By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia’s deputy U.N. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, but said he was not aware of any planned meeting between Putin and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy. “As far as I heard, there are a number of locations, …
LIMA (Reuters) -In a stark discovery on Peru’s northern coast, archaeologists have unearthed the 3,000-year-old remains of 14 people believed to be victims of a ritual human sacrifice, offering a glimpse into the country’s ancient past. A research team found the skeletal remains near what is thought to be a ritual temple of the Cupisnique …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday on the Ukraine crisis and issues of bilateral interest, Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement. “The discussion followed President Putin’s request to brief President Ramaphosa on the peace process with Ukraine and to engage on issues of …
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By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -The United States has presented Lebanon with a proposal for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, along with ending Israel’s military operations in the country and the withdrawal of its troops from five positions in south Lebanon, according to a copy of a Lebanese cabinet agenda reviewed by …
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PARIS (Reuters) -France’s constitutional court on Thursday blocked the re-introduction of a pesticide accused of harming bees, in the latest twist in a fierce political battle in the European Union’s biggest agricultural producer. The court said the re-authorisation of acetamiprid, part of the neonicotinoid group of pesticides banned in France, as proposed under a farming …
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ROME (Reuters) -Gianni Berengo Gardin, one of Italy’s most celebrated photographers, whose black-and-white images chronicled social and cultural changes, has died at the age of 94, the Italian Photography Centre, where he served as president, said on Thursday. Berengo Gardin was born in Santa Margherita Ligure on October 10, 1930, but he considered himself Venetian. …
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PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday reaffirmed France’s full support for a ceasefire in Ukraine and the launch of talks aimed at reaching a lasting and solid peace, following a “long discussion” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other European leaders. “I reiterated to the Ukrainian President France’s full support for establishing a …
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government on Thursday ruled out recognising a Palestinian state for now despite growing public concern over Gaza but said Israel’s actions in the war-ravaged territory were eroding its own security. The Netherlands’ stance is in contrast to that of some NATO allies, most notably France which has said it will recognise …
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TULA, Russia (Reuters) -From a small factory in Tula, a city south of Moscow, American musician David Arthur Brown exports Russian-made Soyuz microphones to Europe, the United States, China and beyond. At a time when sanctions are squeezing Russia’s trade in commodities and technology, Brown’s company is one of the many non-sanctioned businesses with foreign …
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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Russia said on Thursday it had made a new protest to Italy in a dispute over the cancellation of a concert in Italy where Valery Gergiev, a renowned Russian conductor with a record of support for President Vladimir Putin, had been due to perform. The concert near Naples was scrapped last …
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