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Putin, Trump discussed ‘impressive’ prospects for US-Russia ties, Kremlin says

19 May 2025

By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed what the U.S. leader called “impressive” prospects for ties between their two countries in a phone call on Monday, the Kremlin said, adding that Russia and the United States are working on a new prisoner swap. Putin said after the call that Russia would …

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Russia bans Amnesty International, which vows to redouble work on rights abuses

19 May 2025

By Guy Faulconbridge and Felix Light MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia banned Amnesty International on Monday by classing it as an “undesirable organisation” for backing Ukraine against Russia, drawing a rebuke from the group which said it would redouble efforts to expose Russian human rights abuses. Founded in 1961 and headquartered in London, Amnesty International campaigns for …

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After Putin call, Trump says Russia-Ukraine talks to begin ‘immediately’

19 May 2025

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said his call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Monday went very well and that Moscow and Kyiv would immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire and end to the war. Under pressure from Trump, delegates from the warring countries met last week in Istanbul for the first time since 2022, …

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Putin agrees with Trump to work with Ukraine on memorandum on possible peace accord

19 May 2025

By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin, after a call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, said that Moscow was ready to work with Ukraine on a memorandum about a future peace accord and that efforts to end the war in Ukraine were on the right track. Putin thanked Trump for supporting …

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Families find a new danger in Sudan’s battered capital, unexploded shells

19 May 2025

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Eltayeb Siddig KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The bespectacled, grey-bearded man ran out of the primary school in Khartoum’s Amarat district, shaking with shock. He, like thousands of others, had returned to check on buildings retaken by the army after two years of civil war, only to find a new threat lurking in the …

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Netanyahu says Israel will control Gaza as pressure mounts on aid

19 May 2025

By May Angel and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday Israel would control the whole of Gaza despite mounting international pressure that pushed it to lift a blockade on aid supplies in the face of warnings of looming famine. The Israeli military, which announced the start of a new operation …

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UK agricultural exports to EU could rise by 16% under new deal, official estimates show

19 May 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – British exports of major agricultural commodities to the European Union could increase by around 16% under Britain’s new deal with the trading bloc, government estimates published on Monday showed. The sanitary and phytosanitary deal could increase imports from the European Union by around 8%, the modelling document said. The document did not …

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Slovakia to challenge adoption of ‘critical’ global pandemic agreement

19 May 2025

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Slovakia’s COVID-19 vaccine sceptic prime minister said on Monday that his country would challenge the adoption of a potentially groundbreaking global treaty on improving pandemic preparedness by calling for a vote at the World Health Assembly. After considerable disagreements were bridged, World Health Organization member states had agreed in …

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Berlin, Paris overcome rift over nuclear energy, French official says

19 May 2025

BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) -The new German government has signalled to France it will no longer object to treating nuclear power on a par with renewable energy in EU legislation, French officials said, confirming a published report. The EU’s two largest economies have long been at loggerheads over whether to promote atomic power to achieve CO2 emissions …

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People in 70 countries are missing out on medical care amid funding cuts, says WHO

19 May 2025

GENEVA (Reuters) -People in at least 70 countries are missing out on medical treatment due to funding cuts to aid programmes, the WHO said on Monday, adding it also faces major financial challenges. “Patients are missing out on treatments, health facilities have closed, health workers have lost their jobs, and people face increased out-of-pocket health …

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