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US weapons helping stabilise Ukraine’s front line, Blinken says

29 May 2024

By Humeyra Pamuk and Tom Balmforth CHISINAU (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that American weapons being delivered to Kyiv were helping stabilise the front line in Ukraine amid intensifying Russian attacks and that Washington would “adapt and adjust” its support. The top U.S. diplomat travelled to the Moldovan capital Chisinau, …

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Recovery operation ends at bombed Kharkiv store, 19 dead, minister says

29 May 2024

(Reuters) – Search and recovery teams have identified 19 bodies at a hardware store hit by Russian bombs last weekend in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Wednesday. Klymenko said on the Telegram messaging app that recovery work was now complete. The dead in Saturday’s attack included two minors. …

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Nikki Haley writes ‘Finish Them’ on Israeli artillery shell, drawing criticism

29 May 2024

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican former presidential contender Nikki Haley wrote “Finish Them!” on an Israeli artillery shell during a recent visit to Israel, amid an ongoing assault on Gaza that has left tens of thousands dead in the past eight months. An image of Haley crouched in front of pallets of shells, …

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Israel says Gaza war likely to last another seven months as tanks probe Rafah

29 May 2024

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel sent tanks on raids into Rafah on Wednesday and predicted its war on Hamas in Gaza would continue all year, after Washington said the Rafah assault did not amount to a major ground operation that would trigger a change in U.S. policy. Israeli tanks moved into the heart …

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Turkey’s Erdogan to attend Italy G7 summit, perhaps also bin Salman

29 May 2024

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is the latest addition to the guest list at a Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy next month, the Rome government said on Wednesday, as it seeks to broaden the gathering beyond the usual seven industrial democracies. Several African and South American countries have …

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Papua New Guinea leader Marape says extraordinary weather causing disasters

29 May 2024

By Renju Jose and Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on Wednesday blamed “extraordinary rainfall” and changes to weather patterns for multiple disasters in the Pacific Island nation this year, including a landslide last week which may have killed thousands. Parts of a mountain in the Maip-Mulitaka area in Enga …

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Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian statehood

29 May 2024

By Inti Landauro, Conor Humphries and Gwladys Fouche MADRID/DUBLIN/OSLO (Reuters) -Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday, prompting an angry reaction from Israel, which has found itself increasingly isolated after more than seven months of conflict in Gaza. Madrid, Dublin and Oslo said they sought to accelerate efforts to secure a …

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Malta’s ex-PM Muscat faces corruption charges in court

29 May 2024

VALLETTA (Reuters) – Maltese prosecutors on Tuesday formally charged former prime minister Joseph Muscat with corruption over a 2015 public health contract as hundreds of supporters cheered for him outside a courthouse in Valletta. The 50-year-old former Labour leader, in office from 2013 to 2020, pleaded “absolutely not guilty” to a list of charges including …

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Trump sought to ‘hoodwink’ voters with porn star payment, prosecutor tells jury

29 May 2024

By Jack Queen, Luc Cohen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York prosecutor told jurors that the hush money payment at the heart of former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial was an attempt to “hoodwink the American voter” during the 2016 election, as lawyers made their closing arguments on Tuesday. Prosecutor Joshua …

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Ukraine allies meet in Prague as Czech ammunition drive raises 1.6 billion euros

28 May 2024

PRAGUE (Reuters) -A Czech-led initiative to speed up ammunition deliveries to Ukraine has raised 1.6 billion euros ($1.74 billion), with the first deliveries due to arrive in days, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Tuesday. Hosting Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and leaders of some European Union allies in Prague, Fiala said ahead of …

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