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Trump meets Polish nationalist candidate ahead of presidential election

2 May 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -The presidential candidate backed by Poland’s main nationalist opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) Karol Nawrocki met President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday, the White House said, in a sign of support shortly before the election. Poles will vote in the first round of a presidentialballot on May 18. Cultivating …

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Soccer-Transgender women not allowed to play women’s game in England and Scotland

2 May 2025

(Reuters) -Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in women’s soccer in England after a policy change prompted by a UK Supreme Court ruling on the matter, the FA said on Thursday. Britain’s highest court ruled on April 16 that only biological and not trans women meet the definition of a woman under …

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Russia accuses Ukraine of killing civilians in drone strike on busy market; Kyiv denies

2 May 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Moscow on Thursday accused Kyiv of attacking a busy market in Russian-controlled southern Ukraine in a drone strike it said had killed at least seven civilians and wounded more than 20, while Kyiv said the attack had killed only military personnel. Reuters could not verify either side’s assertions. Vladimir Saldo, the region’s Russian-installed …

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US says minerals deal will strengthen Trump in talks with Russia

1 May 2025

KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kyiv and Washington on Thursday hailed a deal giving the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals as a milestone that a top U.S. official said would strengthen President Donald Trump’s negotiating position with Russia. The Kremlin was silent on Wednesday’s agreement, but former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said it meant …

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Trump’s ambassador to France nominee Kushner acknowledges past ‘serious mistake’

1 May 2025

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Charles Kushner, the father of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, told U.S. senators on Thursday he could be trusted to exercise good judgment if confirmed as U.S. ambassador to France, despite his past conviction for tax evasion and witness tampering and other federal charges. “I made a very, very, …

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Julie Davis to serve as top US diplomat in Ukraine, State Department says

1 May 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have identified Julie Davis, currently the U.S. ambassador to Cyprus, to serve as charge d’affaires at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Thursday. The move comes as Washington tries to broker a peace agreement between Ukraine …

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms he rejected plea offer ahead of sex trafficking trial

1 May 2025

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sean “Diddy” Combs confirmed on Thursday that he rejected prosecutors’ offer for a plea deal, paving the way for the hip-hop mogul to go to trial next week on sex trafficking charges. At a hearing in Manhattan federal court, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian asked Combs, 55, if …

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Polish nationalist opposition presidential candidate attends White House event

1 May 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -The presidential candidate backed by Poland’s main nationalist opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) attended the National Day of Prayer at the White House on Thursday, his campaign team said. Poles will vote in the first round of a presidential election on May 18, and maintaining good relations with the United States will …

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Britain’s AUKUS adviser briefs US and Australian officials on project review

1 May 2025

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s special representative for the AUKUS defense project, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, has been briefing U.S. officials in Washington this week about a review of the project he presented to the British government this year, a British official said on Thursday. The AUKUS defense partnership was formed in 2021 by …

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Romanian voters again turn to TikTok for guidance in rerun of annulled election

1 May 2025

By Elizaveta Gladun and Octav Ganea BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Many young Romanians are again scrolling through video-sharing platform TikTok for guidance on how to vote in Sunday’s rerun of a presidential election annulled over allegations of Russian meddling via suspicious TikTok accounts. With around 9 million TikTok users, the nation of 19 million people experienced …

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