By Jeff Mason and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden urged the West on Friday to sustain its support for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion as Kyiv faces a bleak winter and a looming U.S. presidential election raises worries about the strength of Washington’s own resolve. Biden was speaking to reporters before holding closed-door …
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By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Thursday blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for helping start that nation’s war with Russia, a comment that further suggests Trump is likely to decrease U.S. support for Ukraine if he wins the Nov. 5 election. The Republican former president has frequently criticized Zelenskiy on the campaign trail, …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he had asked the defence ministry to work on proposals for possible weapons exports. A possible rethink of an export ban imposed during the war against Russia would be a dramatic change in government policies as Ukraine defends itself against a much larger and …
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PARIS/ROME (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday that the type of deal Italy has struck to divert asylum-seekers to Albania for processing would not likely be feasible in France. European Union leaders are grappling with illegal immigration, which has become a highly sensitive topic in many countries in the 27-member bloc. At …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia would not let Ukraine get nuclear weapons, after Ukraine’s leader said that since Kyiv had given up its Soviet-era nuclear arms, it must join NATO. Putin said any move by Ukraine to get nuclear weapons could not be concealed and would draw an appropriate …
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JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the Gaza war, has been killed by Israeli forces in the Palestinian enclave, Hamas confirmed on Friday. Following is some of the reaction: HAMAS “The martyrdom of our brother, the leader Yahya Sinwar … will only increase the strength …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday his possible attendance at next month’s summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in Brazil would disrupt the important work there, adding that somebody else would represent Moscow there. The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has issued a warrant for Putin’s arrest …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine is not considering developing nuclear weapons and recent reports on the topic were driven by an incorrect interpretation of remarks by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, his chief of staff said on Friday. “We have not these thoughts about nuclear, we refuse it,” Andriy Yermak told a think-tank event in Brussels. The reports …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -The sails of the iconic Sydney Opera House were illuminated on Friday night with a photographic tribute to welcome King Charles and Queen Camilla, as they arrived in Australia on the first visit by a reigning British monarch in 13 years. The royal couple arrived in Sydney on a Royal …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian state museum is mounting an exhibit of artwork by the daughter of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, dedicated to her father’s memory. Aisha Gaddafi, 47, is the fifth child and only biological daughter of the dictator who ruled the North African country from 1969 until he was captured and killed …
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