JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh ended a hunger strike lasting over 160 days on Wednesday after Israel agreed to his release in October, his lawyer said. Awawdeh, 40, launched the hunger strike shortly after his arrest in December 2021 in protest of being held by Israel without charge or trial, a practice known …
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By Sabine Siebold and Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – Estonia aims to stop most Russians from entering the country within weeks, if possible acting in concert with its regional partners, Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said on Wednesday. “It takes some time, but I think timing is also critical, looking at these vast numbers of Russian …
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By Robert Muller and Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -EU foreign ministers on Wednesday decided to make it more expensive and lengthier for Russians to obtain visas to travel to the bloc but stopped short of agreeing to the EU-wide visa ban that Ukraine and several member states had called for. The EU was too divided …
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(Reuters) – Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said. Below are the contrasting reactions from leaders and other high-profile figures outside and inside Russia: RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN He expressed …
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By Leah Mills (Reuters) – Firefighters in Ukraine used to have the protocols, the experience and the kit to deal with whatever blaze they encountered. When the war with Russia broke out, that all changed. As high rise apartment blocks were struck and neighbourhoods were shelled, they had to work out which of the multiple …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German exports of military equipment have surged so far this year as Berlin supplies arms to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia’s attack, the Economy Ministry said on Wednesday. By Aug. 24, the value of authorised military exports totalled just under 5.1 billion euros ($5.11 billion), up from some 2.9 …
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By David Ljunggren (Reuters) -Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the United States and partnerships with Western powers to …
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(Reuters) – Here is a timeline of some key events over the nearly seven years that Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at age 91, held power in the Soviet Union. March 1985 – Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, at 54 the youngest member of the Politburo, becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party after the death …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Lauded in the West as the man who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War without bloodshed, Mikhail Gorbachev was widely despised at home as the gravedigger of the communist Soviet Union. The former Soviet president, who died on Tuesday aged 91, set out to revitalise the sclerotic …
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(Reuters) – Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, Russian news agencies reported. One of the most talked about people in the world, here are some quotes about him. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, BBC interview, December 14, 1984: “I like Mr Gorbachev. We can do business together.” …
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