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Lukashenko pardons 31 Ukrainians jailed in Belarus, state news agency reports

22 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 31 Ukrainian citizens convicted of criminal offences on the territory of Belarus, the state news agency Belta reported on Saturday. The move was made in accordance with agreements reached between Lukashenko and U.S. President Donald Trump at the request of Ukraine, the agency quoted Lukashenko’s spokesperson Natalia Eismont …

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France’s Macron says peace deal proposal needs to be revisited

22 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday a peace plan submitted by the U.S. to end the war between Ukraine and Russia was a good basis for work but needed to be revisited, taking the Europeans on board. “There is a peace plan that has emerged, which incorporates ideas that are quite familiar, …

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E3 advisors to meet EU, US, Ukrainian officials on Sunday on Ukraine peace plan

22 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2025

By Andreas Rinke and Julia Payne JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -National security advisors from France, Britain and Germany will meet European Union, U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Geneva on Sunday to discuss Washington’s proposed peace plan for Ukraine, officials said on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg. France, Britain and Germany have an informal security …

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Germany’s Merz: made Europe’s commitment to Ukraine clear to Trump during call

22 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2025

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he had made clear to U.S. President Donald Trump in a long phone call on Friday evening that Europe needs to be a part of any process to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Wars cannot be ended by major powers over the heads of the countries affected, said …

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He was shot during Brazil’s deadliest police raid. Now his wife is fighting to clear his name

22 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2025

By Luciana Magalhaes RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Distant gunfire rang out as Douglas da Silva dropped off a food delivery on October 28 and headed home to his apartment on the north side of Rio de Janeiro. Hundreds of members of Rio’s elite police forces had stormed a complex of favelas about a mile away, …

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European leaders say US peace plan for Ukraine needs work

22 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2025

By Julia Payne and Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -European leaders said in a joint statement on Saturday that a 28-point U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine, which has been seeking to repel Russian forces since 2022, was a basis that “requires additional work”. Group of Seven nations and European leaders had met on the sidelines …

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EU will not oppose proposed COP30 deal, sources say

22 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2025

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -The European Union would not oppose a proposed deal on the outcome of the COP30 climate talks in Brazil, two sources told Reuters. “It’s lacking in ambition, it’s lacking in balance, but we won’t oppose,” a EU negotiator said. “Because it will provide much-needed money for adaptation to the poorest and most …

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Ukraine to meet US in Switzerland to discuss ending war

22 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Kyiv will hold consultations with the U.S. in Switzerland on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, a top Ukrainian security official said on Saturday. “…we are starting consultations between high-ranking officials of Ukraine and the United States on the possible parameters of a future peace agreement,” Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and …

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Dutch military uses weapons against drones over air force base

22 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2025

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch military used weapons against drones that were spotted above an air force base in the southeast of the Netherlands on Friday night, the country’s defence ministry said on Saturday. Security staff at the Volkel air base, close to the German border, spotted the drones between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. (1800-2000 GMT), …

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Catholic bishop in Spain resigns after abuse allegation

22 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2025

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of a bishop in Spain who is being investigated over an alleged abuse case, the Vatican said on Saturday. Bishop Rafael Zornoza is under investigation over an allegation of sexual abuse of a teenage boy in the 1990s, which he denies. Zornoza, who had led the …

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