By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel was checking on Monday whether it had killed Hamas’s deputy military leader in an airstrike in Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said, as prospects faded for a ceasefire to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. If his death is confirmed, Marwan Issa …
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By Shivansh Tiwary and Tim Hepher (Reuters) -At least 50 people were hurt when a Boeing 787 operated by LATAM Airlines dropped abruptly mid-flight from Sydney to Auckland on Monday, according to the airline and a New Zealand health service organisation that treated the injured. The aircraft experienced a strong shake and as a result, …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign ministry summoned the papal nuncio on Monday to express its “disappointment” with Pope Francis’ comments in an interview that Ukraine should “show the white flag” and open talks with Russia to end the two-year-old war with Moscow. A statement on the ministry’s website said the nuncio, Visvaldas Kulbokas, was told the …
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By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – Russia will hold a presidential election on March 15-17 which President Vladimir Putin is certain to win, barring an unexpected development. That will give the longest serving Kremlin chief since Josef Stalin another six-year term in power. Here is a list of the candidates taking part, and a list of …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Gray MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The Kremlin on Monday said a call by Pope Francis for talks to end the Ukraine war was “quite understandable”, but NATO’s boss said now was not the time to talk about “surrender”. Pope Francis said in an interview recorded last month that Ukraine should have “the …
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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Oppenheimer,” the blockbuster biopic about the race to build the first atomic bomb, claimed seven Academy Awards including the prestigious best picture trophy on Sunday as Hollywood celebrated a triumphant year in film. Irish actor Cillian Murphy won best actor for playing theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, leader …
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By Emma Farge SION, Switzerland (Reuters) -Helicopters were combing an area near the Matterhorn mountain in Switzerland on Monday with hope fading of finding a missing skier after five other members of the party were found dead after freezing to death in “catastrophic” conditions. The cross-country skiers, five of them members of the same family …
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By Giuseppe Fonte and Valentina Za ROME (Reuters) -Italy has cleared, with conditions, ION’s acquisition of credit manager Prelios after the fintech group disclosed the details Rome had been requesting about the deal’s financing, two government sources said on Monday. The disclosure request had led to a stalemate over the 1.3 billion euro ($1.4 billion) …
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(Reuters) – Germany will support a second term for International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday. “Kristalina Georgieva navigated the IMF through difficult times over the last years. I am convinced that she is exactly the right person to steer the institution through the challenges ahead and to …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday declined to comment on a CNN report that the United States began preparing rigorously in late 2022 for Russia potentially striking Ukraine with a nuclear weapon. CNN reported on Saturday that the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden was specifically concerned Russia might use a tactical or battlefield …
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