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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s constitutional court threw out several challenges by opposition parties against a plan by the prospective coalition government to push a massive public spending initiative through the outgoing parliament, it said on Friday. The decision paves the way for parliament to convene next week to consider the proposals of conservative election winner …

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By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) -A documentary on the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents denied hospital care in Spain’s Madrid region during the COVID-19 pandemic prompted calls on Friday for the president of the region to resign over her handling of the crisis. Conservative firebrand Isabel Diaz Ayuso, a senior figure in …

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By Jana Choukeir and Emma Farge DUBAI/GENEVA (Reuters) – The Kurdish-led group which governs northeast Syria on Friday rejected a constitutional declaration issued by the new Islamist leadership in Damascus and called for it to be rewritten. The declaration, issued on Thursday, is intended to form the basis of a five-year interim period under President …

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LA MALBAIE, Canada (Reuters) – G7 nations emphasised on Friday the need for robust “security arrangements” to ensure a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, warning Moscow to follow Kyiv in agreeing a ceasefire or face further sanctions, according to a final draft statement. “G7 members called for Russia to reciprocate by agreeing to a ceasefire …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – An agreement has been reached on plans by German chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz to massively ramp up public borrowing, a source from the Greens party said on Friday, adding: “We are satisfied.” Greens’ support is seen as crucial to Merz’s bid to pass the debt plan with a two-thirds majority in Germany’s …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Kyiv has begun examining how to monitor any ceasefire along the frontline of its war with Russia, which runs for over 1,300 km (800 miles), Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Friday, as a survey suggested half its citizens oppose ceding land for quick peace. U.S. President Donald Trump is urging Russian President …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is expected to sanction nine individuals in connection with violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two EU diplomats said on Friday. They did not identify the people set to be listed, in keeping with the practice of not revealing such details before the sanctions are officially approved. EU …

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