MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev met U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff on Friday in St. Petersburg, the state-run TASS news agency reported. Witkoff arrived in Russia’s second city earlier on Friday and may hold talks with meet Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier on Friday …
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italy has made its first direct reference to prostitution in the business classification it uses for data collection and tax purposes, the national statistics institute said, including escort services, events and the management of premises. Prostitution in Italy lies in a limbo where individuals are allowed …
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By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Abbas Araqchi, Iran’s seasoned top diplomat, faces one of his most delicate challenges ever this weekend as he prepares to lead talks with the U.S. to secure a new nuclear deal and avert a military strike against the Islamic Republic. His country’s clerical establishment is approaching the talks in …
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By Lucy Papachristou, Guy Faulconbridge and Steve Holland MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Russian-American ballerina who was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Russia for donating to a charity aiding Ukraine landed in Washington on Thursday after being freed in exchange for a man the U.S. had accused of forming a global smuggling ring to spirit …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European countries have so far committed over 23 billion euros ($26.13 billion) for Ukraine military aid this year, a higher amount than last year, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday. ($1 = 0.8804 euros) (Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
By Giulia Segreti SANT’AGATA DE’ GOTI, Italy (Reuters) – Italy’s high-speed railway is finally pressing into the heart of the underdeveloped south, using European Union funds in the hope that the new network will help reverse years of depopulation and lift the lacklustre economy. The 145-kilometre (90-mile) line will connect the cities of Naples on …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia is buying nuclear-powered submarines as a deterrent, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, adding that the AUKUS treaty that has come under scrutiny amid President Donald Trump’s trade policy was also in the United States’ interests. The U.S. sale of three nuclear-powered submarines to Australia under AUKUS …
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By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -Washington’s decision not to coordinate with European nations about its negotiations with Iran on Saturday will reduce its leverage and make U.S. and Israeli military action against Tehran ultimately more likely, analysts and diplomats said. The United States did not tell European countries about the nuclear talks in Oman before …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Ukraine will receive fresh military support worth 450 million pounds ($580 million), Britain said on Friday, as European allies attempt to strengthen the country’s position ahead of any peace deal with Russia. Britain will provide 350 million pounds of the amount from its 4.5-billion-pound military support package for Ukraine this year, with …
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(Reuters) – Britain is considering deploying troops to Ukraine for five years under plans being discussed by allies, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. Under the plan, one of a number of options on the table, a European-led force would be dispatched to Ukraine to initially deter Russia from breaching any settlement and …
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