By Alexander Ratz and Humeyra Pamuk LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Germany’s foreign minister warned on Saturday that time was running out to find a way to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, speaking after meetings with her counterparts from G7 countries. Talks have resumed in Vienna to try to revive the nuclear …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called on members of his Social Democratic party (SPD) to back the country’s new ruling coalition, adding promises made during the election campaign now had to translate into concrete action. Speaking at a virtual convention of the SPD at which the party’s new leadership was elected, …
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By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) – The campaign for next April’s presidential election is already heating up in France: on Saturday, the candidate of the conservative Les Republicains spoke at the first rally since she was picked to be the party’s candidate. * WHO WILL WIN? The opposition is weak and fragmented. Opinion polls have …
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By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – The conservative candidate who has emerged as Emmanuel Macron’s most serious challenger for next year’s presidential election kicked off her campaign on Saturday by announcing she would resist German calls for a federal European superstate. Valerie Pecresse, who has described herself as “1/3 Thatcher, 2/3 Merkel”, …
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By Stephen Grey GASHENA, Ethiopia (Reuters) – In a roadside village shattered by one of Africa’s bloodiest current conflicts, a donkey and its young, turbaned master tiptoe past an unexploded shell rusting by the blasted remnants of a tank, its turret and tracks tossed sideways. Ethiopian soldiers said the tank’s crew had been fighting for …
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(Reuters) – A top Iranian military official warned on Saturday of a “heavy price” for aggressors, state media said, after a report of U.S. and Israeli plans for possible military drills to prepare for strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites if diplomacy fails. “Providing conditions for military commanders to test Iranian missiles with real targets will …
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s election commission said on Saturday it would not publish a list of presidential candidates until after it settles some legal issues, leaving almost no time to hold the vote as planned on Dec. 24. While most Libyan and foreign figures involved in the process have continued to publicly call for the …
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(Reuters) – Dubai welcomed 4.88 million visitors in the period January- October 2021, its Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) said on Saturday, adding that international visitors in the month of October alone had exceeded one million. The figures reflect improving momentum and stability in a hospitality industry battered by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting …
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By Francois Murphy, Parisa Hafezi and John Irish VIENNA (Reuters) -World powers and Iran were locked in talks on reviving their nuclear deal on Friday, with a European source saying they were working from texts discussed five months ago and Iranian officials saying they were sticking to a tough stance from last week. The talks …
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By Ian Ransom (Reuters) – Having been convinced a few months ago that his test career was over, Dawid Malan found a moment on Friday to stop and sniff the roses as he and captain Joe Root dragged England back from the brink on a see-sawing day three of the first Ashes test. With England …
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