JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A far-right Israeli lawmaker set up a makeshift office in the disputed East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Monday in what he called a show of support for Jewish settlers there. Israeli police said they had increased their presence in the flashpoint area, which has become an emblem of what Palestinians …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s governing Fidesz party gained a two-point lead this month over the united opposition in the campaign for the April 3 election, according to an opinion poll by Zavecz Research published by news site Telex on Monday. For the first time since taking power in a 2010 landslide win, Prime Minister Viktor …
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By Guillermo Martinez CONCELLO DE LOBIOS, Spain (Reuters) -A ghost village that has emerged as drought has nearly emptied a dam on the Spanish-Portuguese border is drawing crowds of tourists with its eerie, grey ruins. With the reservoir at 15% of its capacity, details of a life frozen in 1992, when the Aceredo village in …
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By Alexander Marrow and Maria Kiselyova MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s navy held anti-submarine drills in the Black Sea on Monday as fighter jets patrolled its border with ally Belarus in the latest displays of heightened military activity close to Ukraine. The United States on Sunday said Russia could invade Ukraine at any time https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-says-diplomacy-still-open-end-ukraine-standoff-with-russia-2022-02-13 and might …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke to his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian on Monday and they noted a “tangible move forward” in reviving the Iran nuclear deal, Russian foreign ministry said. The talks on a new nuclear accord with Iran have been held in Vienna since April amid growing Western fears about …
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By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Russian mercenaries with ties to Moscow’s spies have increased their presence in Ukraine in recent weeks, stoking fears among some NATO members that Russia could try to engineer a pretext for an invasion, three senior Western security sources said. They said their concerns had strengthened in recent weeks …
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Ukraine is open to a Vatican mediation of its conflict with Russia and wants Pope Francis to visit as soon as possible, even in the current situation, Kyiv’s new ambassador to the Holy See said on Monday. Speaking to Reuters in a telephone interview from Kyiv, Andriy Yurash, …
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By Andreas Rinke and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday his country would continue to seek membership of the NATO transatlantic military alliance despite pressure to cede that aspiration to avoid war with Russia. Ukraine’s envoy to Britain had suggested Kyiv may reconsider its NATO bid but later backtracked while …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Truss said on Monday that she had delivered a tough message to Moscow last week over Ukraine, when asked how her meetings with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov had gone. “Of course the Russians didn’t like what I had to say, but I say it nevertheless, and I want them …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday his country would continue to pursue its goal of NATO membership despite Russia’s anger and some Western countries’ scepticism. “Today, many journalists and many leaders are hinting a little to Ukraine that it is possible not to take risks, not to constantly raise the issue …
