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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament will vote this week on a raft of EU climate change policies designed to cut Europe’s emissions over the next decade, with proposals facing multiple amendments and the outcome uncertain for some of the most ambitious plans. The plans aim to put the 27-country European Union – …

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By John Revill BELLINZONA, Switzerland (Reuters) – Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA President Michel Platini are due to appear in a Swiss court on Wednesday facing corruption charges which triggered their downfall from the summit of global football. Swiss prosecutors accuse the pair, once among the game’s most powerful figures, of unlawfully arranging …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s position “worsened a little” in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, but Kyiv’s forces defended their positions against Russia in an industrial zone as heavy fighting raged, the regional governor said on Monday. Ukrainian forces had been trying to hold their ground after saying they had retaken half of the embattled …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British Conservative Party lawmaker Jesse Norman, previously loyal to leader Boris Johnson, said on Monday he could no longer support the prime minister, calling on Johnson to end the charade of staying in office as it insulted the electorate. Johnson is set to face a vote of confidence later on Monday, after growing …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote by lawmakers in the governing Conservative Party later on Monday, the chairman of the 1922 Committee Graham Brady has told lawmakers. “The threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party has …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited front-line troops in the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, his office said on Sunday, a week after a similar trip to the northeastern Kharkiv region. “I want to thank you for your great work, for your service, for protecting all of us, our state,” the statement quoted Zelenskiy …

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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Mass shootings in Pennsylvania and Tennessee killed at least six people and wounded more than 25, police said on Sunday in the latest cases of U.S. gun violence after recent massacres in Texas, New York and Oklahoma. Multiple shooters opened fire in Philadelphia’s busy South Street, an area filled with bars …

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By Sudipto Ganguly PARIS (Reuters) -Rafael Nadal regained his aura of invincibility on clay on Sunday by brutally crushing Casper Ruud to lift the French Open trophy for an incredible 14th time and widen the gap at the top of the men’s all-time list of Grand Slam winners. Norwegian Ruud became the latest victim in …

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