BRUSSELS (Reuters) -All NATO members will hit a longstanding target of spending 2% of GDP on defence this year but only three currently reach a new, higher goal set by alliance leaders in June, NATO data released on Thursday showed. Many NATO countries have substantially increased military spending in recent years, following Russia’s 2022 invasion …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council will vote on Thursday to extend a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until the end of 2026, when the operation will then begin a year-long “orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal,” diplomats said. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established in 1978, patrols …
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By Tassilo Hummel and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -The French prime minister’s decision to hold a confidence vote next month carries heavy risks for the economy, bringing back fears of recession, business leaders said on Wednesday. Opposition parties have said they will bring down the minority government in the September 8 vote which Prime Minister …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, asked on Wednesday what the plan was for a Palestinian state, said there would not be any. Saar made the comment to reporters following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington that the foreign minister described as “very good.” (Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis; editing …
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(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Wednesday appointing Olha Stefanishyna, a former top cabinet minister, as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States. Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, said he had signed a decree on the appointment of Stefanishyna, 39, after formalities had been completed. “I outlined the key tasks for reinvigorating …
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KYIV (Reuters) -The Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said on Wednesday he was in Riyadh along with security council chief Rustem Umerov ahead of talks later in the week with U.S. administration officials in New York. Yermak, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the talks in Riyadh focused on paths to peace …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles and related equipment to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency for an estimated cost of $103.9 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The principal contractor for the sale will be RTX Corp, the Pentagon said in a statement. (Reporting by Ismail …
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -All United Nations Security Council members, except the United States, on Wednesday said the famine in Gaza was a “manmade crisis” and warned that the use of starvation as a weapon of war is banned under international humanitarian law. In a joint statement, the 14 council members called for an immediate, unconditional …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel asked a global hunger monitor on Wednesday to retract an assessment that found that Gaza City and surrounding areas are suffering from famine and that it will likely spread, dismissing the report as “deeply flawed”. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system said on Friday that 514,000 people – close to a quarter …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli tanks pushed into a new area on the edge of Gaza City overnight, destroying houses and prompting residents to flee, witnesses said, ahead of an expected meeting on the war to be chaired by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Tanks late on Tuesday entered into the Ebad-Alrahman neighbourhood …
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