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(This story has been refiled to fix a typo in paragraph 9) ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government has granted citizenship to Argentina’s President Javier Milei on account of his Italian family roots, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Friday, confirming earlier media reports. Milei is in Rome to meet Italian Prime Minister …

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By Gabriel Stargardter and Makini Brice PARIS (Reuters) -New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Friday he faced a “Himalaya” of a challenge to tackle France’s deficit, with opponents’ lukewarm reactions to his appointment underlining the difficulty of the job he faces. President Emmanuel Macron earlier named Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic U.S. senators say it is too soon to consider lifting sanctions on Syria following the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, an indication that Washington is unlikely to change its policy any time soon. “We’re all really happy that Assad is gone,” Senator Jim Risch, the top …

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By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The World Court concludes hearings on Friday on countries’ legal obligation to fight climate change and whether large states contributing most to greenhouse-gas emissions should be liable for damage caused to small island nations. The International Court of Justice will issue an opinion on those questions, …

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By Christy Santhosh and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -The European Medicines Agency has allowed Eli Lilly to update the product label of its weight-loss drug Mounjaro to show it has benefit in treating a sleep disorder without approving it specifically for the disease, the company said. Lilly was seeking EU approval for the expanded use of …

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By Anastasiia Malenko and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia hammered Ukrainian energy facilities in a massive aerial attack on Friday that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was one of the largest yet on the ailing grid and evidence of why Kyiv needed more Western support before any peace with Russia. Russia’s 12th major assault on the …

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By Mahmoud Hasano DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Basim Faiz Mawat stood in the Damascus cell that his fellow prisoners used to call the “death dormitory”, struggling to believe that the system that abused him for so long had been overthrown and his suffering had ended. “I came here today only to see that truly nothing lasts …

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ZURICH, Switzerland (Reuters) -England will renew acquaintances with Serbia in Europe’s 2026 World Cup qualifying competition after the draw was made in Zurich on Friday, with Albania drawn in the same group, setting up a politically charged encounter between the Balkan nations. However, many teams remain in the dark over their group opponents. The draw …

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