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ROME (Reuters) -Italy will recognise a Palestinian state only if all Israeli hostages are released and the Hamas militant group is excluded from any government role, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday. “I am not against the recognition of Palestine, but we should set ourselves the right priorities,” Meloni told reporters, announcing her …

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By Kate Abnett and Makini Brice BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will delay launching its anti-deforestation law for a second time, Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall said on Tuesday, postponing the ban on imports of commodities such as palm oil linked to forest destruction for another year. Brussels had already delayed the law by a year, …

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By Antoine Demaison MADRID (Reuters) -Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday challenged countries that have recognised a Palestinian state to back up what she called “symbolic gestures” with more pressure on Israel to end its offensive on the Gaza Strip. Thunberg is attempting to reach Gaza on a flotilla of boats aiming to break Israel’s …

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By Anthony Deutsch, Humeyra Pamuk and Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court, putting the court’s day-to-day operations in jeopardy in retaliation for investigations of suspected Israeli war crimes. Washington has already imposed targeted sanctions on several …

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By Simon Jessop, Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union plans to agree its new climate target in the coming weeks, a top EU official told Reuters during New York Climate Week, adding that any belief that climate action could be postponed amounted to “suicide”. Speaking on the “Climate Frontlines” show live …

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