BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (Reuters) – European Union states won’t be directly involved for now in a $50 billion loan that Group of Seven nations plan to raise for Ukraine based on income from frozen Russian assets, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday. The Group of Seven rich democracies agreed during their annual summit …
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By Alexandra Hudson and Ayhan Uyanik DACHAU, Germany (Reuters) – Fans from Scotland, Ukraine, Germany, Israel and other nations laid wreaths at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site on Saturday to commemorate victims of the Nazis, vowing “never again” and to use football as a force to unite people. The group toured the camp and …
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By Steve Holland LUCERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pledged America’s unwavering support for Ukraine and announced more than $1.5 billion in aid for the country’s energy sector and its humanitarian situation as a result of Russia’s 27-month invasion. Harris made the announcement at the Ukraine peace summit in Lucerne, Switzerland, where she …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Russian military aircraft briefly violated Swedish airspace east of the Baltic island of Gotland on Friday and was met by Swedish fighter jets, the Nordic country’s armed forces said on Saturday. The Swedish armed forces said in a statement that the Russian military aircraft, a SU-24, had been hailed with a …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of Seven leading western industrial economies did not discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposals for peace in Ukraine since everyone knew they were not serious, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. Speaking from Italy shortly before leaving for Switzerland, where a Ukraine conference opens on Saturday, Scholz said Putin’s …
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By Felix Hoske and John Revill LUCERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Svitlana Bilous travelled half way across Europe – from her home in Ukraine to a Swiss mountaintop resort – to stand on the sidelines of an international peace summit on Saturday and tell the world about her missing husband. During the day’s events, she will …
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By Neil Jerome Morales and Jonathan Saul MANILA/LONDON (Reuters) -The crew of a Greek-owned vessel damaged in an attack by Yemeni Houthi militants has been evacuated and the abandoned ship is drifting in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations and a Philippine minister said. The search for one missing sailor will continue …
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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the international Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland this weekend, where she will meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and address world leaders. She will stress that the outcome of the war in Ukraine affects the entire world, a U.S. official said, and push …
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(Reuters) -Ukrainian attacks on southern Russia’s Belgorod region killed six people on Friday, officials said. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said four bodies had been pulled from the rubble of a multi-floor apartment building hit by Ukrainian shelling in the border town of Shebekino. A ministry statement posted after midnight said 50% of the rubble from the …
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By Anna Voitenko DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – Huddling in the dark with his automatic rifle, 50-year-old Ukrainian soldier “Bell” said he wished more of his younger compatriots would join the fight against Russia’s invasion. Facing a bigger and better equipped enemy, Ukrainian forces are heavily reliant on older soldiers like him to defend the …
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