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By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday urged Israel to protect civilian lives and cultural sites in Lebanon after Israel began heavy airstrikes on the historic city of Baalbek and surrounding villages in the eastern Bekaa region. While the U.S. supports Israel’s right to pursue legitimate Hezbollah targets …

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(Reuters) – Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico told Russian television on Wednesday he wanted to visit Moscow for next year’s World War Two anniversary and criticised the European Union’s approach to the Ukraine war, in remarks that stirred opposition ire at home. His appearance on state-run Rossiya-1 television, which Slovak media said was the first …

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary summoned the Swedish ambassador over comments by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson regarding Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s visit to Georgia earlier this week, the foreign ministry in Budapest said on Wednesday. Orban’s visit immediately after a hotly contested parliamentary election in Georgia has attracted criticism among some of Hungary’s partners …

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By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania’s opposition Social Democrats, the winners of Sunday’s parliamentary election, have decided on deputy leader Gintautas Paluckas to be the Baltic republic’s next prime minister. Social Democrat leader Vilija Blinkeviciute told reporters on Wednesday Paluckas was “best prepared” for the top job as she had opted not to take …

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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A Vatican tribunal on Wednesday defended its 2023 decision to convict a senior Catholic cardinal of misappropriation of funds, saying the prelate was “aware of all the steps” in a botched $200 million London real estate deal. Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most senior Church official ever to stand …

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OHRID, North Macedonia (Reuters) – Lake Ohrid, a UNESCO World Heritage site that straddles North Macedonia and Albania, is at risk from pollution, overfishing, and urban development, the United Nations body and experts say. The lake, one of Europe’s oldest dating back 3.5 million years, is home to around 200 unique species, including rare varieties …

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By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – UK mid cap stocks enjoyed a lift on Wednesday as market players deemed the new Labour government’s first UK budget to be less punitive on businesses than many had previously feared. Mid-cap stocks outperformed the blue-chip index, even as UK finance minister Rachel Reeves announced a raft of new …

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(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the West should admit Russia has “won” in Georgia and is on its way to doing the same in Moldova unless Western rhetoric against crossing Moscow’s red lines was dropped. Georgia’s parliamentary election on Saturday was marred by reports of election violations. The opposition contested its outcome and …

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