MADRID (Reuters) -Spain is seeking help from its European partners to tackle wildfires raging across the country, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Wednesday. In particular, it requested two Canadair planes, he said in an interview with local media Cadena SER. “At the moment we don’t need the two Canadair planes urgently, but, given the …
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By Andrea Shalal and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin goes well, he would like to have a quick second meeting with Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and himself. “If the first one goes okay, we’ll have a quick second one,” …
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By Barbara Erling and Anna Koper WARSAW (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump at the last minute requested MAGA-allied Polish President Karol Nawrocki join the Ukraine teleconference with European leaders on Wednesday, according to centrist Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Nawrocki’s bitter political rival who had been expected to attend. Nawrocki, a conservative nationalist and eurosceptic, …
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By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) -A volunteer firefighter died from severe burns and several people were hospitalised in dozens of wildfires that raged across Spain on Wednesday, fuelled by strong winds and scorching heat. At least six large fires were still out of control, according to regional emergency services. “The fire situation remains serious. Extreme …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain, France and Germany, co-chairs of the so-called “Coalition of the Willing”, set out their position on the pathway to a ceasefire in Ukraine in a statement released after a virtual meeting on Wednesday. “Ukraine must have robust and credible security guarantees to effectively defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” said the joint …
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By Nerijus Adomaitis ARENDAL, Norway (Reuters) -Russian hackers briefly took control of a dam in Norway earlier this year, the head of the Nordic country’s counter-intelligence agency said on Wednesday, the first time Oslo has officially attributed the cyberattack to its neighbour. While in command of the dam in Bremanger, western Norway, on April 7, …
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(Reuters) -Donald Trump joined a teleconference with European leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday, two days before the U.S. leader is due to hold a summit in Alaska with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. Following are some quotes from the leaders after the call: U.S. PRESIDENT …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -Russia wants to include the topic of a reduction of NATO troops presence in any conversations about the future of Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters on Wednesday. “We are hearing for the past several days that the Russians would very much like to include talks about reducing NATO’s presence, for …
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By Thomas Escritt and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said European leaders had laid out terms for a ceasefire in Ukraine that would protect their security interests in a call on Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump. European leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held the call with Trump in a bid …
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By Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s military has said it killed five armed militants in the Gaza Strip pretending to work for the U.S.-based World Central Kitchen charity which condemned anyone posing as humanitarian personnel The military said it confirmed the five were not affiliated with the charity before killing them in an air strike …
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