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ROME (Reuters) – /Andrea Giambruno, the former partner of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has been taken off a television talk show he had presented before Meloni left him following sexist comments he made to female co-workers. Meloni announced last week she had separated from Giambruno after a satirical current affairs programme broadcast off-air video …

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday renewed his calls for the release of hostages held by Palestinian militants and for humanitarian aid to be allowed into the Gaza Strip. “I am always thinking about the grave situation in Palestine and Israel. I encourage the release of hostages and the entry of humanitarian aid …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and Russia have put forward rival plans at the United Nations to help Palestinian civilians caught in the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip: a humanitarian pause or a ceasefire. Both countries seek U.N. Security Council resolutions to address shortages of food, water, medical supplies …

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(Reuters) -Chrysler-parent Stellantis said on Tuesday it was temporarily laying off another 525 workers in Michigan and General Motors is furloughing 139 workers in Ohio due to the United Auto Workers strike. The affected Stellantis workers are at two stamping plants that provide parts for its Sterling Heights, Michigan, assembly plant, which builds the RAM …

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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sister of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to remain focused on trying to bring him home from a Russian prison, and expressed concern that the Middle East crisis may distract Washington from hostage diplomacy. In an interview with Reuters, Gershkovich’s older …

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By Andrea Shalal and Stephen Nellis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Apple on Tuesday will announce plans to make parts, tools and documentation needed to fix its iPhones and computers available to independent repair shops and consumers nationwide, the White House said. The company will also now support a national U.S. right-to-repair bill, the White House said, a …

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(Reuters) – Russian forces pounded the shattered eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka on Tuesday, but heavy losses forced them to switch to air attacks and rely less on full-on ground advances, Ukrainian officials said. Russia has focused on advancing in the east — in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk — after failing to move …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman held a call on Tuesday to discuss the war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, the White House said in a statement. They agreed on pursuing broader diplomatic efforts “to maintain stability across the region and prevent the conflict …

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