MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels in the country’s east traded fresh accusations of shelling and other ceasefire violations on Friday, escalating tensions amid fears of a Russian invasion. Kyiv and the rebels blamed each other for the escalation after artillery and mortar attacks on Thursday, prompting fears that Russia, which has massed …
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By Sarah Marsh and Sabine Siebold BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) – World leaders converge this weekend on Germany for the annual Munich Security Conference which will be dominated by the Ukraine crisis as major Western powers warn the Kremlin looks close to launching an invasion of the former Soviet state. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, U.S. Vice President …
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By Steve Scherer, David Ljunggren and Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said he had sought emergency powers to end protests that blocked border crossings and central Ottawa because the standoff posed an economic threat that was hurting ties with the United States. Authorities have promised to clear out …
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By John Irish and Tiemoko Diallo PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) -France and military allies said on Thursday they would leave Mali after almost a decade based there fighting Islamist insurgents around West Africa, moving instead to Niger despite public disenchantment with Paris’ role in the region. Coups in Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso have weakened France’s alliances …
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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s leader challenged Europeans on Thursday to remember there are “human beings on the other side” in Africa who have been left behind in the unequal global response to COVID-19. By the start of February, only 11% of Africans were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus – far fewer …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine accused government forces on Thursday of opening fire on their territory four times in the past 24 hours and said they were trying to establish if anyone had been hurt or killed. It was not immediately clear how serious the incidents were and there was no immediate reaction …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed with the heads of Germany’s federal states on Wednesday to ease coronavirus restrictions in the spring but said the pandemic was not over yet. “After these long two years, we deserve that things somehow improve again and it looks a bit like that’s exactly what we have in …
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Moscow must choose between war and diplomacy amid a military build-up on Ukraine’s borders, European Union Council head Charles Michel said on Wednesday, urging Russia to demonstrate its will to de-escalation by actions rather than words. “In the last two days, Russia has signaled that it may be open to diplomacy, and …
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(Corrects year in paragraph 5) By Sarah Marsh and Madeline Chambers MOSCOW/BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of weak leadership in the Ukraine crisis and being soft on Russia. Yet on his visit to the Kremlin on Tuesday, he not only stood up to Russian President Vladimir Putin, he seemed to relish …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This week’s meeting of finance officials from the Group of Seven advanced economies has been delayed until March 1, two sources familiar with the plans said on Tuesday night. Finance minister and central bankers from the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Japan and the European Union were due to meet …
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