By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union’s chief executive called on Wednesday for the bloc to support Ukraine as long as it takes, her remarks ahead of a key European leaders’ summit standing in sharp contrast with Hungary’s criticism of giving more aid to Kyiv. Hungary is opposed to granting Ukraine more financial aid …
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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the Vatican’s pomp and privilege, has decided to vastly simplify the elaborate funeral rites for a pontiff by being the first one to be buried outside the Vatican in more than a century. The pope, who turns 87 on Sunday, disclosed plans …
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By Valerie Volcovici, Gloria Dickie and William James DUBAI (Reuters) -Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, a first of its kind deal signaling the eventual end of the oil age. The deal struck …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt, Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden warned Republicans on Tuesday that they would give Russia a “Christmas gift” if they failed to provide additional military aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose meeting with a top U.S. lawmaker concluded without a commitment for more support. Zelenskiy traveled to …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations on Tuesday demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war after more than three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly backed the move, which had been vetoed by the United States in the Security Council last week. Washington does not have a veto in the General …
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WARSAW (Reuters) – Newly appointed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday, voting results showed. The government had the support of 248 lawmakers, while 201 had no confidence in it. (Reporting by Anna Koper, Pawel Florkiewicz, Alan Charlish)
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Bassam Masoud CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Israeli tanks and warplanes bombarded the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing dozens of Palestinians, and U.S. President Joe Biden warned Israel it was losing international support because of its “indiscriminate” bombing of civilians in its war against Hamas militants. In a further sign of world concern over …
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By Boldizsar Gyori BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s parliament passed a law in parliament on “protecting national sovereignty” on Tuesday to defend against what the ruling Fidesz party called undue political interference by foreign persons or groups. The legislation came as nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has clashed repeatedly with the European Union over democratic …
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By Ece Toksabay and Daren Butler ANKARA (Reuters) -The president of top tier Turkish soccer club Ankaragucu, Faruk Koca, was arrested on Tuesday for punching a referee in the face at the end of a match, with the official telling police that Koca had threatened to kill him. The arrest followed an outbreak of violence …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that Israel is losing support over its “indiscriminate” bombing of Gaza and that Benjamin Netanyahu should change, exposing a new rift in relations with the Israeli prime minister. Biden’s remarks, made to donors to his 2024 re-election campaign, were …
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