By Antoni Slodkowski and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – Since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on China last month, Beijing has responded in kind. On state and social media, it posted images of Mao Zedong, lambasted “imperialists,” and sent a message: capitulation to bullies is dangerous, and it wouldn’t back down. But behind …
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By Philip Pullella, Joshua McElwee and Keith Weir VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday in the Sistine Chapel where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier, warning of the dangers caused by a lack of faith and hoping the Catholic Church could be a beacon lighting the world’s …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine introduced sanctions against one Chinese and three Iranian companies on Friday, according to a presidential decree. The sanctions list includes Smart Kit Technology Limited from Hong Kong, and Alvand Motorbuilding Industries Company, Bonyan Danesh Shargh Private Company and Pishro Sanat Aseman Sharif Private Company registered in Iran. No reason was given in …
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By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Efforts towards securing an agreed ceasefire in Ukraine are moving in the right direction, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Friday, shortly after speaking with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump. Finland’s Stubb was speaking after holding two conversations in the last 24 hours with Zelenskiy …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, sent a message of congratulations on Friday to Pope Leo, whose predecessor Pope Francis had criticised Kirill’s backing for Russia’s war in Ukraine. “You are beginning your ministry as the Primate of the Roman Catholic Church at a special historical moment, associated with …
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(Reuters) -Ukraine will host a meeting of leaders of the so-called “coalition of the willing” on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Established earlier this year and led by France and Britain, the coalition reflects concern among Europeans that the U.S. no longer represents a bulwark of support for Ukraine’s three-year-old battle against a full-blown Russian …
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By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – German legislators are demanding an explanation from a senior Social Democrat on the parliamentary committee that scrutinises the work of the intelligence services after he held undisclosed talks with close associates of Russia’s president. Ralf Stegner, a member of the Bundestag’s Parliamentary Control Committee, was among politicians from the …
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By Andrew Gray and Thomas Escritt BRUSSELS (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz did not rule out common European Union borrowing for defence during a trip to Brussels on Friday, but said it must be for exceptional circumstances and voiced concern about rising global debt. Visiting Brussels for the first time as chancellor, Merz also said …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The issue of Russian gas shipments to Europe is being discussed at talks between Russia and the United States, state news agency TASS quoted a Kremlin official as saying on Friday, confirming an exclusive report by Reuters a day earlier. Russian gas exports to Europe were slashed after the Nord Stream pipelines …
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HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnish police said on Friday that a probe into the rupture in 2023 of a gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea is still ongoing and that cooperation with China has continued over the damage believed to have been caused by a Hong Kong-flagged vessel. The South China Morning Post reported on Thursday …
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