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Short of supplies, Gaza’s vital community kitchens may soon shut, halt free meals

30 Apr 2025

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Olivia Le Poidevin and Ramadan Abed CAIRO/GENEVA/GAZA (Reuters) – It took five hours of queuing at a community kitchen in Gaza’s Nuseirat district for displaced grandmother Um Mohammad Al-Talalqa to get one meal to feed her hungry children and grandchildren. But finding food may be about to get even tougher: Gaza’s community …

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Ukrainian drone attack kills two in Russia’s Belgorod region, governor says

30 Apr 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone slammed into a car on Tuesday on a highway in Russia’s border Belgorod region, killing two people and injuring three, the first of a series of attacks during the day, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. Gladkov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, later wrote that five people were injured in …

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One dead in mass drone attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro, governor says

29 Apr 2025

(Reuters) – Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro late on Tuesday, killing one person and triggering fires, the regional governor said. “There are a number of fires in the city,” Governor Serhiy Lysak said on the Telegram messaging app. “Private homes have been damaged.” (Reporting by Ron …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says Russian ceasefire first step required for peace settlement

29 Apr 2025

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that progress in resolving the more than three-year-old war with Russia depended on Russia taking the first step of agreeing to an unconditional ceasefire. In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy repeated that Ukraine insisted on Russia observing an unconditional ceasefire. “They must take clear steps toward …

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France passes sweeping new drug law as cocaine surge drives crime wave

29 Apr 2025

By Elizabeth Pineau and Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) – French lawmakers on Tuesday approved a sweeping counter-narcotics law to equip the state with tougher tools to fight a sharp rise in drug crime following a record-breaking surge of South American cocaine into Europe. The new law will create a national prosecutor’s office for organised crime, …

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EU enlargement chief presses Serbia on need for reforms

29 Apr 2025

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s bid to join the European Union could stall unless the government speeds up reforms of the judiciary, media and election laws, EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos said on Tuesday. “Without these changes, Serbia cannot advance,” Kos said after talks in Belgrade with Prime Minister Djuro Macut, adding that she planned to …

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Russia says it’s waiting for Ukraine’s response to May ceasefire and offer of direct talks

29 Apr 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Ukraine had not responded to many offers by Russia President Vladimir Putin to start direct peace negotiations, and that it was unclear whether it would join a three-day ceasefire he has announced for next month. “It was President Putin who repeatedly said that Russia is ready, …

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Carney aims for global leadership role against Trump after Canada election win

29 Apr 2025

By Rod Nickel OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney completed a comeback victory for the governing Liberals in Monday’s election, positioning himself for a global role as a champion of multilateralism against U.S. President Donald Trump’s more protectionist policies. The first person to lead two G7 central banks has the experience to earn immediate …

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