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Six migrants die, 40 missing in shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa, UNHCR says

19 Mar 2025

ROME (Reuters) -At least six migrants have died and 40 were missing after a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, a spokesperson for the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. The Italian coastguard said separately it intervened after being alerted to a rubber dinghy in distress on Tuesday, finding 10 survivors and …

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Kremlin says Putin and Trump understand and trust each other

19 Mar 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have a good rapport and are determined to restore badly damaged U.S.-Russia ties step-by-step. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was speaking after Putin and Trump spoke by phone on Tuesday and the Russian leader agreed to stop attacking …

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US strikes Houthi strongholds in Yemen where leaders are hiding, Yemeni sources say

19 Mar 2025

By Mohammed Ghobari ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) -The U.S. hit targets across Yemen in airstrikes overnight, including Saada province, which Yemeni sources say is a long-time hideout for Iran-aligned Houthi leaders, and the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported more than 10 strikes on various locations, including the Al-Safra district of Saada. …

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Kremlin says Russia called off a drone attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure

19 Mar 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia had suspended its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure after a phone call between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump and had shot down its own Ukraine-bound drones while they were in the air. Putin agreed in a call with Trump on Tuesday to temporarily stop …

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Euclid mission data release is step toward grand atlas of the cosmos

19 Mar 2025

By Will Dunham (Reuters) – The European Space Agency has released its first tranche of data from the Euclid space telescope’s mission to map the universe’s large-scale structure in order to better understand the mysterious cosmic components dark energy and dark matter. Scientists unveiled on Wednesday Euclid’s observations of three patches of the sky populated …

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French foreign minister plans visit to China, says tariff-hit cognac lobby

19 Mar 2025

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister is planning a two-day visit to China on March 27 and 28, the head of cognac lobby group BNIC said on Wednesday, repeating calls for an easing of trade tensions between the European Union and Beijing. France’s cognac industry has been caught up in two distinct international trade disputes …

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Germany to release extra 3 billion euros in military aid for Ukraine, letter shows

19 Mar 2025

By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s outgoing government has agreed to release additional 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) in military aid for Ukraine this year after lawmakers passed plans for a fiscal overhaul, a finance ministry document seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed. The move is widely seen as a breakthrough after outgoing Chancellor Olaf …

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Russia accuses Ukraine of sabotaging pause in energy strikes with drone attack on oil depot

19 Mar 2025

(Reuters) – The Russian military on Wednesday accused Ukraine of trying to sabotage a 30-day moratorium on striking each other’s energy infrastructure with a deliberate drone attack on an oil depot in southern Russia. The Defence Ministry said in a statement that the attack had taken place hours after a call between Presidents Vladimir Putin …

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Olympics-IOC session opens in ancient Olympia as presidential election looms

19 Mar 2025

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will culminate with the election of a new president on Thursday. Outgoing President Thomas Bach, in his speech at the Olympic academy near the ancient stadium, made only a fleeting reference to …

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Hungary’s president signs law banning Pride parade despite protests

19 Mar 2025

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s president has signed a law proposed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling party that will ban LGBTQ+ communities from holding their annual Pride march, defying criticism by human rights organisations that it restricts freedom of assembly. Protesters blocked a bridge in central Budapest on Tuesday evening after parliament passed the measure, …

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