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Berlin courts tourists as Paris and Barcelona tire of the crowds

22 Aug 2025

By Maria Martinez and Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) -As many southern European cities grow tired of tourists, Berlin is pitching itself as an antidote to the crowds, blistering heatwaves and anti-tourism protests causing problems elsewhere. The German capital is promoting its cutting-edge art scene, Prussian palaces and famed techno clubs to boost a tourism sector …

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Netanyahu says Israel to resume Gaza negotiations to end war and free hostages

22 Aug 2025

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel would immediately resume negotiations for the release of all hostages held in Gaza and an end to the nearly two-year-old war but on terms acceptable to Israel. It was Netanyahu’s first response to a temporary ceasefire proposal put …

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German government calls recognition of Palestinian state ‘counterproductive’

22 Aug 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) -A German government spokesman said on Friday that Berlin has current no plans to recognise a Palestinian state because that would undermine any efforts to reach a negotiated two-state solution with Israel. “A negotiated two-state solution remains our goal, even if it seems a long way off today. … The recognition of Palestine …

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Don’t mention the war: some residents tune out amid ‘Summer in Moscow’ festival

22 Aug 2025

By Nika Khutsieva and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Young people laugh as they play basketball on Moscow’s leafy boulevards, couples relax playing chess on outdoor tables opposite the Bolshoi Theatre, and in the evenings show-offs drive expensive cars around trendy areas full of busy cafes. As Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds through its fourth summer, …

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Macron, Merz, Tusk will visit Moldova on August 27 for independence day, Elysee says

22 Aug 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will visit Moldova next week to celebrate Moldova’s independence day, the French president’s office said on Friday. “The leaders will reaffirm their full support for Moldova’s security, sovereignty and European path,” the Elysee said in a statement about the …

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Russian navy practices defending against ‘underwater saboteurs’ in Baltic Sea

22 Aug 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces have conducted an exercise in the Baltic Sea including drills to repel an underwater attack, the defence ministry said on Friday. Units of divers “demonstrated skills in detecting and capturing a group of underwater saboteurs, as well as using FPV (first person view) drones to destroy unmanned boats of a mock …

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Australian Football-League under fire as another player banned for homophobic slur

22 Aug 2025

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -For the professional athletes competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), anti-discrimination education is mandatory, reinforced annually and supported by stiff sanctions for transgressors. Such guard-rails have proved powerless to stop a growing number of players making homophobic slurs in the top flight of Australian Rules football. Adelaide Crows forward …

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Putin’s demand to Ukraine: give up Donbas, no NATO and no Western troops, sources say

22 Aug 2025

(Corrects spelling of Donetsk in paragraph 5) By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of the country, three sources familiar with top-level Kremlin thinking told Reuters. The Russian president met Donald …

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Russia-installed official says Ukrainian attack kills two in Donetsk region

21 Aug 2025

(Reuters) -The Russia-installed governor of occupied areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk region said on Thursday that a Ukrainian combined missile and drone attack killed two people and injured 21 in the industrial city of Yenakiyeve. Denis Pushilin, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the attack occurred at rush hour in the city in Donetsk region. …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says overnight strikes lay bare Russia’s intentions in war

21 Aug 2025

By Dan Peleschuk and Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that large-scale Russian attacks overnight in various parts of Ukraine showed Moscow was avoiding negotiations about ending the more than three-year-old war. The offensive included 574 drones and 40 missiles, Zelenskiy said, and was one of the largest of Russia’s full-scale …

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