ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss government said it was suspending asylum procedures for Syrians until it can better assess the situation in the Middle Eastern country following the capture of Damascus by rebels and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s flight to Russia. The state secretariat for migration said on Monday evening it was currently unable to …
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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is seeking ways to engage with Syrian rebel groups who ousted President Bashar al-Assad and is reaching out to partners in the region such as Turkey to help kick start informal diplomacy. Speaking at a State Department briefing, spokesperson Matthew Miller said Washington had a number …
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(Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk at the U.S. president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Monday, the European leader announced on social media platform X. “USA today. The future has begun! An afternoon in Mar-a-Lago with @realDonaldTrump, @elonmusk and @michaelgwaltz,” Orban said, without sharing more details. …
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(Reuters) – Five Ukrainian children sent away or placed in care since Moscow’s February 2022 invasion returned to their homeland on Monday, officials said, part of a long-running campaign to bring home more than 20,000 deported children. Daria Zarivna, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, said those brought home on Monday …
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By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) -Volkswagen and its unions were far from finding common ground on tackling a crisis at its German plants but held talks on Monday that both sides described as constructive, as record numbers of the carmaker’s workers went on strike across the country. “After today’s round it …
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By Maya Gebeily and Timour Azhari DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s prime minister said he had agreed on Monday to hand power to the rebel-led Salvation Government, a day after the rebels seized the capital Damascus and Assad fled to Russia. The imminent transfer of power follows 13 years of civil war and …
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(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he had issued orders to increase funding for equipping the country’s brigades with new drones. Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, said he had received a report from Pavlo Palisa, a former military commander and the president’s newly-appointed deputy chief of staff, to provide additional …
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By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel is now more optimistic about a possible hostage deal in Gaza, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday, amid reports that Hamas had asked for lists of all hostages still held by militant groups in the Palestinian enclave. He said indirect negotiations were under way …
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By Maayan Lubell and Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel will step up airstrikes on Syrian stores of advanced weaponry, Israeli officials said on Monday, and keep a “limited” troop presence on the ground, hoping to head off any threat that could emerge in the fallout of president Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow. Israel has watched the upheaval …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government on Monday said it would pause asylum applications from Syria, a statement said, following similar moves from European neighbours after the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. “The government decided, similarly to other European partners, to suspend proceedings on asylum applications from Syria,” the statement said after a meeting between …
