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(Reuters) -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will not take part in a European Union summit in Copenhagen on Wednesday, his office said, citing health reasons related to the assassination attempt on him last year. “The prime minister apologised for not attending… due to aggravated health problems related to the assassination attempt,” the government office said. …

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By Ali Sawafta and Suleiman Al-Khalidi RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Driven out of Gaza two decades ago by Hamas, strapped for cash and headquartered in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority’s hopes of running a future Palestinian state have long seemed bleak. Its prospects, however, appeared to brighten briefly on Monday when U.S. President Donald Trump …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday that even though not all member states are not supporting the plan to use Russian assets to finance the Ukraine reparation loan, the EU was working as fast as possible to reach an agreement. She insisted on the need to use the seized Russian …

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ROME (Reuters) -Italy and Greece on Wednesday called on Israel not to hurt activists aboard an international flotilla, which is bracing for Israeli action to prevent it from delivering aid to Gaza. “(We) are calling on the Israeli authorities to ensure the safety and security of the participants and to allow for all consular protection …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia was also working to strengthen its armed forces when asked about U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s remark that the U.S. must prepare for war to ensure peace. “We also prefer to strengthen our armed forces in every possible way, remaining full supporters of peace and remaining …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin warned European leaders on Wednesday that Russia would pursue any individual or country which stole its money and cautioned that the theft of Russian assets would badly rebound on European depositories and investment. The European Union is mulling a proposal to use Russian assets frozen in Europe to fund a loan …

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