(Fixes name of UAE Foreign Min and adds “Qatari” in paragraph 3) BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU on Wednesday called on Israel to open additional crossings besides the Cyprus maritime corridor so that more aid can reach Gaza. “While supporting the Cyprus maritime corridor, we call on Israel to open additional crossings so more aid …
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By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to provide 5 billion euros ($5.48 billion) for military aid to Ukraine as part of a revamp of an EU-run assistance fund, handing Kyiv a timely boost as its forces struggle against Russia’s invasion. Ambassadors from the EU’s 27 member countries agreed to the …
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By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington is working to coordinate a multinational effort to set up a maritime aid corridor into Gaza, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, part of a U.S. strategy of “flooding the zone” with humanitarian assistance. President Joe Biden last week announced plans for the …
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(Reuters) -Willie Mullins became the first trainer to celebrate 100 Cheltenham Festival wins on Wednesday when his son Patrick rode 9-2 shot Jasmin De Vaux to victory in the Champion Bumper. The 67-year-old Irishman won three races on the second of the four days to take his tally for the 2024 Festival to six wins. …
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VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria has declared two diplomats from the Russian embassy personae non grata for actions “incompatible with their diplomatic status,” ordering them to leave the country within a week, Austria’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The move brings to 11 the number of Russian diplomats Austria has expelled since 2020 in four separate rounds. …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to meet in Berlin on Friday for hastily arranged talks on aid for Ukraine. The talks, announced by Tusk and confirmed by a German government source, will be the first top-level meeting of the “Weimar Triangle” – …
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a fresh condemnation of all wars, days after irking Kyiv and Western capitals for appearing to suggest that Ukraine should surrender and negotiate peace with its Russian invader. Francis had told Swiss broadcaster RSI that Ukraine should “show the courage of the white flag” and open …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark will increase spending on its own defence by 40.5 billion Danish crowns ($5.9 billion) over the next five years, its government said on Wednesday as it presented the NATO member’s plans to bolster its military. “We are not rearming in Denmark because we want war, destruction, or suffering. We are rearming …
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(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin gave a wide-ranging interview to Russia’s RIA state news agency and Rossiya-1 state television, days before a March 15-17 election that is certain to give him another six years in power. Below are key excerpts from the interview: NUCLEAR READINESS “From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukraine launched a sweeping drone attack on Russian regions on Wednesday, causing a fire at Rosneft’s biggest oil refinery in what President Vladimir Putin said was an attempt to disrupt Russia’s presidential election. Russia and Ukraine have both used drones to strike critical infrastructure, military installations and …
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