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UN nuclear chief to focus on proposing safety measures around Ukraine nuclear plant

29 Mar 2023

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited Ukraine’s embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Wednesday and said he was putting aside plans for a security zone around the facility so he could propose specific protection measures acceptable to both Moscow and Kyiv. Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy …

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Pope to spend ‘few days’ in hospital due to respiratory infection

29 Mar 2023

By Crispian Balmer and Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend “a few days” in hospital for treatment, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday, amid concern for the 86-year-old’s condition. The statement said the pontiff was taken to Rome’s Gemelli hospital after complaining …

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Ukraine hits Russian-held city deep behind front as talk of counteroffensive grows

29 Mar 2023

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol deep behind front lines on Wednesday amid growing talk from Kyiv of a counterassault against Russian forces worn out by a failed winter offensive. Unverified images on the internet showed explosions lighting up the …

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CIA deputy director meets Paraguay’s Abdo in rare visit

29 Mar 2023

By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) – U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Deputy Director David Cohen has met with Paraguayan President Mario Abdo to discuss strengthening cooperation over security ahead of crunch elections in the South American country, Abdo said. Abdo said on Twitter on Wednesday that he had received Cohen in Paraguay but did not …

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Sweden summons Russia’s ambassador over “legitimate target” statement

29 Mar 2023

OSLO (Reuters) – Sweden’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it will summon Russia’s Stockholm ambassador to complain about an “attempt at interference” with the Swedish NATO application process. Sweden and Finland in 2022 both sought NATO membership shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and are hoping to complete the process this year. The Russian ambassador …

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Factbox-EU keeps on doing business with Russia despite sanctions

29 Mar 2023

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – With ten rounds of sanctions since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, the European Union has rolled out its toughest punishment ever against a foreign country. The EU says its sanctions are meant to cut Moscow revenues and access to technology used in war. But the impact “will …

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Germany’s top court: law on child marriages must be amended

29 Mar 2023

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that a law declaring marriages entered into by children under the age of 16 outside of Germany illegal must be amended. The law must include regulations allowing the marriage to be declared valid once the individual in question has reached adulthood, as well as rules on …

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Hungary says ‘grievances’ hold up ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession

29 Mar 2023

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary is holding up Sweden’s admission to NATO because of grievances over criticism by Stockholm of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s policies, the Hungarian government spokesman said on Wednesday. Bridging the gap will require effort on both sides, spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said. Sweden and its neighbour Finland asked to join the NATO military …

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Nashville school shooter had ’emotional disorder’ and small arsenal, police say

29 Mar 2023

By Jonathan Allen and Joseph Ax NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – The former student of a Christian grade school in Nashville who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults in a shooting spree there was under a doctor’s care for an “emotional disorder” and had amassed a collection of guns, the city’s police chief said on Tuesday. …

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Russia says its suspension of nuclear pact is not impacted by U.S. data move

29 Mar 2023

(Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday that Washington’s decision to stop sharing some data on its nuclear forces under the New START arms control treaty will not prompt Moscow to review its own decision to suspend its participation in the pact. The United States announced on Tuesday it would stop exchanging some information on its …

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