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RILA MOUNTAIN, Bulgaria (Reuters) -Hundreds of people, barefoot and dressed in white, braved cold temperatures and fog near Bulgaria’s Kidney Lake 2,280 metres (7,480 feet) above sea level for an annual celebration of divine new year. They are followers of the Universal White Brotherhood, which combines a form of Christianity with Indian mysticism. Set up …

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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Nineteen Nobel prize winners have signed an open letter urging U.S. President Donald Trump to keep up pressure to secure the release of as many as 1,300 people imprisoned in Belarus on political grounds. The letter thanks Trump, who raised the issue in a phone call last week with Belarusian President …

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August 19 (Reuters) -The Gaza ceasefire proposal Hamas accepted on Monday – with an Israeli response expected by the end of the week – is for a 60-day truce, a phased release of hostages, Israeli troop pullouts from parts of Gaza, and discussions on ending the conflict. The deal is nearly identical to a proposal …

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ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland would be ready to host Russian President Vladimir Putin for any peace talks on Ukraine despite an existing arrest warrant for him from the International Criminal Court, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Tuesday. Neutral Switzerland is a signatory to the ICC but Cassis told Swiss national broadcaster SRF that provided Putin …

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By Andrea Shalal and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Vladimir Putin was going to “be good” and move forward toward ending the war in Ukraine, but conceded it was possible the Russian president doesn’t want to make a deal. “I don’t think it’s going to be a …

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By Anastasiia Malenko, Max Hunder and Lidia Kelly KYIV (Reuters) -Russia struck the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk overnight, leaving a thick column of smoke hovering over the city in an attack that the local mayor called a sign that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want peace. The bombardment on that city as well …

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LISBON (Reuters) -European Council President Antonio Costa said on Tuesday the process to make Ukraine a member of the European Union needs to advance and Europe has to be part of future peace negotiations alongside Ukraine, Russia and the United States. Costa, who debriefed council members about Monday’s summitin Washington via a video call from …

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PARIS (Reuters) -A petition to stop the Bayeux tapestry being loaned by France to the British Museum in London has attracted more than 40,000 signatures from people concerned that movement could damage the Medieval relic. Art historian Didier Rykner launched the petition on the platform Change.org after French President Emmanuel Macron offered  during a trip …

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