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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO’s annual nuclear deterrence exercise, Steadfast Noon, will be hosted by the Netherlands and start next week, with 71 aircraft from 14 nations taking part, officials from the Western military alliance said on Friday. The exercise “sends a clear signal to any potential adversary that we will and can protect and defend all …

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ROME (Reuters) -Israel is blocking 250 tons of aid for Gaza, including food, medical supplies and educational material, because of disagreements over its content, an Italian charity involved in last month’s international flotilla said on Thursday. Italy’s Music for Peace NGO said it collected large quantities of aid as part of a mobilisation in support …

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday that Germany would provide 29 million euros ($34 million) in immediate humanitarian aid for Gaza, following Israel’s ratification of a ceasefire with Palestinian militant group Hamas. “We are providing 29 million euros for humanitarian aid. Together with Egypt, we will invite to a reconstruction conference for …

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PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the coming hours will be decisive for cementing peace in Gaza and that the current conference on the matter held in Paris aimed to work in parallel with the U.S. initiative. France is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers from Western and Arab countries in …

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By Gabriel Stargardter and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -After falling short of a majority in last year’s snap legislative vote, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said her party’s victory had merely been delayed. Fifteen months later, with the fallout of that vote having plunged France into a chronic crisis, Le Pen and her National …

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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Sweden will invest 3.5 billion Swedish crowns ($367.11 million) in more anti-drone systems, its defence minister said on Friday, citing a growing threat posed by aerial violations. A wave of drone sightings has rattled European aviation, sparking concerns about hybrid attacks potentially targeting Ukraine’s allies in Europe, though Russia has denied involvement. “Recent violations …

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