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WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland said on Wednesday that it backed a two-state solution to the Middle East crisis between Israel and the Palestinians, after Ireland, Spain and Norway announced that they would recognise a Palestinian state. “We will support the efforts of the High Representative of the European Union and other countries that believe that …

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DUBAI (Reuters) – The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces on Wednesday downplayed the role played by a Turkish drone in finding the crash site of President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter, highlighting instead the performance of its own drones. Early on Monday, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported that a Turkish Akinci drone had identified “a source of …

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PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right leader Marine le Pen on Wednesday said her party needed to make a “clean break” with the German Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, suggesting the AfD had become too toxic an ally ahead of European elections in June. Speaking in a radio interview, Le Pen accused the AfD of being …

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had ordered an immediate recall of its ambassadors to Ireland and Norway in response to those nations’ decisions to recognise a Palestinian state. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the decision to recognise a Palestinian state undermined Israel’s right to self-defence and efforts to return …

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By Guy Faulconbridge and Stine Jacobsen MOSCOW/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry has proposed a revision to the borders of Russian territorial waters in the Baltic Sea, according to a draft government decree, drawing a rebuke from NATO-members Finland and Lithuania. According to the draft decree, dated May 21, the ministry proposed adjusting the border around …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – German far-right AfD’s top candidate in European elections Maximilian Krah will refrain from further campaign activities and will resign from the party’s leadership board with immediate effect, the politician said in a statement on Wednesday. This comes after he told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica last weekend that the SS, the Nazi’s …

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GENEVA (Reuters) – Attacks on medics and health facilities in war zones jumped in 2023 to the highest level since records began 11 years ago, a group of non-governmental organisations said on Wednesday, with nearly half attributed to state forces. The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition, composed of 40 groups including medical charities, reported 2,562 …

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MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to announce the recognition of an independent Palestinian state on Wednesday, a government source said, confirming a report from news website El Confidencial. A spokesperson for Sanchez’s office declined to comment. The development came as Norway said it would maker a similar announcement. European Union members …

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