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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday there is a “very good chance” the war between Russia and Ukraine can end after Washington had “productive” discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. He added that he had requested that Putin spare the lives of “completely surrounded” Ukrainian troops, apparently referring to Ukrainian …

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By John Irish and Daphne Psaledakis LA MALBAIE, Canada (Reuters) -The United States drew closer to its G7 allies on Friday, at least momentarily, to back Ukraine’s territorial integrity and warn Russia to follow Kyiv in accepting a ceasefire or face possible further sanctions. Their joint foreign ministers’ communique followed weeks of tension between U.S. …

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By Andreas Rinke, Holger Hansen and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said on Friday he had secured the crucial backing of the Greens for a massive increase in state borrowing, clearing the way for the outgoing parliament to approve the historic deal next week. Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats, who are …

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OSLO (Reuters) – The European Commission must help secure energy independence for Europe by promoting baseload power production, including nuclear energy, Sweden’s Energy and Industry Minister Ebba Busch said on Friday in her latest criticism of the continent’s energy policies. Baseload power plants such as nuclear reactors can maintain a stable output regardless of weather …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Federal Environment Agency on Friday said greenhouse gas emissions in Europe’s biggest economy fell by around 3.4% year-on-year in 2024, putting the country on track to meet its 2030 climate targets. Carbon dioxide emissions fell to 649 million tons last year, the agency said, below a preliminary figure of 656 million …

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MARIB, Yemen (Reuters) – A landmine warning sign in Yemen’s Marib province reminds camel herders that their next step could be their last. After being displaced or confined to smaller areas because of war, the Bedouins hope to reclaim their traditional nomadic way of life. But finding safe land to graze is perilous. “Grazing was …

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