By Maayan Lubell and Janis Laizans SHEFAYIM, Israel (Reuters) – Simona Steinbrecher holds up two images of her daughter, Doron. One shows a young woman with twinkling eyes and a big smile. The other, from a video distributed by Hamas 107 days into the war, shows an emaciated, pale woman, with an almost lifeless gaze. …
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By Maya Gebeily and Anthony Deutsch BEIRUT/THE HAGUE (Reuters) – An Israeli tank crew killed a Reuters reporter in Lebanon in October by firing two shells at a clearly identified group of journalists and then “likely” opened fire on them with a heavy machine gun in an attack that lasted 1 minute and 45 seconds, …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior Russian military officer has warned that the conflict in Ukraine could escalate into a full-scale war in Europe and said the probability of Moscow’s forces becoming involved in a new conflict is increasing “significantly.” Colonel-General Vladimir Zarudnitsky, head of the Russian army’s Military Academy of the General Staff, made the …
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany faced strikes on three fronts on Thursday, as train drivers, airport security workers and Lufthansa ground staff walked off the job, spelling further headaches for millions of travellers in Europe’s largest economy. The strikes are the latest in a wave of industrial actions to hit Germany, where high inflation and staff bottlenecks …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Sweden has initiated a meeting with Israel’s foreign ministry and several European Union member states as well as others “to convey the urgent need to improve humanitarian access to Gaza”, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Thursday. “The life and health of children in Gaza must be protected,” Kristersson said on …
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By Gram Slattery and Joseph Ax CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) -Nikki Haley ended her long-shot challenge to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Wednesday, ensuring the former president will be the party’s candidate in a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s election. Haley, the former South Carolina governor and Trump’s ambassador to the …
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By Francesca Landini and Angelo Amante MILAN/ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s energy transition is building on a myriad of solar panels mounted on roofs, but the country has installed far fewer large plants than its neighbours, data seen by Reuters show, signalling hurdles on Rome’s path to decarbonisation. Italy has added big solar farms worth 6 …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday after talks with energy officials over safety at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The Kremlin published introductory remarks by Putin and Grossi at the meeting in Sochi in southern Russia but gave no details of …
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ODESA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis were visiting the Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday when a Russian missile hit the infrastructure, close enough for leaders to see the strike. “It seems to me that we have not only heard, we have seen this strike today,” Zelenskiy …
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By Nathan Layne and Alexandra Ulmer PALM BEACH, Florida/HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November’s general election despite low approval ratings for both candidates. Trump won the Republican votes in …
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