MOSCOW/VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo urged Russia to take steps towards ending the conflict in Ukraine when he spoke to President Vladimir Putin for the first time, the Vatican said on Wednesday. “The pope made an appeal for Russia to make a gesture that favours peace, emphasising the importance of dialogue for achieving positive contacts …
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By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s new liberal President Lee Jae-myung pledged on Wednesday to raise the country from what he described as the near destruction caused by a martial law attempt and revive a struggling economy facing global protectionism. Lee’s decisive victory in Tuesday’s snap election stands to usher in …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday proposed implementing a ceasefire until a meeting can be arranged with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “My proposal, which I believe our partners can support, is that we agree a ceasefire with the Russians until the leaders meet,” Zelenskiy told a briefing in Kyiv. “At this time, people …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump in a telephone conversation on Wednesday that Moscow would have to respond to the recent Ukrainian drone attacks, the U.S. President said. Trump said the two men “discussed the attack on Russia’s docked airplanes, by Ukraine, and also various other attacks that have been taking place …
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MADRID (Reuters) -Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday sent a letter to leaders of Spain’s regions seeking support to triple investment in social housing to around 7 billion euros ($8.00 billion) over the next four years. Spain needs to increase its social housing stock, currently equivalent to around 3% of all homes, to bring it …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Some 73% of Germans want tighter controls on arms exports to Israel, including 30% who favour a total ban, a poll showed on Wednesday, reflecting growing public unease over the government’s Israel policy. Since Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, Germany has remained one of Israel’s staunchest allies and its second largest …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine released new footage on Wednesday of its major drone strike on four Russian military airbases, showing attack drones targeting numerous Russian strategic bombers and landing on two airborne early warning and control planes. Ukrainian authorities say Sunday’s attack on the airfields using 117 drones hit 41 military aircraft. Reuters has not independently …
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By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s president on Wednesday accepted acting Prime Minister Luis Montenegro’s proposal to keep most of the same key ministers in his new cabinet after his centre-right alliance won a snap election last month to continue in government. Montenegro had called the election for May 18 after losing a confidence vote. …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces on Wednesday advanced further into Ukraine’s northern region of Sumy, threatening the regional capital after taking more than 150 square km (58 sq miles) of the area in less than two weeks, according to Russian officials and Ukrainian open source mapping. Despite the relaunch of …
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By Sabine Siebold, Andrew Gray and Makini Brice BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Germany launched a fresh bid on Wednesday to chase down more air defence systems for Ukraine, which in past weeks has suffered some of the heaviest Russian attacks since the full-scale invasion in 2022. Berlin aims to potentially surpass the sum of 1 billion euros …
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