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By Timour Azhari and Suleiman Al-Khalidi DAMASCUS/AMMAN (Reuters) -Israel and Syria are in direct contact and have in recent weeks held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region between the two longtime foes, five people familiar with the matter said. The contacts mark a significant development in ties between …

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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries backed plans on Tuesday to scale back the bloc’s carbon border levy to cover just 10% of the companies currently covered by the scheme, on the grounds that these firms account for nearly all of the emissions involved. Their approval makes it highly likely that the EU …

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Leo XIV welcomed Italy’s newly crowned Serie A champions Napoli to the Vatican on Tuesday, joking about his own soccer allegiances. Napoli won their fourth “Scudetto” on Friday with a 2-0 home victory over Cagliari, edging out Inter Milan by one point in a nail-biting end to the season. The …

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By Lili Bayer and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Seventeen European Union countries accused Hungary on Tuesday of contravening fundamental EU values by passing laws that target LGBTQ+ people, as tensions deepen between Budapest and a majority of member states. Hungary’s parliament passed legislation in March that creates a legal basis to ban Pride marches …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission has serious concerns about the rule of law situation in Hungary, EU Commissioner for Democracy Michael McGrath said in Brussels ahead of a meeting with European foreign affairs ministers. Referring to a Hungarian draft transparency law that would limit foreign funding of NGOs and media organizations, McGrath said: “We …

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By Sarah Marsh, Matthias Williams and Rachel More TURKU, Finland/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s foreign minister threatened unspecified measures against Israel on Tuesday and said Berlin would not export weapons used to break humanitarian law, as he and Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered their most severe rebuke yet over Gaza. Germany, along with the United States, had long …

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