MILAN (Reuters) -Weeks of dry winter weather have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after last summer’s emergency, with the Alps having received less than half of their normal snowfall, according to scientists and environmental groups. The warning comes as Venice, where flooding is normally the primary concern, faces unusually low tides that …
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By Ange Aboa and Thiam Ndiaga ABIDJAN/OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – France’s defence minister pledged on Monday to boost military support to Ivory Coast, as Paris adjusts its strategy in West Africa after neighbouring Burkina Faso ordered French troops to leave and vowed to curb a worsening Islamist insurgency solo. Burkina Faso said on Sunday France’s military …
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By Ali Kucukgocmen and Henriette Chacar ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) -Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Monday’s quake, this time with a magnitude …
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By Sabine Siebold MUNSTER, Germany (Reuters) – A Ukrainian soldier compared Germany’s Leopard 2 tanks to a Mercedes as he underwent training with them ahead of their arrival on the battlefield, saying he hoped they would bring a breakthrough in the war. He is among dozens of Ukrainian troops Germany is training on Leopard 2 …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. Security Council issued a formal statement on Monday denouncing Israel’s plan to expand settlements on occupied Palestinian territory, the first action the United States has allowed the body to take against its ally Israel in six years. Washington’s support for the presidential statement – action the 15-member …
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By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A senior Israeli diplomat on Saturday was removed from the African Union’s annual summit in Ethiopia, as a dispute over Israel’s accreditation to the bloc escalated. Images posted online showed AU security personnel confronting the diplomat during the opening ceremony of the summit, before she left the auditorium. …
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By Yousef Saba ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A major defence expo kicked off in the United Arab Emirates on Monday with Russian firms participating in the maritime section despite Western pressure on Gulf states to help isolate Moscow and a strong showing by Israeli companies. Russian firms, including Kalashnikov and Rosoboronexport, displayed assault rifles, missiles …
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By Humeyra Pamuk and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Washington strongly supports Sweden and Finland’s quick NATO accession given steps they have already taken, even as his Turkish counterpart stressed the need for more concrete action. The Nordic countries’ NATO bids have been stalled because Turkey has …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The annual BAFTA Film Awards, Britain’s highest honours for film, were held in London on Sunday. Below is a list of the winners in the main categories: BEST FILM “All Quiet on the Western Front” OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM “The Banshees of Inisherin” DIRECTOR Edward Berger, “All Quiet on the Western Front” LEADING …
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By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -The U.N. nuclear watchdog has found uranium enriched to 84% in Iran – very close to weapons grade – diplomats said on Monday, while the watchdog said that it was in talks with Tehran about recent findings there. Iran has been enriching uranium to up to 60% purity since April …
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