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Germany halts Afghan refugee admission flights pending new government decision

23 Apr 2025

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s outgoing government has suspended flights for voluntary admissions of Afghan refugees for two weeks pending a decision by the next government on how to proceed, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Earlier this month, the future governing coalition of conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) agreed to curb irregular …

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Chechnya leader’s son, 17, becomes head of Chechen security council

23 Apr 2025

(Reuters) – The teenage son of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechnya region and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has been appointed secretary of the region’s security council, according to the council’s Telegram channel. Adam Kadyrov turned 17 in November 2024. It is the fourth time he has been appointed to an official …

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Global trade war hits UK business sentiment, growth outlook: Reuters poll

23 Apr 2025

By Anant Chandak and Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global trade tensions sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have hurt UK business sentiment and will slow economic growth, according to a Reuters poll of economists who stuck to expectations for one Bank of England interest rate cut per quarter. U.S. tariffs have negatively impacted …

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Christians gather at Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre to mourn Pope Francis

23 Apr 2025

By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Christians from around the world prayed for Pope Francis at a solemn Mass on Wednesday at Jerusalem’s centuries-old Church of the Holy Sepulchre following the pontiff’s passing this week. Some worshippers shed tears under the rotunda as prayers echoed, while others lit candles and knelt at the Stone of …

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Russian drone strike on bus kills 9 in Ukrainian city of Marhanets, Kyiv says

23 Apr 2025

(Reuters) – A Russian drone hit a bus carrying workers in the Ukrainian city of Marhanets on Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring close to 50, Kyiv officials said, in an attack President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was a “deliberate war crime”. Zelenskiy said the Russian strike hit a bus that was transporting workers of a …

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Russian drone strike on bus kills 9 in Ukrainian city of Marhanets, Kyiv says

23 Apr 2025

(Reuters) – A Russian drone hit a bus carrying workers in the Ukrainian city of Marhanets on Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring close to 50, Kyiv officials said, in an attack President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was a “deliberate war crime”. Zelenskiy said the Russian strike hit a bus that was transporting workers of a …

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Ukraine is ready to negotiate but not to surrender, deputy PM says

23 Apr 2025

(Reuters) – Ukraine is ready to negotiate but not to surrender, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Wednesday as details emerged in media reports of a U.S. proposal for a deal which would see Ukraine give up almost all territory currently occupied by Russia. “There will be no agreement that hands Russia the …

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Exclusive-Putin’s central banker Nabiullina will serve until 2027 despite attacks, sources say

23 Apr 2025

By Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina is safe in her job for two more years with President Vladimir Putin’s personal support but the Kremlin will face a succession dilemma when her record tenure ends in 2027, two senior sources told Reuters. Nabiullina, 61, has faced intense …

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Putin says Russia has weapons shortages despite beefing up production

23 Apr 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s armed forces are still short of certain weapons, including drones, despite a big increase in production, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Putin told a meeting of the state Military-Industrial Commission that almost all defence enterprises had met their orders in full last year. “For example, production of weapons, communications, reconnaissance and …

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