By Daphne Psaledakis and Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – The teens, tweens and adults of Gen Z are turning to TikTok and Instagram to hash over the tensions between Russia and Ukraine, some appealing to a leader they call “Vladdy Daddy” to refrain from starting a war. TikTok videos have also become a source for researchers …
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By Kayla Tarnowski, David Morgan and Chris Helgren WINDSOR, Ontario/WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) -North America’s busiest trade link reopened for traffic late Sunday evening, ending a six-day blockade, Canada Border Services Agency said, after Canadian police cleared the protesters fighting to end COVID-19 restrictions. Canadian police made several arrests on Sunday and cleared protesters and vehicles that …
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(Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian discussed with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell the latest status of the talks in Vienna, Iran’s foreign ministry said in a tweet on Monday. Amirabdollahian said “a lack of serious will on the part of the West to reach a good and credible agreement in Vienna …
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) – Paris inaugurated its first noise radar on Monday as part of a plan to fine loud motorcycles and other vehicles in one of Europe’s noisiest cities. High on a street lamp post in the 20th district in eastern Paris, the city installed the first noise radar that is …
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By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should consider sanctions on Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic (RS) and also withhold financial support if the Balkan country’s crisis continues to worsen, according to an internal EU document seen by Reuters. Bosnia has been going through its worst political crisis since the end of the Balkan …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday he expects clear steps from Russia to de-escalate the conflict with Ukraine, adding that Germany and its Western allies were prepared for serious dialogue with Russia over European security. “We are ready for a serious dialogue with Russia on European security issues,” Scholz told a …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A far-right Israeli lawmaker set up a makeshift office in the disputed East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Monday in what he called a show of support for Jewish settlers there. Israeli police said they had increased their presence in the flashpoint area, which has become an emblem of what Palestinians …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s governing Fidesz party gained a two-point lead this month over the united opposition in the campaign for the April 3 election, according to an opinion poll by Zavecz Research published by news site Telex on Monday. For the first time since taking power in a 2010 landslide win, Prime Minister Viktor …
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By Guillermo Martinez CONCELLO DE LOBIOS, Spain (Reuters) -A ghost village that has emerged as drought has nearly emptied a dam on the Spanish-Portuguese border is drawing crowds of tourists with its eerie, grey ruins. With the reservoir at 15% of its capacity, details of a life frozen in 1992, when the Aceredo village in …
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By Alexander Marrow and Maria Kiselyova MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s navy held anti-submarine drills in the Black Sea on Monday as fighter jets patrolled its border with ally Belarus in the latest displays of heightened military activity close to Ukraine. The United States on Sunday said Russia could invade Ukraine at any time https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-says-diplomacy-still-open-end-ukraine-standoff-with-russia-2022-02-13 and might …
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