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By Tom Balmforth and Yulia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Thursday Russia had repeatedly violated its own 3-day ceasefire hours after it began and called the initiative a “farce”, while Moscow said Kyiv had continued fighting. There was, though, a drop-off in combat activity after the ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir …

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(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he told U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephone call that a 30-day ceasefire was a “real indicator” of moving towards peace with Russia and Kyiv was ready to implement it immediately. Zelenskiy spoke to Trump in the middle of a three-day ceasefire proclaimed by Russian President …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that his government could be relied upon for continued support against Russia’s invasion, in a telephone call on Thursday, a government spokesperson said. Merz, who took office earlier this week after his conservatives won a February federal election, told Zelenskiy Germany supports …

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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away $200 billion via his charitable foundation by 2045 and lashed out at Elon Musk, accusing the world’s richest man of “killing the world’s poorest children” through huge cuts to the U.S. foreign aid budget. The 69-year-old billionaire co-founder of Microsoft said he …

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The following is the full first speech of Pope Leo XIV, given from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica shortly after his election as the new pope and leader of the Catholic Church. “Peace be with all of you! Dearest brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, warning that Washington and its partners would impose further sanctions if the ceasefire is not respected. Ukraine has expressed readiness to accept a U.S. proposal to enact an immediate 30-day ceasefire, while Russia has …

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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Robert Prevost, the choice of the world’s Catholic cardinals to serve as leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church, is the first pope from the United States and a relative unknown on the global stage. Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Prevost has spent most of his career as a …

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