MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a possible prisoner exchange involving nine people from each side during a phone call on Monday, according to Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov. A source close to the Kremlin said the U.S. side has previously provided Moscow with a list of …
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HELSINKI (Reuters) -Three pupils were injured in an attack at a school in southern Finland on Tuesday and a fellow student suspected of carrying out the assault has been apprehended, police said. The attacker used a bladed weapon, police said in a statement, adding that the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Police said …
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By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -Israel’s easing of humanitarian aid access to Gaza is insufficient, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, warning its ally that the new offensive on Gaza had to stop or there would be consequences. Facing mounting pressure over an aid blockade it imposed in March and the risk of famine, Israel …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Tuesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of not really being interested in peace in Ukraine, saying he was only playing for time in talks with the United States. Europe needs to increase the pressure on Russia by imposing more sanctions, especially on Russia’s energy sales, Pistorius added. …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said a single case of atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) had been confirmed on a farm in England and the animal had been humanely culled, adding that there was no food safety risk. “This is proof that our surveillance system for detecting and containing this type of disease is working,” said …
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By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Justyna Pawlak WARSAW (Reuters) -If large urban centres are the core constituency of the liberal government of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, then Sunday’s presidential election first round showed him struggling against an anti-establishment pushback simmering throughout Europe. Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, a close ally of Tusk, scraped a narrow win …
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DOHA (Reuters) -The Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Doha in recent weeks have not led anywhere because of “fundamental differences between parties”, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Tuesday at an economic forum held in Doha. (Reporting by Andrew Mills, Writing by Ahmed Elimam; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
(Adds quote, paragraph 4) LONDON (Reuters) – The leaders of Britain, Canada and France threatened “concrete actions” against Israel on Monday if it does not stop a renewed military offensive in Gaza and lift aid restrictions, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli military announced the start of a new operation on …
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(Reuters) -Hungary’s parliament approved a bill on Tuesday that will start the country’s year-long withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court, which Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government said has become “political”. Orban’s government announced the move on April 3, shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary for a state visit in a rare …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Spain has found no indication of a cyberattack on power generation control centres during the massive power outage that hit the country and neighbouring Portugal on April 28, Energy Minister Sara Aagesen said on Tuesday. The investigation team looking into the causes of the blackout has not ruled out entirely a cyberattack …
