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France aims to intercept UK-bound migrant boats offshore as Channel crossings surge

PARIS (Reuters) -Faced with a growing number of Channel migrant crossings, France hopes to stop more small boats from reaching Britain by changing its rules of engagement to intercept vessels, France’s interior ministry has said. France and Britain hope to unveil the measures at next month’s U.K.-France Summit, according to a French interior ministry document …

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UAE says navigational error caused oil tanker collision near Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI (Reuters) -The UAE’s energy ministry said a collision between two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz was likely caused by a navigational misjudgement by one of the vessels. In a statement on Wednesday, it cited preliminary information and did not draw any link with an upsurge in electronic interference during the conflict between …

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Repatriation flights start for Israelis stranded in Cyprus

NICOSIA (Reuters) -Flights took off for Israel on Wednesday from Cyprus, airport sources and web flight tracking sites showed, ferrying home Israelis stranded abroad during the conflict with Iran. Israel’s airspace has been closed since the two countries began trading attacks on Friday, stranding tens of thousands whose flights to Tel Aviv were cancelled. Israel …

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Exclusive-Trump’s Ukraine envoy to meet Belarus’ Lukashenko, sources say

By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior Trump administration official is planning to travel to Belarus in the coming days to meet the country’s president, according to four sources briefed on the matter, as ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia remain deadlocked. If the official, Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg, meets Belarusian President …

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Macron fears regime change chaos as Trump ups threats on Iran

By John Irish KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday underlined his differences with U.S. President Donald Trump over Iran, appearing to oppose tougher military action against Tehran that could lead to regime change and plunge Iran and the region into chaos. Macron on Monday had suggested to reporters that Trump was leaving …

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Trump says EU not offering fair trade deal, Japan being ‘tough’ too

By Jeff Mason, Kanishka Singh and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Japan was being “tough” in trade talks and the European Union had not yet offered what he considered a fair deal, as a team led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stayed at the G7 meeting in Canada to …

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Sword Health valued at $4 billion in General Catalyst-led funding round

(Reuters) -Digital healthcare company Sword Health said on Tuesday it has secured a valuation of $4 billion after raising $40 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm General Catalyst. The round, where Khosla Ventures, Comcast Ventures and Lince Capital also participated, will help the company expand and develop its artificial intelligence offerings. …

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Next G7 leaders summit to take place at Evian in French Alps, Macron says

KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) – France will host the next G7 summit at the Alpine spa resort town of Evian-les-Bains in June 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, vowing to keep unity and work closely with trusted partners to weigh more on the world. The leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the …

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Australia’s Albanese confident on AUKUS after British leader says it will proceed

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed comments by his British counterpart at the G7 summit that Britain and the United States will proceed with the AUKUS nuclear submarine treaty with Australia, despite a Pentagon review. “We’re proceeding with that, it’s a really important deal to both of us,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer …

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