WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is not going to Turkey to join Russia-Ukraine talks on Thursday, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. The official spoke after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the Russian delegation for the talks, a list that did not include Putin himself. Trump had toyed with the idea of going to …
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By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors are investigating after a masked gang tried to kidnap the daughter of a crypto businessman in Paris in what is at least the third violent attack targeting wealthy crypto players and their families in recent months. The shocking images of the attack, which was filmed by an …
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DOHA (Reuters) – Israel’s attacks in Gaza this week send the signal they are not interested in negotiating a ceasefire, Qatar’s prime minister told CNN in an interview on Wednesday. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said a U.S.-backed humanitarian aid distribution plan for Gaza was unnecessary, stressing the United Nations should …
By Estelle Shirbon HURFEISH, Israel (Reuters) – Pained and angered by deadly clashes between Islamist and Druze gunmen in Syria in recent weeks, leaders of Israel’s own Druze minority say the Israeli military was right to intervene to defend the Druze and should do so again if violence restarts. Close ties between the Israeli state …
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By Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV, the first American to head the global Catholic Church, pledged on Wednesday to make “every effort” for peace and offered the Vatican as a mediator in global conflicts, saying war was “never inevitable”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who spoke to the Pope soon after his election, …
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ALCALA DE GUADAIRA, Spain (Reuters) – A fire broke out on Wednesday at a warehouse for chemical product distribution near Seville in southern Spain, sending a plume of dark smoke billowing from the site as authorities asked residents to remain indoors. A spokesperson for the regional emergency services told Reuters they had received hundreds of …
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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday spoke to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone and asked him to attend this week’s talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, Lula’s office said in a statement. Lula “emphasized Brazil’s commitment to peace and once again made himself available to collaborate in whatever …
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By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s right-wing government has maintained a diplomatic silence this week as U.S. President Donald Trump fired off a blizzard of announcements that have shaken Israeli assumptions about their country’s standing with its most important ally. Trump’s decision to bypass Israel during his current visit to the Middle East had …
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian judicial authorities said they are investigating former and current NATO staff and have arrested one suspect over possible irregularities in awarding contracts for NATO military equipment. The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Wednesday that, as part of an investigation into membership of a criminal organisation, corruption and …
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By Timour Azhari DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrian Finance Minister Yisr Barnieh made a call to global investors on Wednesday to come do business with Syria after U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that he would lift all of Washington’s sanctions on the country. “Syria today is a land of opportunities, with immense potential across every …
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