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Netanyahu signs West Bank settlement expansion plan, rules out Palestinian state

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed an agreement on Thursday to push ahead with a controversial settlement expansion plan that would cut across land that the Palestinians seek for a state. “There will never be a Palestinian state. This place is ours,” Netanyahu said during a visit to the …

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Analysis-Qatar bombing tests the limits of the Trump-Netanyahu alliance

By Gram Slattery, Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Less than four months ago, President Donald Trump met with the leader of Qatar, praising his opulent palace and signing a sweeping defense agreement with the Gulf monarchy, a key ally that hosts the biggest U.S. base in the Middle East. Israel’s surprise attack on …

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Zelenskiy says he will meet US envoy Kellogg on Thursday

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that he would meet U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv later in the evening, local media reported. Kellogg had arrived in the Ukrainian capital on a visit, according to a source familiar with the matter. Zelenskiy was quoted by the We Are Ukraine television channel. …

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UAE president’s Gulf tour seeks coordination after Israeli attack in Doha, adviser says

DUBAI (Reuters) -United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s tour of Gulf countries is aimed at coordinating positions after Tuesday’s Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, his diplomatic adviser said on Thursday. “The President’s Gulf tour reflects a deep conviction in strengthening coordination and cooperation, and in reinforcing the concept of …

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Baltic states prepare push to save US security assistance from Pentagon cuts

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The parliaments of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are preparing a joint letter asking key committee heads in the U.S. Congress to save a major security assistance program in the face of ongoing Russian threats, according to a draft of the note and two people familiar with the effort. The bid …

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Zelenskiy says he asked Trump last year for long-range weapons if Russia rejects ceasefire

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that he had asked Donald Trump last year to supply his country with long-range weapons if Russia continued rejecting a ceasefire in its war on Ukraine. Zelenskiy was referring to his “victory plan” that he presented last year to top officials from the administration of …

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Georgia arrests opposition figure who urged ‘peaceful revolution’ at polls

By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian authorities on Thursday arrested Levan Khabeishvili, a leader of the country’s largest opposition party, days after he had called for a “peaceful revolution” at municipal elections scheduled for next month. A spokesman for the opposition United National Movement (UNM) said Khabeishvili was detained while leaving an interview with opposition …

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