By Thomas Peter and Dan Peleschuk DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – Olha Konoplenko’s eastern Ukrainian city is occupied by Russian forces, but that hasn’t stopped her from trying to uphold the law remotely as a judge. Residents who fled Bakhmut, captured last May after months of fierce fighting, still rely on her and other exiled …
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By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) -A volcano erupted late on Monday in southwest Iceland, spewing lava and smoke across a wide area after weeks of intense earthquake activity, the country’s Meteorological Office said, threatening a nearby town. Fearing a significant eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, authorities last month evacuated the nearly 4,000 inhabitants of the …
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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican said on Monday in a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis that Roman Catholic priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies. A document from the Vatican’s doctrinal office, which effectively reversed a declaration the …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Bassam Masoud and James Mackenzie CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Monday Washington’s support for Israel was “unshakable” but he urged its ally to do more to protect civilians as its war against Hamas brought yet more death and destruction to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Lloyd, speaking during …
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BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) gained an unfair advantage in snap parliamentary elections through media bias, the improper influence of President Aleksandar Vucic and voting irregularities such as vote buying, an international monitoring mission said on Monday. The populist SNS won 46.72% of the votes in Sunday’s elections, according to state …
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GAZA (Reuters) – When the Israeli soldiers entered the Gaza school where Yousef Khalil was sleeping near his family, they began shooting indiscriminately, killing nine people including children, he said, pointing to bullet-pocked, bloodstained walls. His account, which Israel’s military says it is looking into, comes after the killing of three hostages escaping Hamas in …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Seven countries including Germany, the Netherlands and France pledged on Monday to eliminate CO2-emitting power plants from their electricity systems by 2035. Taken together, the countries account for nearly half of EU power production – largely thanks to the contributions from Germany and France, Europe’s two biggest power producers. …
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(Reuters) -Polish truckers on Monday resumed their blockade of one of the main crossings at the Ukrainian border, a protest leader said, a week after it was temporarily lifted. Polish drivers have been blocking several crossings with Ukraine since Nov. 6, demanding that the EU reinstate a system whereby Ukrainian companies need permits to operate …
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By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – The cost of shipping goods to Israel by sea has risen in recent days as some container lines pull out while others impose new surcharges, adding to the country’s supply chain pressures amid its war in Gaza, shipping sources said. Israel, whose economy relies on seaborne trade, said in …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 40 former top U.S. and NATO diplomats and defense officials on Monday urged Congress to approve new aid for Ukraine, warning that losing its war with Russia would be disastrous for Ukraine and threaten the security of the United States and its allies. THE TAKE The former officials – members …
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