Fewer Germans moving to US since Trump’s inauguration, official data shows

(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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‘Mimmo’ the dolphin delights Venice tourists, worries experts

By Alvise Armellini VENICE (Reuters) -A wild dolphin, nicknamed “Mimmo” by the local press, has become a regular visitor in the waters off Venice’s St. Mark’s Square, captivating tourists but raising concerns about its safety amid heavy marine traffic. Dolphins are rare visitors to the UNESCO World Heritage city’s lagoon, though two were spotted in …

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Bulgaria steps up security at Lukoil refinery ahead of planned state takeover

SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgarian authorities are conducting inspections and implementing security measures at Russian oil major Lukoil’s Burgas oil refinery to preserve critical infrastructure, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said on Monday, as the government prepares to seize control of the site. Last week, Bulgaria adopted legal changes allowing it to take over the refinery and sell …

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Catholic bishop in Spain denies abuse allegation as Vatican opens inquiry

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -A Catholic bishop in Spain is being investigated by the Vatican over an allegation of abuse that the cleric firmly denies, his diocese said in a statement on Monday. Spanish paper El Pais first reported earlier on Monday that Bishop Rafael Zornoza was under investigation over an allegation of sexual abuse of a …

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