By Angeliki Koutantou and Tuvan Gumrukcu ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Turkey on Thursday agreed to reboot their relations, establishing a roadmap designed to usher in a new era of closer ties between the two NATO allies but historical foes. In a landmark visit of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to Greece, the longtime sparring partners …
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By Bassam Masoud and Maayan Lubell GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip’s biggest cities on Thursday, leaving hundreds more Palestinians dead as almost 2 million displaced Gazans struggled to find safe refuge amid critical shortages of food and shelter. Residents reported fierce battles going on east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza’s …
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(Reuters) -Kyiv has agreed with two American firms to jointly manufacture vital 155mm artillery shells in Ukraine, a Ukrainian minister said on Thursday, although production will not start for at least two years. Demand for 155mm rounds soared following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The U.S. and allies have sent Kyiv more than …
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PARIS (Reuters) – The number of people departing from French shores to cross the English Channel by boat has dropped this year as French security forces have ramped up land interceptions of convoys trying to reach the coast and fewer Albanians are making their way to Britain, according to the French coastguard and UK Home …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Spain has discreetly expelled at least two U.S. embassy staff accused of bribing Spanish intelligence officers for secrets, El Pais newspaper reported on Thursday, citing government sources. There was no immediate confirmation from either country, who are allies and generally share intelligence between them. The embassy personnel, whom El Pais did not …
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By Bassam Masoud and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hamas in an expanding offensive into southern Gaza on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of displaced Palestinian civilians to cram into a city close to the Egyptian border to avoid Israeli bombardment. However, many feared they would not be safe in …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will hold a presidential election on March 17, 2024 at which President Vladimir Putin is likely to run for another term that could keep him in power until at least 2030. WHEN? The election will be held on March 17 and the winner will be inaugurated in May. The upper house …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s upper house of parliament voted on Thursday to set the date for Russia’s presidential election for March 17, 2024. The decision was passed unanimously by 162 votes in the Federation Council. “With this decision, we are effectively launching the start of the election campaign,” Valentina Matviyenko, head of the Federation Council, …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden pleaded with Republicans on Wednesday for a fresh infusion of military aid for Ukraine, warning that a victory for Russia over Ukraine would leave Moscow in position to attack NATO allies and could draw U.S. troops into a war. Biden spoke as …
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By Mike Stone and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. and Ukrainian government representatives signed an agreement to speed weapons co-production and data sharing at a conference in Washington on Wednesday. “Ukraine becoming more self-sufficient in weapons production obviously alleviates the long term need for continued supply of weapons from the United States and other Western …
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