ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis appeared at Rome’s Olympic Stadium on Saturday to provide a symbolic kick-off to a soccer match as part of celebrations for a Vatican-hosted “World Children’s Day” festival. Francis, 87, who has suffered from bouts of poor health, stood up from his chair by the side of the pitch as the …
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STRESA, Italy (Reuters) – G7 finance leaders will call on Israel to maintain correspondent banking links between Israeli and Palestinian banks to allow vital transactions, trade and services to continue, according to a draft joint statement seen by Reuters on Saturday. The statement, to be released at the end of a Group of Seven finance …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy will resume funding for the United Nations’ Palestinian relief organisation UNRWA as part of a 35 million euro ($38 million) aid package, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday. Tajani made the commitment during a meeting in Rome with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa. The Italian minister said five million …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that levelled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported on Saturday. Hundreds are feared dead in the landslide that hit Kaokalam village in Enga Province, about 600 km (370 miles) northwest of capital Port Moresby, …
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By Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling in South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide. While the International Court of Justice, or …
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(Reuters) -Israel was ordered by the World Court on Friday to halt its military assault on the city of Rafah during the Gaza war. Here are some reactions: HAMAS OFFICIAL BASEM NAIM: “We welcome the decision by the World Court that calls on the Zionist occupation forces to end its military aggression on Rafah. We …
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(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukrainian forces had secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops staged an incursion this month in northern parts of Kharkiv region. “Our soldiers have now managed to take combat control of the border area where the Russian occupiers entered,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Siya Masuku kicked 21 points and controlled the game masterfully from flyhalf as South Africa’s Sharks defeated Gloucester 36-22 in the final of the European Challenge Cup at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday. The Sharks scored tries through number eight Phepsi Buthelezi, fullback Aphelele Fassi and wing Makazole Mapimpi as they …
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AL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) -Some of the food supplies waiting to enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt have begun to rot as the Rafah border crossing remains shut to aid deliveries for a third week and people inside the Palestinian territory face worsening hunger. Rafah was a main entry point for humanitarian relief as well as …
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By David Lawder STRESA, Italy (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that she does not see “any showstoppers” in her discussions with fellow G7 finance ministers about a larger loan to Ukraine backed by the income of frozen Russian sovereign assets. Yellen told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of …
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