(Reuters) -Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview published on Friday that he did not intend to seek another term, and denied he was lining up his son as a successor. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has led Belarus through more than three decades of authoritarian rule and was re-elected …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity last year, was buried in Kyiv on Friday, while her colleagues called for international pressure to secure the release of other Ukrainian reporters held by Moscow. Several hundred people gathered in the centre of Kyiv for a solemn ceremony to pay tribute to Roshchyna, …
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By Kirsti Knolle and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany is to suspend exports of weaponry that could be used in the Gaza Strip because of Israel’s plan to expand its operations there – the first time united Germany has acknowledged denying military support to its long-time ally. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s sudden about-turn on Friday followed …
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By Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) -The U.N. Committee on Enforced Disappearances has launched an inquiry into the whereabouts and fate of a Syrian man who was deported by Austria in early July and has not been in contact with his legal team or family since. Austria has been asked by the U.N. committee “to make …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed his meeting with Steve Witkoff, the envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, and the U.S. proposals for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in a phone call with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday, the Belarusian state news agency Belta reported. Putin also informed Lukashenko about his agreement …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -A pause in the conflict in Ukraine could be close, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday after speaking to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the coming days, the Kremlin said on Thursday, as the U.S. president seeks a breakthrough to end the Ukraine war, …
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(Refiles to correct byline) GAZA (Reuters) -Basem Alhabel stood amongst the ruins of Gaza, with people flat on the floor all around him as bullets flew, and filmed himself using sign language to explain the dangers of the war to fellow deaf Palestinians and his followers on social media. Alhabel, 30, who describes himself as …
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(Refiles to fix first paragraph to reflect Starmer’s language) LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday said Israel’s decision to take control of Gaza City was wrong and urged the Israeli government to reconsider. “The Israeli Government’s decision to further escalate its offensive in Gaza is wrong, and we urge it to …
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By Gleb Bryanski, Yuliia Dysa and Nandita Bose MOSCOW/KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the coming days, the Kremlin said on Thursday, as the U.S. president seeks a breakthrough to end the Ukraine war after voicing mounting frustration with his Russian counterpart and threatening him with new sanctions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr …
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By Angelo Amante MESSINA, Italy (Reuters) -Italy’s decision to approve the construction between Sicily and the mainland of what would be the world’s longest single-span bridge has set the stage for a legal battle that could further delay a project first conceived by the ancient Romans. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government gave its final …
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