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ROME (Reuters) -Werner Herzog, the veteran German director of “Fitzcarraldo” and “Grizzly Man”, will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at this year’s Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Tuesday. Renowned for his distinctive, intense cinematic style, Herzog, 81, has written, produced, and directed some 70 movies, winning plaudits for both his fictional …

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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Europe and the United States should have zero tariffs between them and Europe should aim for that in ongoing negotiations with the U.S., Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said on Tuesday, in line with a proposal by the European Commission. “Engaging in a global trade war is the surest way to achieve …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, on Tuesday ratified a 20-year strategic partnership between Russia and Iran. The strategic partnership document was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on January 17 and represented a deepening of military ties between the countries. The agreement said …

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By Tommy Lund (Reuters) -Bryne FK are back in the Norwegian top flight after 22 years and they are gaining even more popularity for sticking to their agricultural roots – be it tractors acting as stands or awarding milk and eggs to the player of the match. Best known as the home of Manchester City …

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(Reuters) – Senior U.S. Defense Department officials are considering a proposal to withdraw as many as 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe, NBC News reported on Tuesday, citing six U.S. and European officials briefed on the matter. (Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

(Reuters) – Tech-billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk made direct yet unsuccessful appeals to U.S. President Donald Trump to reverse tariffs over the past weekend, Washington Post reported on Monday citing two people familiar with the matter. This exchange marks the highest profile disagreement between the President and Musk, the report said. It follows Trump’s …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs said bond pricing inferred that markets believed there was 70% probability of a Ukraine peace deal, up sharply from before the November election of U.S. President Donald Trump. “Our modeling suggests that current market pricing for a peace deal has risen from below 50% prior to US …

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