By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Russia blamed each other for a lack of progress on arms control following a U.S. proposal to open talks on a “framework” that would preserve curbs on strategic nuclear weapons deployments when the current limits expire in 2026. Russia’s apparent rejection of the plan last …
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By Charlotte Van Campenhout and Rishabh Jaiswal AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A fire blazed on a cargo ship off the Dutch coast with nearly 3,000 vehicles on board on Wednesday, killing one member of the crew and injuring several others, the coastguard said. Several crew members were forced to jump overboard after the fire began on …
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By Marine Strauss and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian court convicted six men of murder and two others of terrorism charges on Tuesday after the country’s largest ever trial involving the 2016 Islamist bombings in Brussels that killed 32 people. The six, of 10 facing charges, were found guilty of murder and attempted …
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By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s southern island of Sicily has been devastated by wildfires that have killed three elderly people, its regional president said, as a heatwave and severe storms further north took a heavy toll. The charred bodies of a couple in their 70s were found in their burnt-out home on the …
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By Matt Spetalnick, Steve Holland and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is in a political bind as he crafts a U.S. response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defiantly pushing through the first part of a divisive judicial overhaul. Despite Washington’s longtime status as Israel’s top ally and biggest weapons supplier, Biden …
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By Fedja Grulovic and Nicolas Economou RHODES, Greece (Reuters) -Three people became the first known fatalities on Tuesday of wildfires that have been raging on the Greek islands for a week, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned of tough days ahead as the blazes destroyed homes and forced tourist evacuations. Two pilots were killed when …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called for political consensus in Israel on Tuesday in a call with his Israeli counterpart, in the latest sign of strain between the allies over an Israeli judicial overhaul triggering major protests. Israel’s parliament ratified an initial bill aimed at curbing the Supreme Court’s powers, despite months …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched new drone strikes on Kyiv and parts of central and northern Ukraine early on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. There were also no reports of new attacks on southern Ukraine, which had been struck almost every night since Russia pulled out of a deal allowing …
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ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday the poor showing by her Spanish far-right ally Vox was expected in Sunday’s general elections, but noted that conservatives overall made strong gains. Spain’s conservative People’s Party (PP) and Vox, who were touted as potential coalition partners, earned a combined 169 seats in the 350-seat …
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KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military on Tuesday reported making small advances against Russian forces in parts of southern Ukraine and south of Bakhmut in the east. In a counteroffensive launched early last month, Kyiv is trying to drive the Russian forces back in eastern Ukraine and to advance towards the southern coast to sever …
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