ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday rejected criticism of her decision to appoint an ambassador to Syria before the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, and she said she was ready to talk to the country’s new government. Italy, which announced the move in July, was the only Group of Seven (G7) …
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DAMASCUS (Reuters) -France raised its flag at its Damascus embassy on Tuesday for the first time in 12 years and European Union officials prepared to engage with the new Syrian leadership, a sign of the growing contacts after Bashar al-Assad was ousted as president. Western states are gradually opening channels to the new authorities in …
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Tuesday it had uncovered 12 agents spying for Russia to identify the locations of F-16 fighter jets and air defence systems across Ukraine. It detained the alleged organiser and four key accomplices on suspicion of treason and sharing information about the location of Ukrainian military, according to …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France raised the flag on Tuesday over its embassy in Damascus 12 years after cutting ties with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad amid the country’s civil war, with its diplomats meeting an official from the transitional team, the foreign ministry said. Without naming who they met, the ministry said a team of French diplomats …
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(Corrects keywords used by some media clients to EU-DEFORESTATION/DELAY) By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament gave its final approval on Tuesday to a one-year delay of Europe’s landmark deforestation law, which from Dec. 2025 will ban the import of beef, soy and other goods linked to the destruction of forests. The lawmakers’ approval …
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BRUSSELS/ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Union will establish contacts with Syria’s new leadership and reopen its delegation in the country, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. Von der Leyen also said the EU would increase humanitarian aid to Syria. But she warned of the …
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By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has adopted a 15th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including tougher measures against Chinese entities and more vessels from Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet, the EU Commission said in a statement on Monday. The new package adds 52 vessels from the shadow fleet …
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(Reuters) -Chinese leaders agreed last week to raise the budget deficit to 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) next year, its highest on record, while maintaining an economic growth target of around 5%, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. The new deficit plan compares with an initial target of 3% of GDP for …
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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday that would allow courts to suspend bans on groups designated by Moscow as terrorist organisations – paving the way for it to normalise ties with the Afghan Taliban and potentially with the new leadership of Syria. No country currently recognises the Taliban government …
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(Reuters) -Israel and Hamas have been waging war since gunmen from the Palestinian militant group in the Gaza Strip stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and capturing 253 hostages, by Israeli tallies. Israel responded with a military assault in Gaza in which more than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed, according …
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