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Next steps for Ukraine talks unclear after Moscow meeting, Trump says

By Dmitry Antonov and Steve Holland MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, after what he called “reasonably good” talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoys. The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Putin accepted some U.S. proposals aimed at …

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Russia blocks access to US children’s gaming platform Roblox

Dec 3 (Reuters) – Russia has blocked access to the U.S. children’s gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of distributing extremist materials and “LGBT propaganda”. Announcing the move on Wednesday, the communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said Roblox was “rife with inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children”. A Roblox spokesperson said …

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US backs UN demand for Russia to return abducted Ukrainian children

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The United States joined 90 other countries at the United Nations on Wednesday to demand Russia “ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported” and urge Moscow to stop the practice. The adoption of the resolution by the 193-member …

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France criticizes French journalist’s seven-year jail sentence in Algeria

PARIS, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The French government on Wednesday criticized the decision by an Algerian court to uphold a seven-year jail sentence for French journalist Christophe Gleizes despite its efforts to convince Algerian authorities to change the verdict. “It regrets that its full cooperation with the Algerian authorities and the explanations provided by his …

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Lithuania airport shuts for a second time on Wednesday over balloons

VILNIUS, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s Vilnius airport suspended flights for a second time on Wednesday due to suspected balloons in its airspace, the operator said in a statement, the latest in a string of such incidents in recent months. Lithuania says balloons are sent by smugglers transporting cigarettes from Belarus, but also blames Belarusian …

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UN chief Guterres says Israel’s conduct of war in Gaza ‘fundamentally wrong’

By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) – There was something “fundamentally wrong” with how Israel conducted its military operation in the Gaza Strip and there are “strong reasons to believe” that war crimes have been committed, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Reuters on Wednesday.  “I think there was something fundamentally wrong in …

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Anabel’s lost year illustrates the failings of Spain’s breast cancer program

By Elena Rodriguez SEVILLE, Spain, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Anabel Cano believed she was in the clear after receiving no follow-up for a breast cancer screening in 2023 at Seville’s Virgen del Rocio Hospital.  But a year later, during what she assumed was another routine screening she began to realise something was wrong when doctors …

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Germany’s far left averts potential government crisis over pensions bill

BERLIN, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Germany’s opposition far-left Left party said it would abstain from voting on a contentious pensions package on Friday, likely indirectly securing its passage through parliament and saving Chancellor Friedrich Merz from a humiliating defeat. The bill, which will keep the state pension at current levels until 2031, is a key …

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Witkoff, Kushner briefed Trump after meeting with Putin on Tuesday, White House official says

WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner briefed President Donald Trump and Ukrainian officials after a “thorough, productive meeting” with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, a White House official said on Wednesday. “The United States and Russia participated in a thorough, productive meeting. Special envoy Witkoff and …

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