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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has invited Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to a Dec. 12 meeting at the White House to discuss the ongoing war against Russia and the “vital importance” of continued U.S. support of their defense efforts. In a statement on Sunday, the White House said the two will discuss Ukraine’s “urgent …

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BUENOS AIRES/KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke briefly while attending the inauguration of Argentine President Javier Milei on Sunday, video on the Argentine Senate’s YouTube channel showed. No details were immediately available about what they discussed. Ukrainian media had speculated the pair might meet in Buenos Aires …

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By David Stanway, Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett DUBAI (Reuters) -The president of the COP28 climate summit on Sunday urged negotiators to work harder to find consensus on a proposed first-of-its-kind deal to phase out the world’s use of fossil fuels, as the two-week conference entered its final stage. The talks in Dubai have highlighted …

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By Andreas Rinke and Reinhard Becker BERLIN (Reuters) -Leaders of Germany’s ruling coalition will resume talks about next year’s budget on Sunday evening, seeking agreement on how to plug a 17 billion euro ($18 billion) hole left by a court ruling last month, people familiar with the matter said. Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social …

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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said on Sunday that it had begun the trial of a Swedish national employed by the European Union who is charged with spying for Israel and “corruption on earth,” a crime that carries the death penalty. Sweden said on Saturday that the trial had begun of Johan Floderus, who was detained in …

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian truckers plan to protest near Hungary’s main border crossing with Ukraine on Monday, aiming to slow the movement of trucks as they demand restrictions on Ukrainian hauliers working in the European Union, police said on Sunday. Police have given permission for the protest in which about a dozen trucks will partially …

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WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s incoming government may invalidate contracts signed by the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party after it lost its majority in an Oct. 15 election, the parliament speaker said on Sunday, casting doubt over some arms deals with South Korea. Warsaw has signed deals to buy billions of dollars worth of arms …

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