WARSAW (Reuters) – A plane carrying U.S. troops landed in Poland on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, as Washington reinforces its NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s border. U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania, as Washington moves to reassure jittery …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia expects no decisive breakthrough from Monday’s talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, but expects that Macron will propose ways to ease tensions in Europe, the Kremlin said. The Ukraine crisis is set to dominate the talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a briefing. Moscow denies …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley on Sunday said he would soon return to Vienna for the next round of talks on returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, insisting it could still be revived. The Biden administration has been trying to revive the deal, which lifted sanctions against Tehran in …
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By Philip Pullella and Giulia Segreti VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Dumping plastic in waterways is “criminal” and must end if humanity wants to save the planet for future generations, Pope Francis said in a television interview on Sunday. In the hour-long interview on state broadcaster RAI’s Channel 3, Francis also reiterated some of the key …
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By Lars Hagberg and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers that has shut down much of the core of the Canadian capital. “(This) reflects the serious danger and threat to the safety and security …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron spoke again on Sunday with U.S. President Joe Biden in a “coordination logic” ahead of his trip to Moscow on Monday, the French Presidency and the White House said. The 40 minutes-long call allowed the two leaders to “share information about contacts made during the weekend” for good …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian judges on Sunday rejected President Kais Saied’s moves to disband the council that oversees them, a move they see as undermining their independence, setting up a new struggle over his consolidation of power. Saied announced overnight he was dissolving the Supreme Judicial Council, one of the few remaining …
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By Lovasoa Rabary ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – A cyclone killed at least 10 people in southeastern Madagascar, the second to hit the Indian Ocean island in just two weeks, triggering floods, bringing down buildings and cutting power, officials said on Sunday. One of the worst-hit towns was Nosy Varika on the east coast where almost 95% …
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RABAT (Reuters) – The death of 5-year-old Rayan Awram despite a massive effort to rescue him from a deep well sparked an outpouring of sympathy on Sunday, from his village in northern Morocco to the Vatican, from King Mohammed to international football clubs. The saga of the ultimately failed rescue attempt gripped the country and …
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(Corrects television attribution in paragraph 3 to say NBC not ABC) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia could invade Ukraine within days or weeks but could still opt for a diplomatic path forward, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. “We are in the window. Any day now, Russia could take military action against …
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