BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Defence Minister Michel Menassa and his Syrian counterpart Murhaf Abu Qasra agreed on a ceasefire, the Lebanese and Syrian defence ministries said in statements on Monday, as cross-border clashes in the last two days left 10 dead. Three soldiers in Syria’s new army and seven Lebanese were killed in border clashes …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian forces were on Monday advancing in southern Ukraine and had pierced part of the Ukrainian lines less than 50 km (30 miles) southeast of the city of Zaporizhzhia, according to Russian officials and pro-Russian military bloggers. Reuters could not independently verify the assertions. Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a statement that …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s constitutional court threw out new challenges by opposition parties against a plan by the prospective coalition government to push a massive public borrowing initiative through the outgoing parliament, it said on Monday. The decision paves the way for parliament to convene on Tuesday to consider the proposals of conservative election winner …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and its partners have pledged 5.8 billion euros ($6.3 billion) for Syria and its neighbours, said the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Monday. “The EU and its partners just pledged 5.8 billion euros for Syria and its neighbours. This will support Syria at a crucial time of …
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NICOSIA (Reuters) -The bodies of seven people were recovered off Cyprus on Monday after authorities mounted a search and rescue operation following the capsize of a boat carrying migrants, Cyprus’s state broadcaster said. An unspecified number of individuals were believed to be missing, while two people were recovered alive from international waters about 30 nautical …
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(Reuters) – Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said on Monday that they had withdrawn from planned peace talks aimed at resolving a spiralling conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the EU imposed sanctions on its leader and on Rwandan army commanders. Earlier on Monday, the group said it would be sending a delegation to Angola’s …
By Sam Tabahriti LONDON (Reuters) -Only one tank filled with jet fuel was damaged after the U.S. military-contracted tanker that was transporting a shipment was struck by a cargo ship off England’s northeast coast, U.S. logistics firm Crowley said. The tanker, Stena Immaculate, which can carry tens of thousands of tons of jet fuel, was …
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SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik announced a law on Monday to establish a border police force for his Serb-dominated region, after a top Bosnian court sought his detention for refusing to answer prosecutors’ summons. Dodik, president of Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic, has already initiated a set of laws derogating state authorities …
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss bank UBS scrapped references to establishing women in management roles and hiring employees from ethnic minority backgrounds from its 2024 annual report, instead focusing on meritocracy. A number of U.S. companies have been scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs since U.S. President Donald Trump declared some elements of DEI illegal …
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By Kirsty Needham PERTH (Reuters) -In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust to the chatter of dolphins in new waters where the U.S. submarine presence will soon grow significantly. On a training exercise from its home port in Guam, USS Minnesota …
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