(Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Kyiv warned on Friday of a “potentially significant” air attack in the coming days. “The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has received information concerning a potentially significant air attack that may occur at any time over the next several days,” the embassy said on its website. “The Embassy, as always, …
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the global Catholic Church and the first U.S. pontiff, will face a number of major challenges following his surprise election on Thursday. Here is a quick rundown. BUDGET WOES The Vatican, despite the late Pope Francis’ cost-cutting efforts and financial management reforms, faces an 83-million-euro …
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(Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has proposed that alliance members meet higher targets for defence spending by 2032, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Friday. Reuters reported last week that Rutte had proposed NATO members raise defence spending to 3.5% of their GDP, and a further 1.5% on broader security-related items to …
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By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -The United States and its European allies are finalising a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine that if refused would see them jointly impose new sanctions on Russia, a French diplomatic source said on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia …
By Christian Lowe and Gergely Szakacs KYIV/BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Ukraine and Hungary said on Friday they were expelling two diplomats each after each side accused the other of engaging in espionage. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, writing on the X social media platform, announced the action after Kyiv’s SBU security agency said it had uncovered a …
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By Elizabeth Pineau NANCY, France (Reuters) – France and Poland signed a treaty on Friday to increase cooperation on defence, nuclear energy and other measures, in a sign of growing alliances between European nations amid concerns about U.S. commitment to Europe’s security. The signing came a day before Ukraine hosts leaders of the so-called “coalition …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – As U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost realized during the secret conclave that he might be elected the next Catholic pope, he put his head in his hands at the daunting prospect of leading the 1.4-billion-member Church, a cardinal said on Friday. New Jersey Cardinal Joseph Tobin, one of the …
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By Mubahsher Bukhari, Tariq Maqbool and Saurabh Sharma LAHORE/MUZAFARRABAD, Pakistan/AMRITSAR, India (Reuters) – Residents across Pakistan and India rushed to stockpile foods and other essential supplies, while families living near the border fled to safer areas, as armed clashes between the nuclear-armed nations escalated on Friday. India and Pakistan accused each other of launching new …
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Leo XIV, the first US leader of the global Catholic Church, is a keen tennis player and a fan of AS Roma soccer club, according to a senior member of his religious order who has known him for four decades. The new pope, 69, is known as a supporter of …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Cardinal Robert Prevost may be the first person from the U.S. to become the head of the Catholic Church but his surprising election by the world’s cardinals as Pope Leo XIV probably had less to do with his birthplace than his former workplace. Prevost, a relative unknown on …
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