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Text of US-Ukraine statement paving way for resumption of aid, intelligence sharing

11 Mar 2025

KYIV (Reuters) – Here follows the full text of the joint U.S.-Ukrainian statement that was published after bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on Tuesday: Today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – under the gracious hospitality of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – the United States and Ukraine took important steps toward restoring durable peace for …

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West Bank Bedouin community says Israeli settlers stole hundreds of sheep

11 Mar 2025

By Ali Sawafta and James Mackenzie EIN AL-AUJA, West Bank (Reuters) – Armed Israeli settlers stole hundreds of sheep from a Bedouin community in the Jordan Valley, local residents say, in one of the largest recent incidents in which Bedouins in the area have reported being attacked and harrassed. Such attacks in the area have …

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Factbox-What happened in Philippine drug war that led to Duterte’s arrest?

11 Mar 2025

MANILA (Reuters) -Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested and taken into custody on Tuesday in Manila on an International Criminal Court warrant for the “war on drugs” that defined his term in office and which killed thousands of Filipinos. Here are some facts about the drug war during Duterte’s presidency from 2016 to 2022: …

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Turkey’s Erdogan welcomes Syrian deal with Kurdish forces

11 Mar 2025

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan welcomed an agreement between the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syria’s new government, saying its full implementation would contribute to security and stability in the country. The SDF, which controls much of Syria’s northeast and which Ankara views as a terrorist organisation because of links to …

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Ukraine agrees to accept immediate, 30-day ceasefire -US-Ukraine statement

11 Mar 2025

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Ukraine has agreed to accept a U.S. proposal for an immediate 30-day ceasefire and to take steps toward restoring a durable peace after Russia’s invasion, according to a joint U.S.-Ukraine statement on Tuesday. The two sides, meeting in Saudi Arabia, also agreed to conclude as soon as possible a comprehensive …

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Trump to meet NATO’s Rutte, Ireland’s Martin this week

11 Mar 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will host NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte for a meeting in Washington on Thursday, the White House said on Tuesday. Trump will also welcome Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin to the White House on Wednesday, they said. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Chris Reese)

Clock ticks for German fiscal bonanza deal but optimism drives euro up

11 Mar 2025

By Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz is in a race against time to secure support for a massive increase in state borrowing but optimistic comments by party negotiators after emergency talks pushed the euro on Tuesday to a five-month-high. The clock is ticking for Merz to …

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NATO’s Rutte urges Kosovo and Serbia to speed up dialogue, normalise ties

11 Mar 2025

PRISTINA (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday the alliance is committed to its peacemaking mission in Kosovo and urged political leaders in Belgrade and Pristina to speed up dialogue to settle unresolved issues and pave the way to lasting peace. “NATO has supported peace and stability in the Western Balkan region for …

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Dutch parliament urges government not to join EU defence plan

11 Mar 2025

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A narrow majority in the Dutch parliament on Tuesday urged the government not to join recently agreed EU plans to strengthen European defence through laxer fiscal rules and joint borrowing. European leaders including Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof last week hailed proposals to give EU member states fiscal flexibility on defence spending, …

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Death toll from Ukrainian strike on shopping centre in Russia’s Kursk region rises to five, governor says

11 Mar 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Five people were killed in a Ukrainian strike on Monday on a shopping centre in a village of Russia’s Kursk region, local governor Alexander Khinshtein said on Tuesday. Khinshtein had previously said three people were killed and nine wounded in the village of Belaya. On Tuesday Russia said that its troops had …

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