(Reuters) -Donald Trump has said he will be speaking to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine on Monday about stopping the ‘bloodbath’ in Ukraine. What are the challenges the U.S. president faces in his drive for a peace deal and what could such a deal look like? SECURITY GUARANTEE Ukraine, which was subject to a …
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will have a private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy later on Sunday following the pope’s inaugural Mass, the Vatican said. Leo spoke with Zelenskiy on Monday in the first known conversation between the newly-elected pontiff and a foreign leader, underscoring his concern for the war in Ukraine. Speaking moments …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese played down prospects of securing a breakthrough on a free trade agreement with the European Union, when he meets with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Rome. Australia in October 2023 rejected EU proposals for a free trade agreement that the two sides negotiated since 2018 …
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TORONTO (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday reaffirmed the country’s support for Ukraine in his first face-to-face meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy since winning the election. “Canadian people will stand in steadfast and unwavering support … we underscore that there can be no peace without the full support and participation of Ukraine, …
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By Tom Balmforth ISTANBUL (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would speak to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine on Monday following talks between the two sides at which a Ukrainian official said Moscow’s negotiators voiced new demands before a ceasefire could be agreed. In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Saturday that it killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank among a group suspected of being involved in an attack that killed a pregnant Israeli settler as she travelled to hospital to give birth this week. The woman, Tzeela Gez, was shot on Wednesday near the Brukhin …
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DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian security forces raided Islamic State hideouts in Aleppo on Saturday and three militants were killed, authorities said, the first time the Islamist-led government has announced such an operation against the jihadist group in Syria’s second city. A member of the security forces was also killed, and four Islamic State militants were detained …
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By Tom Balmforth ISTANBUL (Reuters) -The first high-level talks between Russia and Ukraine since the early months of Moscow’s 2022 invasion showed they are far from agreement on steps needed for a ceasefire, even though they promised a major swap of prisoners of war. A window for more diplomacy remains ajar, however, after the sworn …
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ROME (Reuters) -Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Saturday urged Israel to stop its military offensive in Gaza, saying that Palestinian civilians must no longer pay the price of war. “We have to tell the Israeli government ‘that’s enough’,” Tajani said in a statement. “We no longer want to see the Palestinian population suffer. Stop …
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the inaugural Mass of newly elected Pope Leo on Sunday, along with many other world leaders, the Vatican said. The Mass in St. Peter’s Square will formally install Pope Leo, who was born in Chicago but lived for many years in Peru, as the leader of …
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