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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis cancelled his meetings on Saturday because of mild flu, the Vatican said in a statement. The 87-year-old pontiff holds regular audiences with Vatican officials on Saturdays as well as private meetings. The pope has suffered repeated health problems in recent months and was forced to cancel a planned trip …

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By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, the conflict will be determined not just on the battlefield but also in Western capitals and other places far from the front lines. With Ukrainian forces on the back foot, short of ammunition and forced to retreat in some areas, Kyiv’s …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Four Western leaders, including the prime ministers of Italy, Canada, and Belgium, arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to show solidarity with Ukraine on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Canada’s Justin Trudeau, Belgium’s Alexander De Croo and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, travelled to …

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By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany on Friday joined the small group of countries and jurisdictions that have legalised cannabis when the Bundestag passed a law allowing individuals and voluntary associations to grow and hold limited quantities of the drug. The law passed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ruling three-party coalition legalises cultivating up to …

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PARIS (Reuters) – Farmers prepared to protest on Saturday against President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to a major Paris farm fair, amid anger over costs, red tape and green regulations. Dozens of tractors rolled into the French capital on Friday afternoon, loudly honking their horns. One tractor carried a sign reading: “Macron you’re sowing the seeds …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Switzerland told the United Nations on Friday that it intends to organize a high-level Ukraine peace conference “by the summer” as the 193-member world body met to mark the second anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor. Ukraine is seeking to rally support for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s 10-point peace …

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