By Andrea Mandala Dec 1 (Reuters) – During a break in the French Open final, in 1960, Nicola Pietrangeli took his shoes off in the locker room. His socks were red with blood. In the first three sets, Chile’s Luis Ayala had been tormenting Pietrangeli with drop shots and lobs, forcing the Italian tennis player …
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By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Pavlo Broshkov had high hopes when he joined the Ukrainian army in March as a fresh-faced recruit eager to defend his country and earn a bumper bonus to buy a home for his wife and baby daughter. Three months later, the 20-year-old lay broken and prone on …
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NIKAIA, Greece, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Greek farmers clashed with police on Sunday during protests in central and northern regions over the delayed payment of European Union subsidies prompted by an investigation into a corruption scandal that has rocked the country. Hundreds of farmers took to the streets, blocking roads with their tractors in several …
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By Jeff Mason HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, Nov 30 (Reuters) – U.S. and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks on Sunday about a Russia peace deal, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism about progress despite challenges to ending the more than 3-year-long war. Rubio met with a Ukrainian delegation led by a …
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By Alexander Cornwell and Omri Taasan JERUSALEM, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the country’s president on Sunday for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing that criminal proceedings were hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for Israel. Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, denies …
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By Joshua McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO BEIRUT, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Pope Leo said on Sunday that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people must include a Palestinian state, reaffirming the Vatican’s position. “We all know that at this time Israel still does not accept that solution, …
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HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, Nov 30 (Reuters) – A meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Florida on Sunday was “very productive,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, adding that work still remains towards ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. “There are a lot of moving parts, and obviously there’s another party involved here that will …
(Corrects to remove inoperative hyperlink in paragraph 16) Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered “closed in its entirety”, without giving details, as Washington continues to ramp up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government. Trump has repeatedly said U.S. strikes on alleged drug …
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VILNIUS, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s Vilnius airport said on Sunday it had temporarily halted operations due to suspected balloons in its airspace, the latest in a series of flight disruptions in the Baltic nation. European aviation has repeatedly been thrown into chaos in recent months by drone sightings and incursions, including in Copenhagen and …
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By Felix Light BISHKEK, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Allies of Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov swept the board in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, preliminary results showed, cementing his increasingly tight control of politics in what had long been Central Asia’s most democratic state. According to the central electoral commission, preliminary results showed Japarov’s allies …
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