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MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on Monday for Israel’s exclusion from international cultural events such as the Eurovision song contest over its military campaign in Gaza, just as Russia was barred after its invasion of Ukraine. “We cannot allow double standards, not even in culture,” Sanchez, a Socialist and long-time critic of …

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By Steve Holland, Guy Faulconbridge and Olena Harmash WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Donald Trump said after his call on Monday with President Vladimir Putin that Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations for a ceasefire, but the Kremlin said the process would take time and the U.S. president indicated he was not ready to join Europe with …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday described Romania’s presidential election as “strange”, saying the pro-Russian candidate who won an aborted vote last year had been unfairly disqualified. Pro-European centrist Nicusor Dan defeated a hard-right, nationalist rival in Sunday’s election – a re-run of the 2024 vote when front-runner Calin Georgescu was disqualified over what …

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By Hanna Rantala CANNES, France (Reuters) -British actor Harris Dickinson, who made a name for himself in “Babygirl” and “Triangle of Sadness,” did not have a blueprint for making a film when he set out to direct his debut feature “Urchin,” which had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. “You could call it stupidity …

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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Members of the World Health Organization voted emphatically in favour of a potentially groundbreaking global treaty on improving pandemic preparedness at the World Health Assembly on Monday.  One hundred twenty-four countries voted in favour, after Slovakia called for a vote on Monday, as its COVID-19 vaccine sceptic prime minister …

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By Dominique Vidalon and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -This year’s “Choose France” business summit is set to secure 20 billion euros ($22.47 billion) of new investment, French President Emmanuel Macron said, announcing projects in defence, energy and industry as well as in artificial intelligence. Macron’s personal efforts to woo international business leaders, making the Choose …

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ROME (Reuters) -European and U.S. leaders spoke on Monday and welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement that Pope Leo XIV was interested in hosting Russia-Ukraine talks at the Vatican, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said, although the Vatican did not confirm the pope had made such an offer. The Vatican did not immediately respond to …

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