By Mahmoud Issa GAZA (Reuters) -Father of four Mahmoud al-Haw and other Palestinians crowd around a soup kitchen in war-ravaged Gaza, surging forward and frantically waving pots. Small children, squashed at the front, are in tears. One of them holds up a plastic basin hoping for some ladles of soup. Haw pushes forward in the …
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By Angelo Amante, Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -NATO will raise the defence spending target for its member nations to between 3.5% and 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 2% at the next alliance summit in June, Italy’s Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Wednesday. Under pressure from the United States to raise …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Spain and Portugal have asked the European Union to step in to push for more power interconnectors with France, after a massive power outage hit the Iberian Peninsula last month, a letter seen by Reuters showed. Spain and Portugal have limited power linkages to the rest of Europe and have …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had spoken by telephone to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and that they had discussed joint steps and the need to put pressure on Russia to secure “a just peace”. “It is important that all decisions are coordinated. Then the sanctions will work. Without pressure …
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By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) -While rising U.S.-Iran tensions over Tehran’s uranium enrichment jeopardize nuclear talks, three Iranian sources said on Tuesday that the clerical leadership lacks a clear fallback plan if efforts to resolve a decades-long dispute collapse. With negotiations faltering over clashing red lines, Iran may turn to China and …
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By Fatos Bytyci GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) -Kosovo’s parliament failed to elect a new speaker for the 15th straight time on Wednesday, prompting fears of an economic backlash after months of political stalemate in one of Europe’s poorest countries. Lawmakers have been meeting every 48 hours since mid-April to elect a new speaker, a step required …
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By Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) -Portuguese prosecutors have opened a probe into remarks made by far-right leader Andre Ventura against the Roma community, three days after an election in which his Chega party surged and was tied for second place in parliament. The public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday it had opened the investigation after …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV may have offered to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks at the Vatican, but neither the pope nor senior Vatican officials have spoken publicly about the possibility, leaving prospects for such talks uncertain. The Vatican has made no public statement on the issue since U.S. President Donald Trump …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and allies including the United States issued an advisory on Wednesday warning of a Russian state-sponsored cyber campaign targeting the delivery of support to Ukraine and Western logistics entities and technology companies. “This malicious campaign by Russia’s military intelligence service presents a serious risk to targeted organisations, including those …
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By Anne Kauranen NUIJAMAA, Finland (Reuters) -Finland has completed the first 35 km (22 miles) of a 4.5-metre (15-ft) high fence it is building on its closed eastern border with Russia to stop migrants from crossing via the wilderness, the Finnish Border Guard said on Wednesday. Finland began constructing the fence, which will eventually cover …
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