By Julia Payne and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine would be one of the main conditions to lift or amend EU sanctions, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against …
By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) – Actor Gerard Depardieu, on the third day of a sexual assault trial, told a Paris court on Wednesday that he did not consider placing a hand on a person’s buttocks sexual assault and that some women were too easily shocked, but denied assault. A towering figure of French cinema, …
By Charlie Devereux and Pablo Menendez MADRID (Reuters) – A team of butchers representing Spain are competing for the first time in what has been dubbed the World Cup of butchery, a tournament pitting the world’s greatest carnivorous nations against each other in the art of cutting and presenting meat. For three and a half …
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By Andreas Rinke and Markus Wacket BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) agreed on Wednesday to go into the next round of negotiations on forming a coalition government despite deep differences remaining on areas from immigration to consumer protection and criminal justice. Sector specialists from Friedrich Merz’s conservatives, who won the February …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is disappointed that the United States plans to leave the Paris climate agreement also in view of the fact the U.S. has been the biggest greenhouse gas polluter in history, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday. “I deeply regret that the USA wants to leave the agreement,” Scholz said on the …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Last year was Ukraine’s worst year for wildfires in more than three decades of record-keeping, as shelling along front lines in the war with Russia triggered an unprecedented number of blazes, scientists said. Forest fires in Ukraine in 2024 burnt more than twice the area destroyed by fire in …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia sees scope for international investors, including from the Global South, to help develop its Arctic region, a senior official said on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin is keen to ramp up commerce via the Northern Sea Route through Arctic waters as Russia shifts trade towards Asia and away from Europe because of …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Europe should enhance stockpiling of critical equipment and encourage the public to maintain sufficient supplies for at least 72 hours in case of emergencies, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The Commission said in its new EU Preparedness Union Strategy that the bloc was preparing for risks including natural disasters, cyber attacks and …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Russia has attacked at least eight Ukrainian energy facilities since March 18 when Moscow says it halted such attacks, a senior Ukrainian presidential official said on Wednesday. Ihor Zhovkva, speaking on national television, also said that, contrary to Russian statements, no preconditions were discussed with U.S. officials as they agreed a Black …
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WARSAW (Reuters) – The commitment of NATO to defend Poland in any situation is crucial, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters in Warsaw after meeting the head of the pact Mark Rutte. “Reaffirming the commitment that NATO is obliged to defend Poland in any critical situation is very important for us,” Tusk said. He …
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