By Humeyra Pamuk CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday the “the gaps are narrowing” in talks in Doha toward an agreement on the release of hostages and a ceasefire in Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza. “Negotiators continue to work. The gaps are narrowing, and we’re continuing to push for …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish city Malmo, host of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in May, expects guests from 80 countries for the event and is also bracing for possible unrest on its sidelines, city officials said on Thursday. The annual music competition, the world’s biggest of its kind, bills itself as a non-political event. However, …
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By Andrew Gray and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders will on Thursday discuss a plan to use billions of euros in profits from frozen Russian financial assets to buy arms for Ukraine as they try to bolster Kyiv in its fight against Moscow’s invasion. The bloc’s 27 national leaders will also debate how …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s health ministry said that no large volumes of diabetes drug Ozempic are being exported out of the country, quashing a suggestion by the nation’s drugs regulator that outbound trade in the drug, coveted for its weight-loss effect, may have to be banned. The head of German drugs regulator BfArM, which is …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a missile attack on Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, early on Thursday, injuring at least 10 people and damaging residential buildings and industrial facilities, city officials said, although air defences downed all the missiles. The first large attack in recent weeks targeted the city with both ballistic and cruise missiles, said Serhiy …
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By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has backed the idea of a European Commissioner dedicated to the defence industry as the European Union seeks to become a bigger player in the sector. Kallas, a member of the European Council of the EU’s national leaders, told Reuters in an interview that …
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By Kate Abnett and Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Thursday welcomed a European Union proposal to use billions of euros in profits from frozen Russian financial assets to buy arms for Ukraine, ahead of a summit where EU country leaders will debate the plan. The European Commission, the …
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By Louise Rasmussen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The threat of terrorism in Denmark and against its interests abroad has risen because of Israel’s war against Hamas militants in Gaza and a series of Koran burnings in Denmark last year, the Danish security and intelligence service PET said on Thursday. The PET rated the overall threat level at …
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By Karol Badohal and Marek Strzelecki WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland’s central bank governor faces accusations that include breaking constitutional rules with a bond-buying programme and misleading the finance ministry, according to a motion to put him before a state tribunal seen by Reuters. Pressure has mounted on National Bank of Poland (NBP) chief Adam Glapinski since …
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By Pietro Lombardi and Nina Chestney MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) – Spain’s Iberdrola is set to tell investors on Thursday it will focus spending over the next three years on expanding and upgrading grids, as it builds on a strategy that made it Europe’s top utility by market value. Iberdrola has weathered an energy crisis and rising …
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