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Factbox-What is US-Ukraine proposed 30-day ceasefire deal about?

(Reuters) – Ukraine said it would support Washington’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after what Kyiv said were ‘milestone’ talks during which the United States agreed to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine. After more than eight hours of negotiations with Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary …

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NASA SPHEREx telescope is launched to study universe’s origins

By Will Dunham (Reuters) – A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and to scour the Milky Way galaxy for hidden reservoirs of water, a key ingredient for life. The U.S. space agency’s megaphone-shaped SPHEREx – short for Spectro-Photometer for the …

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Pro-business opposition party leads Greenland election

NUUK, Greenland (Reuters) – Greenland’s pro-business opposition Demokraatit party held a clear lead after most votes were counted in Tuesday’s closely watched parliamentary election, in a vote dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to take control over the island. Demokraatit, which favours a slow approach to independence from Denmark, won 30.4% of the votes …

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Ukrainian foreign minister informs European partners about ‘milestone’ talks with US

(Reuters) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Wednesday that he informed a number of European counterparts about the “milestone” talks with the United States where Kyiv said it was ready to support Washington’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire. After more than eight hours of meetings between Ukrainian and U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia …

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Portugal’s government loses confidence vote, election looms

By Sergio Goncalves and Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s centre-right minority government collapsed on Tuesday after losing a vote of confidence, with the country now likely to head into its third early general election in as many years. Lawmakers voted 142-88, with zero abstentions, against the motion of confidence that was presented last Thursday by …

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EU proposal would send rejected migrants to centres outside the bloc for deportation

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Tuesday proposed that member countries be allowed to set up centres in non-EU countries where migrants whose asylum claims were rejected would await deportation. EU member countries struggle to ensure that asylum seekers whose claims are rejected leave their territories. The proposal aims to address the problem by …

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Romanian election mired in uncertainty after far-right Georgescu banned

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian far-right politician Calin Georgescu on Tuesday stopped short of endorsing any other potential candidate after being definitively barred from standing in May’s presidential election rerun, adding to uncertainty over who would replace him. Whether another far right candidate succeeds in swaying Georgescu’s voters will determine whether another central …

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Some Romanian voters see no alternative to barred far-right candidate

By Janis Laizans and Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Cornelia Borta sees no alternative to far-right politician Calin Georgescu as Romania’s next president, even though on Tuesday Georgescu was barred from standing in the rerun of a presidential election in May. Borta left her young child with relatives in the eastern county of Neamt and travelled …

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UK’s Starmer welcomes Ukraine ceasefire proposal, says ball is in Russia’s court

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed on Tuesday a 30-day ceasefire proposal that Ukraine has agreed to and said it was now up to Russia to end the fighting. “As both American and Ukrainian delegations have said, the ball is now in the Russian court,” Starmer said in a statement, congratulating both …

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Trump: hopes Russia agrees to ceasefire, would invite Zelenskiy back to White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hopes Russia will agree to a ceasefire plan drawn up by American and Ukrainian officials and that there will be a U.S. meeting with Russia later Tuesday or Wednesday. In remarks to reporters, Trump said he would invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy back to the …

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