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China, Australia talk free trade, more dialogue as leaders meet in Beijing

15 Jul 2025

By Lewis Jackson and Kirsty Needham BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) -China and Australia will keep open dialogue and look for areas of cooperation despite strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday after meeting China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Australia, which regards the United States as its major security ally, …

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Italy minister warns concert with pro-Putin conductor risks turning into propaganda coup

15 Jul 2025

By Alvise Armellini and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -A concert in Italy by a top Russian conductor shunned in the West since the invasion of Ukraine could send the wrong message, the Italian culture minister said on Tuesday, stopping short of asking organisers to cancel it. Valery Gergiev – regarded as close to Russian President …

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Ukraine’s PM Shmyhal resigns as part of major government reshuffle

15 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday he had submitted a resignation letter, as part of the country’s largest wartime governmental reshuffle expected this week. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday nominated First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko to replace Shmyhal. Svyrydenko, who is also the economy minister, is a close and long-standing ally …

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Sweden will contribute to new Ukraine arms shipment plans, defence minister says

15 Jul 2025

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden will contribute to efforts to boost arms supplies to Ukraine following U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to supply billions of dollars of weapons, including Patriot missile systems, via NATO. “We welcome the American decision to make possible increased sanctions against Russia and to pave the way for the delivery of Patriots and …

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France says UN conference to work on post-war Gaza, Palestinian state recognition

15 Jul 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A rescheduled United Nations conference this month will discuss post-war plans for Gaza and preparations for the recognition of a Palestinian state by France and others, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. France and Saudi Arabia had planned to host the conference in New York from June 17-20, aiming to lay out the …

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Germany’s top court dismisses complaint against US drone missions

15 Jul 2025

By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) -Berlin is not required to intervene in U.S. drone activities at the Ramstein air base in southwestern Germany, the country’s top court ruled on Tuesday in dismissing a complaint brought by Yemeni nationals whose family members were killed in a strike. The constitutional court’s ruling rejected the complaints of two …

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Kremlin says Trump statements on Russia and Putin are serious, require analysis

15 Jul 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent statements, including a threat of sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, are serious and require analysis. In a major policy shift underscoring his growing frustration with President Vladimir Putin, Trump on Monday announced new deliveries of weapons to Ukraine and warned that …

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Trump asked Zelenskiy if Ukraine could hit Moscow, FT reports

15 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to step up strikes deep in Russian territory, even asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy whether he could hit Moscow if the U.S. provided long-range weapons, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The newspaper, citing two people familiar with the conversation, said Trump spoke to his Ukrainian …

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Explainer-How climate change is fuelling wildfires in Europe

15 Jul 2025

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Wildfires have scorched hotspots in several Mediterranean countries this month, with blazes forcing thousands of people into lockdown in Catalonia in Spain, and encroaching on France’s second-biggest city of Marseille. Here’s what drives wildfires across Europe, and the situation so far this year. HOW BAD IS IT THIS YEAR? Wildfires …

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