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By Tom Balmforth and Anastasiia Malenko LONDON/KYIV (Reuters) -The U.S. has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The sources, who asked not to be identified …

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TERNOPIL, Ukraine (Reuters) -At least 26 people were killed and many were listed as missing in a Russian drone and missile attack overnight that hit apartment buildings in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, Ukraine’s interior minister said on Wednesday. Ihor Klymenko said 26 people were still missing after the overnight strikes, including three children. …

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GENEVA (Reuters) -Legal experts of a U.N. environmental convention decided on Wednesday to consider a case brought by members of the public raising concerns about the environmental impact of hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics in France. The case, submitted by the Citizens’ Collective JOP2030 – which includes alpine residents and environmentalists, as well as other …

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By Emma Pinedo and David Latona MADRID (Reuters) -A spike in support for Spain’s far right is reviving memories of late dictator Francisco Franco and burnishing his legacy among disaffected young Spaniards, even as the left-wing government seeks to eradicate symbols of the fascist past. AI-generated clips of Franco railing against modern ills proliferate on …

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MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s top court has approved the handover to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, his lawyer Nicola Canestrini said on Wednesday. The suspect, identified only as Serhii K. under German privacy laws, has been fighting attempts to transfer him to Germany since …

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By Sarah Marsh WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) -Germany’s interior minister on Wednesday backed Berlin’s decision to strip a man of his citizenship for supporting Hamas, saying naturalised citizens should forfeit their nationality when they are found not to uphold German values. The decision comes as Germany tightens immigration and citizenship rules amid a debate about who …

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MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday the provisional release from jail of a former senior official in the ruling Socialist Party, citing a reduced risk of evidence tampering amid an ongoing corruption investigation. Santos Cerdan, who was remanded in custody in June, faces potential charges that include being part of a criminal organisation, …

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