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UAW says GM outlines EV investment plans, will raise wages for US workers

By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union said its tentative contract deal with General Motors includes plans for investments around electric vehicles and will raise wages for thousands of U.S. hourly workers at units with lower wage tiers than at vehicle assembly operations. The UAW released more details of its tentative 4-1/2 …

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Protesters march in major cities to demand Gaza ceasefire

LONDON (Reuters) – Pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged protests in London, Berlin, Paris, Ankara, Istanbul and Washington DC on Saturday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and castigate Israel after its military intensified its assault against Hamas. In London, television footage showed large crowds holding sit-down protests blocking parts of the city centre, before marching to …

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Von der Leyen hails Kyiv’s ‘excellent progress’ in EU accession efforts

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday that Ukraine had made “excellent progress” towards EU accession, days ahead of a key report on Kyiv’s membership bid. Standing next to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, she said Ukraine had reached many milestones despite the war with Russia, highlighting Kyiv’s judicial …

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Blinken rebuffs Arab states’ push for immediate Gaza ceasefire

By Simon Lewis and Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -Arab leaders on Saturday urged an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, pressing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to convince Israel, but the top U.S. diplomat said such a halt right now would only allow Palestinian militant group Hamas to regroup and attack Israel …

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Western officials broach with Kyiv issue of possible peace talks with Moscow – NBC

(Reuters) – U.S. and European officials have spoken to the Ukrainian government about what possible peace negotiations with Russia might entail to end the war, NBC quoted an unidentified senior U.S. official and one former U.S. official as saying. The war in Ukraine, now in its 21st month, has killed or wounded hundreds of thousands …

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UK urges Iran to use influence to prevent escalation of Israel-Hamas conflict

LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister James Cleverly has urged Iran to use its influence with groups in the Middle East region to prevent an escalation of Israel’s conflict with Hamas. Britain’s Foreign Office said Cleverly spoke to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Friday, telling him “Iran bore responsibility” for the actions of groups, …

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Musk’s xAI set to launch first AI model to select group

(Reuters) -Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI will release its first AI model to a select group on Saturday, the billionaire and Tesla CEO said on Friday. This comes nearly a year after OpenAI’s ChatGPT caught the imagination of businesses and users around the world, spurring a surge in adoption of generative AI technology. Musk …

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Russian forces want to capture big coking plant in key town, mayor says

(Reuters) – Russian forces, focused for weeks on seizing the key eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, are now intent on capturing its vast coking plant, the town’s mayor said on Friday. Ukrainian military officials said a heavy overnight set of drone strikes on widely separated regions showed new attacks on infrastructure were to be expected …

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Nine killed in Ukraine attack in Russian-controlled part of Kherson, local governor says

(Reuters) – A Ukrainian missile attack on Friday on an employment centre in a Russian-occupied town in the southern region of Kherson killed nine people and injured nine, the region’s Russia-appointed governor was quoted as saying. Russian news agencies quoted Governor Vladimir Saldo as telling Rossiya-24 Television: “As of now, nine dead have been pulled …

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Israel strikes Gaza ambulance; Netanyahu rejects halt without hostage release

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Simon Lewis and Riham Alkousaa GAZA/TEL AVIV/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israel struck an ambulance near a Gaza hospital on Friday in an attack the military said targeted militants, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls by Washington’s top diplomat for a halt to fighting unless hostages held by Hamas are freed. Warning Israel and …

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