By Fatos Bytyci and Aleksandar Vasovic (Reuters) -Fire ripped through a packed and unlicensed nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing 59 people and injuring more than 150, officials said, after sparks ignited the roof as a live band performed. Hundreds of people scrambled for the small venue’s only exit as the fire spread …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is monitoring how its citizens are being treated when travelling to the United States and will adjust its travel safety advice, if necessary, once a clear picture has been established, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. “We have recently become aware of three cases in which German citizens were unable …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to cut financing for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a U.S. domestic decision which does not really concern Russia, the Kremlin said on Monday. More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that …
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By Luciana Magalhaes and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Thousands of people gathered on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on Sunday in a show of support for former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces charges of leading a plot to topple the government and undermine the country’s democracy after he lost a 2022 …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is pledging a further 300 million euros ($326 million) in aid for Syrians through the United Nations and select organisations, said Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday, ahead of an EU-led donor conference in Brussels. More than half of the funds provided will benefit the people in Syria, which will be …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air defence units shot down 90 of 174 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack on Monday, the air force said. It said 70 drones were lost, referring to the Ukrainian military using electronic warfare to redirect them. “Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kyiv regions were affected by …
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By Nathan Layne and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and discuss ending the war in Ukraine, after positive talks between U.S. and Russian officials in Moscow. “I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work’s been done …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in hospital since he began treatment for double pneumonia, in which the 88-year-old pontiff appeared to be breathing unaided. The pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that has required …
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(Reuters) – An overnight Ukrainian drone attack targeted energy facilities and other objects in Russia’s Astrakhan region, injuring one person and sparking a fire, regional governor said on Monday. “The situation is under control,” Igor Babushkin, the governor of the region in southern Russia said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. Babushkin did …
By Phil Stewart, Mohammed Ghobari and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) -The United States will keep attacking Yemen’s Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the U.S. defense secretary said on Sunday, as the Iran-aligned group signaled it could escalate in response to deadly U.S. strikes the day before. The airstrikes, which the Houthi-run health …
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