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By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The attacks on Israeli football supporters in Amsterdam this week followed tensions that began brewing days before between the fans and pro-Palestinian activists and other people in the city, a chronology of events showed. Supporters of Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv were targeted for beatings by groups of thugs …

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(Reuters) -Ukraine’s top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on Saturday that Ukraine faced increasing difficulties in its fight against Moscow’s invasion as Russian forces advance and North Korean troops prepare to join the Kremlin’s campaign. Syrskyi, relating comments he made to a top U.S. general, said outnumbered Ukrainian forces faced Russian attacks in key sectors …

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KYIV (Reuters) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell sought to reassure Ukraine of Europe’s unwavering support on Saturday, days after Donald Trump’s election win cast uncertainty over its war effort. Borrell, the first top EU official to visit Kyiv since Trump’s win, said that the purpose of his visit was to stress EU support …

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By Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court’s governing body will launch an external investigation into its chief prosecutor Karim Khan over alleged sexual misconduct, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. Khan is called on in an internal document circulated to member states to temporarily step …

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By Andrew Mills and Nidal al-Mughrabi DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Qatar has told Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel it will stall its efforts to mediate a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until they show “willingness and seriousness” to resume talks, its foreign ministry said on Saturday. The Gulf country has been working alongside the United …

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(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a treaty on the country’s strategic partnership with North Korea which includes a mutual defence provision, according to a decree published on Saturday. The accord, signed by Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June after a summit in Pyongyang, calls on each side to …

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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s presidential transition effort said on Saturday that a Republican operative who outlined some potential contours of a U.S.-backed peace plan in Ukraine earlier in the day was not speaking on behalf of the president-elect. Bryan Lanza, a long-time Republican strategist who was a contractor on Trump’s 2024 campaign, …

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