DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran currently has no plan to meet with the United States, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday in an interview on state TV, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement that Washington planned to have talks with Iran next week. The Iranian foreign minister said Tehran was assessing whether talks with the U.S. …
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(Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday the outcome of Israel’s war with Iran presented opportunities for peace that his country must not waste. In a statement, Netanyahu said: “This victory presents an opportunity for a dramatic widening of peace agreements. We are working on this with enthusiasm. “Alongside the freeing of hostages and …
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By Stamos Prousalis and Angeliki Koutantou PALAIA FOKAIA, Greece, June 26 (Reuters) – Greek firefighters on Thursday battled a wildfire that burned residences and holiday houses near the coastal town of Palaia Fokaia, 40 km (25 miles) south of Athens, forcing people to flee. Fires have burnt throughout the week in Greece, on Europe’s hot, …
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By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -An Argentine judge on Thursday ordered that the 10 people accused of the deadliest bombing in the country’s history face a trial in absentia, three decades after the attack on a Jewish community center that killed 85 people and wounded more than 150. Argentine authorities have charged 10 people …
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ROTTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch prosecutors are seeking a four-year prison sentence for a former employee of computer chip equipment maker ASML, accused of stealing and selling corporate secrets to a Russian buyer, Dutch media outlet NOS Nieuws reported on Thursday. The Russian suspect, German Aksenov, who has been in pre-trial detention since August 2023, denied being …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that the U.N. Charter was under assault like never before as the 193-member world body marked the 80th anniversary of the signing of its founding document. “We see an all too familiar pattern: Follow when the Charter suits, ignore when it …
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By Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have been broadcasting unusual messages concerning nationality in a bid to avoid being attacked as doubts linger over the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, according to maritime risk analytics firm Windward and ship tracking data on Thursday. The signals have been …
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(Reuters) -Israel would have killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were it possible during the countries’ 12-day war, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday. “I estimate that if Khamenei had been in our sights, we would have taken him out,” Katz said in the interview with Israel’s Kan public television. “But Khamenei understood …
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(Reuters) -A Russian court said on Thursday it had found a photographer, Grigory Skvortsov, guilty of treason and jailed him for 16 years after Skvortsov said he had passed detailed information about once secret Soviet-era bunkers to a U.S. journalist. Skvortsov, who was arrested in 2023, denied wrongdoing. In a December 2024 interview with Pervy …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Leaders from the European Union’s 27 member countries called on Thursday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and said discussions would continue on a report on Israel’s compliance with the terms of an agreement with the bloc. “The European Council calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all …
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