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US-Iran nuclear talks must conform with European interests, says French foreign minister

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – France, Britain and Germany will be vigilant regarding nuclear disussions between the United States and Iran to ensure they conform with European interests, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday. “We will be vigilant, along with our British and German friends and partners, to ensure that any (U.S.-Iran) negotiations that may …

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Spain’s Lanzarote island hit by flooding after torrential rain

MADRID (Reuters) -Homes were flooded and roads turned into muddy rivers after torrential rainfall over the Spanish Canary Island of Lanzarote, a popular year-round tourist destination. A state of emergency was declared after 6 cm (2.4 inches) of rain fell in two hours on Saturday, emergency services said on Sunday. Dramatic video footage showed a …

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Russia’s attacks spark petrol station fire, injure several in Ukraine, officials say

(Reuters) – Overnight attacks by Russia sparked a fire at a petrol station in Zaporizhzhia, injured at least eight people and damaged houses across the southeastern part of Ukraine, regional officials said on Monday. No one was injured in the petrol station fire that followed a drone attack on the region, Ivan Fedorov, the governor …

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Hungarian opposition leader pledges to unlock EU funds if elected

By Krisztina Fenyo and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar vowed on Sunday to unlock billions of euros of suspended European Union funding to revive the economy if elected next year, and to hold a referendum on whether Ukraine should join the 27-member bloc. Standard & Poor’s cut Hungary’s credit rating …

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Russian missile strike kills 34 in Ukraine’s Sumy, Kyiv says

By Vitalii Hnidyi and Max Hunder SUMY, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) -Two Russian ballistic missiles slammed into the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, killing 34 people and wounding 117 in the deadliest strike on Ukraine this year, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy demanded a tough international response against Moscow over the attack, …

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Pope Francis makes brief appearance after Palm Sunday service

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis made a brief appearance in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday at the end of a Palm Sunday service, greeting the crowds from his wheelchair as he continues to recover from double pneumonia. “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week,” the pope said, before once returning inside the Vatican, stopping occasionally …

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Protesting Hungarians mock Orban’s anti-LGBT moves, saying ‘Let’s all be the same’

By Krisztina Fenyo and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Several thousand Hungarians mocked right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s moves to ban the annual Pride march by LGBTQ+ groups, dressed in grey and carrying banners ironically denouncing colours and diversity at a rally in central Budapest. The rally, called by the Two-tailed Dog Party, a satirical …

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Germany’s likely next chancellor casts doubt on coalition pledges

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s conservative chancellor-in-waiting has cast doubt on some of the commitments he had made to secure a coalition with the Social Democrats, hinting that his government might not deliver on promises of lower income tax cuts and minimum wage hikes. Friedrich Merz, who won the February 23 national election, has seen his …

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Russian guided bomb injures four in Ukraine’s Kupiansk

(Reuters) – A Russian guided bomb struck a house in the northeastern Ukrainian town of Kupiansk, injuring four people and possibly trapping three more under rubble, the regional governor said. Governor Oleh Syniehubov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, also posted a picture showing a dwelling reduced to a large pile of wood, concrete and …

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