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By Mimosa Spencer CANNES, France (Reuters) – “Mariupolis 2,” a documentary showing a close-up view of life under bombardment in Ukraine, debuted at the Cannes Film Festival Thursday with an emotional tribute to slain director Mantas Kvedaravicius by his fiancée. “It’s an honor to present Mantas’ recent work. It’s great the festival honors his legacy …

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By Catarina Demony LISBON/MADRID (Reuters) -The health authority in Portugal, the country with the most monkeypox cases, said on Thursday it was worried about the spread of the disease but asked people to stay calm as the transmission risk was low. Portugal has reported 14 cases of monkeypox and there are around 20 suspected infections, …

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HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland wants to remain flexible about joint exercises with NATO following its formal application to join the alliance and about bringing in any new military equipment on its territory to avoid overreactions, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Thursday. Finland shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border and a difficult past with Russia, which …

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By David Lawder KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the G7 finance leaders on Thursday agreed to provide Ukraine the financial resources it needs in its struggle against Russia’s invasion, and that policymakers are determined to meet their inflation targets. Yellen, speaking to reporters after the first day of a G7 …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer, General Mark Milley, spoke by telephone with Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, the Pentagon said on Thursday, the first conversation between the two since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February. “The military leaders discussed several security-related issues of concern and agreed to keep the lines …

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MADRID (Reuters) -Former Spanish King Juan Carlos is due to land in Spain on Thursday for his first visit since he departed to Abu Dhabi in 2020 under a cloud of financial scandals that shook the Royal House. The former monarch is expected in the city of Vigo on Spain’s northwest coast on Thursday evening …

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By Angelo Amante and Philip Pullella SAVONA, Italy (Reuters) – Francesco Zanardi has spent the past 12 years documenting sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests in Italy, filling a vacuum he says is caused by the refusal of the country’s Church thus far to launch a major investigation. When Italian bishops meet next week …

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