ROME (Reuters) – The United States is optimistic it can put an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine, Vice President JD Vance said on Friday as he met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for the second time in 24 hours. Vance saw Meloni in Washington on Thursday and the two have since flown …
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KYIV (Reuters) – A Russian drone strike early on Friday hit a bakery in northern Ukraine where traditional Easter cakes were being prepared, killing one man, Ukrainian officials said. Images shared by Ukrainian emergency services, which said they were filmed at the scene of the strike in the city of Sumy, showed trays of Easter …
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ROME (Reuters) -Four people died and one suffered life-threatening injuries after a cable car crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy on Thursday, mountain rescue services and firefighters said. The accident happened on the cable car service between the town of Castellammare di Stabia and Monte Faito, a scenic peak offering views of …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Kyiv and Washington aim to complete technical discussions on the terms of a minerals deal agreement by April 26 after the Ukrainian prime minister visits the U.S. next week, according to a memorandum of intent published by Ukraine on Friday. (Reporting by Anastasiia Malenko; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Thursday Kyiv and Washington had signed a memorandum as an initial step towards clinching an agreement on developing mineral resources in Ukraine, a deal promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump. Although both had been poised in February to sign a deal for cooperation on natural resources, it was delayed …
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By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With his campaign promises unfulfilled to quickly bring peace to Gaza and Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump has turned to another high-profile challenge that could be just as elusive: curbing Iran’s escalating nuclear program. His administration plans a second round of talks with Iran on Saturday …
(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Russia has reduced the number of its strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, but is attacking civilian infrastructure instead. Russia and Ukraine agreed last month to a U.S.-brokered, 30-day moratorium on military strikes against energy infrastructure, but both sides have frequently accused each other since of violating …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met on Thursday in Qatar with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the first encounter between the two leaders, Iraqi and Syrian state news agencies reported. The meeting was brokered by Qatar, with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani present. It came ahead of Sharaa’s expected attendance …
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By Michel Rose, Elizabeth Pineau and Humeyra Pamuk PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s top envoys met with European powers and Ukraine in Paris on Thursday to push efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a U.S. peace framework received an “encouraging reception.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine and the United States on Thursday signed a memorandum as an initial step towards the clinching of an agreement on developing minerals in Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister and economy minister, said. “We are happy to announce the signing, with our American partners, of a Memorandum of Intent, which …
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