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Factbox-What are Tomahawk missiles and why does Ukraine want them?

(Reuters) -Donald Trump will discuss the possible supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday. Supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could significantly expand its strike capabilities, enabling it to hit targets deep inside Russian territory, including military bases, logistics hubs, airfields and command centers that are currently beyond reach. WHAT MAKES …

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Hungary to ensure Putin can enter country for Trump meeting in Budapest

By Anita Komuves and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary will ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin can enter the country for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump planned in Budapest and return home afterwards, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday. Trump agreed on Thursday to a second summit on the war in …

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Georgian police raid homes of senior former officials

TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian police conducted searches on Friday at the homes of three former senior officials as authorities clamp down on figures accused of trying to overthrow the government. In a statement, the prosecutor general said law enforcement had raided the homes of Irakli Garibashvili, a two-time former prime minister; Grigol Liluashvili, a former internal …

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Analysis-Ceasefire offers Israel opportunity to end its international isolation

By Lili Bayer (Reuters) -A ceasefire in Gaza is raising hopes among many in Israel that the country can begin to repair its image abroad, after months of deepening isolation due to the toll of the two-year conflict.     Public opinion in the West has shifted significantly since the war erupted following Islamist group Hamas’ October 7, …

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UK regulator says BBC’s Gaza documentary broke broadcasting rules

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s media regulator Ofcom said a BBC documentary about children’s lives in Gaza narrated by the 13-year-old son of a deputy agriculture minister in the Hamas-run government broke broadcasting rules. It said the failure to disclose the position of the boy’s father was “materially misleading”. The BBC removed “Gaza: How To Survive A …

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US supportive of new IMF programme, EU loan for Ukraine, Dombrovskis says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. is supportive of a new IMF lending programme for Ukraine and the European Union initiative to extend a loan to Kyiv based on Russian central bank assets immobilized in the West, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday. Dombrovskis, who is in charge of the 27-nation EU’s economic policy, met …

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French movie star Brigitte Bardot recovering after brief hospital stay

PARIS (Reuters) -Former French movie star Brigitte Bardot, 91, is recovering at home in Saint-Tropez, southern France, following minor surgery that went well, Bardot’s office said in a statement to French news agency AFP on Friday. The actress thanked staff and the surgical team at the Saint-Jean Private Hospital in Toulon and said she is …

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Key moments for Trump, Zelenskiy as the leaders meet again in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were scheduled to meet in Washington at the White House on Friday to discuss Ukraine’s air defense and long-range strike capabilities amid Russia’s continued war in Ukraine and escalating attacks on both sides.   The timeline below details key moments between the two world leaders:  MARCH 2019 Trump allies …

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Three killed in Bucharest after explosion at apartment block

(Reuters) -An explosion at an eight-storey apartment block in Romania’s capital Bucharest collapsed floors, killing three people and injuring 14 on Friday, local media reported. The blast broke windows at a nearby high school, news website Hotnews.ro reported. The explosion completely collapsed two floors in the building and affected other apartments below, local media said. …

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Mango fashion tycoon’s family says it is confident of son’s innocence in homicide probe

By Corina Pons and Charlie Devereux MADRID (Reuters) -The family of Mango founder Isak Andic, who died in a fall from a cliff near Barcelona 10 months ago, said it was confident his son Jonathan was innocent after several local media reported he was being officially investigated for possible homicide. The family said in a …

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