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BERLIN (Reuters) – The finance ministers of Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein on Monday made a joint appeal for a return to discipline in government spending and an end to an era of expansionary fiscal policy. Germany has long been a leading advocate for balanced budgets within the European Union, most famously during a …

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By Andrew Mills, Tiksa Negeri and Milan Pavicic DUBAI/HARAR, Ethiopia (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian border guards have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, including women and children, who attempted enter the kingdom along its mountainous border with Yemen, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday. In a 73-page report, the rights group said Saudi guards used …

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(Reuters) – Greece will take part in training of Ukrainian air force pilots for F-16 jets, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. Denmark and the Netherlands on Sunday announced they would supply the first F-16s to Ukraine. “Today, we have the important result for aviation coalition. Greece will participate in training of our pilots …

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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – An outlawed Islamist political party with the main objective of protecting Pakistan’s draconian blasphemy laws and punishing blasphemers has been linked to violence against Christians last week in which several churches were burnt. Members of the public and government sources accused the group, Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP), of whipping up a Muslim mob …

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By Maria Starkova (Reuters) – Ukrainians living in the northeastern Kupiansk district close to Russia’s border on Sunday found themselves torn between the will to stay and protect what they have built and the desire to flee from Russian artillery fire. “If you said the evacuation is going well,” Dmytro Lozhenko, who runs a volunteer …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine is considering using its newly-tested wartime Black Sea export corridor for grain shipments after other cargo ships follow the first successful evacuation of a vessel on the route last week, a senior agricultural official said on Monday. Russia has blockaded Ukrainian ports since it invaded its neighbour in Feb. 2022 and …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow’s Domodedovo airport has restricted arrivals and departures, Russian news agencies reported on Monday. The step was taken “in order to ensure additional flight safety measures”, TASS and RIA said, citing the airport’s press service. Arrivals and departures from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport were suspended on Monday after a Ukrainian drone had been …

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