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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday appealed to Congress to approve billions of additional dollars of support for Ukraine as its counteroffensive against Russian forces continues while the weather cools and conditions grow more difficult. U.S. President Joe Biden is looking forward to getting a “battlefield perspective” from Ukrainian President …

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MILAN (Reuters) – Milan kicked off its catwalk calendar on Wednesday, with Italian luxury label Fendi exploring the “ease of dressing with a certain Roman freeedom” at its womenswear fashion show. Milan Fashion Week follows New York and London events in which designers have been presenting their creations for spring/summer 2024. At Fendi, founded in …

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By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Qatar held separate bilateral meetings with the United States and Iran this week that touched on Iran’s nuclear program and U.S. concerns about Iranian drone transfers to Russia, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The sources said the meetings have not …

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By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday called on the Biden administration to formally designate jailed Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza, a U.S. permanent resident, as “wrongfully detained” in hopes it will help secure his release. A Moscow court in April jailed 42-year-old Kara-Murza for 25 years, the harshest sentence of its kind …

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By Gabriela Baczynska UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -It was to be Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy’s first in- person appearance at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Moscow’s invasion of his country when Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia objected to him taking the floor at the start of the meeting. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, serving as president …

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By Michelle Nichols, Gabriela Baczynska and Humeyra Pamuk UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, appearing in-person at the United Nations Security Council for the first time since Russia’s invasion, sought to shore up support for Kyiv’s right to defend itself during a contentious meeting on Wednesday. While the council meeting put Zelenskiy at the …

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday attended a U.N. Security Council meeting in person for the first time since Russia invaded in February 2022. Following are notable quotes from the meeting: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY: “Unfortunately, this seat in the Security Council, which Russia occupies illegally, through backstage manipulations following the …

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