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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -A right-wing militia member convicted in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to over 19 years in prison in a U.S. District Court a day after another ringleader had been sentenced to 16 years, prosecutors said. The two sentences were the biggest handed so far in the …

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By Fatos Bytyci MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) -The United States, NATO and European Union urged maximum restraint in the north of Kosovo, as authorities closed a third border crossing on Wednesday and tensions escalated with local Serbs over its 2008 independence. For over 20 years, Kosovo has been a source of tension between the West, which …

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By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared his country a “global leader” in a speech to parliament on Wednesday, telling lawmakers to remain united in the face of Russia’s invasion and praising Ukrainians for helping the West “find itself again”. Zelenskiy, in an annual speech held behind closed doors because of …

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis asked for prayers for former pope Benedict on Wednesday, saying he is “very sick”. Francis made the surprise appeal at the end of his general audience, giving no details. Benedict, 95, in 2013 became the first pope in some 600 years to resign. He has been living in the Vatican …

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PARIS (Reuters) – There is no risk to power supplies in France until at least mid-January, the head of the country’s CRE energy watchdog, Emmanuelle Wargon, said on Wednesday. While it is necessary to remain vigilant in case of a drop in temperatures, the fact that French households and businesses have heeded calls to cut …

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(This Dec. 27 story has been corrected to clarify that ‘prevention of ecocide’ is being advocated in point 8) (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been vigorously promoting his 10-point peace plan, discussing it with U.S. President Joe Biden among others, and urging world leaders to hold a Global Peace Summit based on it. …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian appeals court decided on Tuesday to keep Niccolo Figa-Talamanca, an Italian suspect in a European Parliament corruption scandal, in detention after prosecutors objected to a decision to release him with an electronic tracking bracelet. Figa-Talamanca is one of four people arrested earlier in December on charges of corruption, money laundering …

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