DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran would consider negotiations with the U.S. if the aim of the talks was to address concerns regarding any potential militarization of its nuclear program, Iran’s U.N. mission said on Sunday in a post on X. The comment came a day after the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran will …
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas signaled on Saturday they were preparing for the next phase of ceasefire negotiations, as mediators pushed ahead with talks to extend the fragile 42-day truce that began in January. Hamas said there were “positive indicators” for the start of the ceasefire’s second-phase talks but did not elaborate. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Saudi Arabia over March 10-12 for talks with Ukrainian counterparts, a statement from the U.S. Department of State said. Rubio will also have a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the statement from spokesperson Tammy Bruce said. Rubio will then travel to Canada …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Europe should reduce its dependence on a small number of countries for vital drug supplies such as antibiotics and anaesthetics to boost the bloc’s preparedness for future health crises, a group of ministers has recommended. The health ministers of 11 European Union countries made the recommendation ahead of EU Commission proposals for a …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France will use interest from Russian assets to fund another 195 million euros ($211 million) in arms for Ukraine, Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu said a newspaper interview. France also plans to hand over some of its older armoured fighting vehicles, such as its AMX-10RC and personnel carriers, Lecornu told La Tribune …
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(Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone hit an industrial facility overnight in Russia’s Volga river region of Chuvashia, some 1,300 km (800 miles) from the border with Ukraine, the regional governor said on Sunday. The strike – one of the deepest yet into Russia by a Ukrainian drone – caused no casualties, Chuvashia Governor Oleg Nikolayev said …
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LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf resort in Scotland has been daubed with pro-Palestinian graffiti, with a protest group claiming responsibility. Local media on Saturday showed images of red paint scrawled across walls at the course with the slogans “Free Gaza” and “Free Palestine” as well as insults against Trump. “Gaza is …
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By Andreas Rinke, Vera Eckert and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) concluded preliminary talks on forming a coalition government on Saturday, promising to get tough on illegal migration, support industry and boost the economy. Chancellor-in-waiting Merz wants to form a coalition by Easter, which falls …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis is showing a “good response” to his treatment in hospital for double pneumonia and his overall condition is gradually improving, the Vatican said on Saturday. Francis, 88, has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for more than three weeks with a severe respiratory infection that has required continuously …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) completed preliminary talks on Saturday on forming a coalition government that will take further shape in coming weeks. Following are elements of an 11-page position paper on various policy areas that the parties have agreed. MIGRATION Border controls are to be …
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