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(Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed doubt on Thursday that the rejection of Russia’s proposed truce by an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reflected the Ukrainian leader’s view, Interfax news agency reported. “It is difficult for us to judge whether Podolyak’s opinion reflects the view of the president of Ukraine,” Interfax quoted Peskov …

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By Mike Stone and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A new U.S. weapons package for Ukraine will include about 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, with one of the officials saying the package will be worth roughly $2.8 billion. On Wednesday President Joe Biden said that sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles, a U.S. …

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By Philip Pullella and Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -To the sound of tolling bells, 12 pallbearers carried the wooden coffin of Pope Benedict out of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday and placed it before thousands of faithful gathered in the square for his funeral. Applause broke out across the vast, cobbled esplanade, which was …

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OSLO (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday it would be dangerous to underestimate Russia and President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions amid the war in Ukraine. “They have shown a great willingness to tolerate losses and suffering,” Stoltenberg told a business conference in Norway. “We have no indication that President Putin has changed his …

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PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron told Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy his government would send light AMX-10 RC armoured combat vehicles to help in the war against Russia, a French official said on Wednesday after a phone call between them. “This is the first time that Western-made armoured vehicles are being delivered in support of …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia has signaled to U.N. Security Council counterparts that it will likely allow humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to about 4 million people in northwestern Syria for six more months, diplomats said. Authorization by the 15-member council is needed because Syrian authorities did not agree to the humanitarian …

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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received the United Arab Emirates foreign minister in Damascus on Wednesday in the latest sign of thawing relations between Assad and an Arab state that once supported rebels trying to overthrow him. The meeting addressed developments in Syria and the wider Middle East, according to UAE state news …

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By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse LEYSIN, Switzerland (Reuters) – Deprived of snow by unusually mild weather, Switzerland’s world-renowned ski slopes have proven a disappointment to winter sports aficionados and resort managers eager to make the most of the holiday season. Recent temperatures climbing as high as a record 20.9 Celsius (69.6 Fahrenheit) have severely …

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By Matthias Williams and Kate Abnett LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. Hundreds of sites have seen temperature records smashed in the past days, from Switzerland …

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