MOSCOW (Reuters) – Talks between Russia and the United States were challenging but useful and the United Nations and other countries will be involved in additional discussions, a member of the Russian delegation told the TASS news agency. “Everything was discussed – there was an intense, challenging dialogue, but it was very useful for us …
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RIYADH (Reuters) – Ukrainian and U.S. delegations are scheduled to meet on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia following Russia-U.S. talks there a day earlier on a limited Black Sea ceasefire proposal that Washington hopes will open the way for broader peace negotiations. Day-long talks on Monday in Saudi Arabia between Russian and U.S. officials were portrayed …
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(Reuters) -A targeted Ukrainian artillery strike on Monday killed six people including two journalists and their driver who were on assignment in Moscow-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region, Russian authorities and media said. The attack killed Alexander Fedorchak, a war correspondent from Russia’s Izvestia media outlet, as well as camera operator Andrei Panov and …
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By Huseyin Hayatsever, Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that protests over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor had become a “movement of violence” and that the main opposition party would be held accountable for injured police officers and damage to property. The detention last Wednesday of Mayor …
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(Reuters) -The Israeli military said it had intercepted a missile over Israel on Monday that had been launched from Yemen, according to a statement. The Houthis, undeterred by waves of U.S. strikes since March 15, fired two ballistic missiles toward Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, the group’s military spokesman said in a televised statement …
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RIYADH (Reuters) -U.S. and Russian officials wrapped up day-long talks on Monday focused on a narrow proposal for a ceasefire at sea between Kyiv and Moscow, part of a diplomatic effort that Washington hopes will help pave the way for broader peace negotiations. Even as the meeting was under way in Saudi Arabia, where a …
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By Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -A powerful cyberattack knocked out the online ticketing system for Ukraine’s state railway service, causing long queues at stations on Monday in what Kyiv officials said looked like a Russian attempt to “destabilise” the situation. The rail system is a vital way for civilians and freight to …
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By Mariam Sunny and Kamal Choudhury (Reuters) -Tuberculosis (TB) infections among children in the European region rose 10% in 2023, indicating ongoing transmission and the need for immediate public health measures to control the spread, the World Health Organization said on Monday. WHO’s European region, which comprises 53 countries in Europe and Central Asia, reported …
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse JUNGFRAUJOCH, Switzerland (Reuters) – The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, Swiss scientists said on Friday, although significant ice loss is now inevitable. Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year …
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By Andrea Shalal, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Steve Holland WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his suggestion that the U.S. should take over Greenland as leaders from the semi-autonomous Danish territory criticized a planned trip there this week by a high-profile U.S. delegation. “I think Greenland is going to be something …
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