PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday he plans next week to hold a meeting of army chiefs from European countries willing to send troops to Ukraine after any eventual peace deal with Russia. He also said France needs to be ready if the United …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday condemned what it called a highly confrontational speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he called Russia a threat to Europe and said Paris would consider putting other countries under its nuclear protection. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the French leader’s comments, in an address to the …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations has released $110 million from an emergency fund to help neglected crises around the world, including Sudan, after donors like the United States ordered major cuts. The U.N. forecasts that funding levels, which were dwindling long before U.S. President Donald Trump ordered foreign aid frozen in January, are projected …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU Court of Justice on Thursday fined five countries for failing to adopt rules to boost protection for whistleblowers who expose fraud, tax evasion, data breaches and other misdeeds. The court handed a fine of 34 million euros ($36.7 million) to Germany, while the Czech Republic was obliged to pay 2.3 …
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By Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, remained in stable condition throughout the day on Wednesday and has not had any new breathing crises, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 with a …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s renewed emphasis on consumption isn’t being matched by policy firepower, say economists, who warn that the trade war with Washington and other challenges at home will likely keep policymakers in a prolonged battle with deflation. Li’s government work report in front of the National People’s Congress on Tuesday …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to participate in the European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday, his spokesman said. Zelenskiy also plans to meet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the Austrian chancellor and Belgian leadership during the visit, the spokesman said. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Writing by Anastasiia Malenko; Editing by Tom …
(Reuters) – Four senior members of President Donald Trump’s entourage have held discussions with some of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s top political opponents, Politico reported on Wednesday. Talks were held with Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and senior members of the party of Former President Petro Poroshenko, Politico reported, citing three Ukrainian lawmakers and a …
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By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand’s foreign minister Winston Peters said on Thursday he had sacked the country’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, after he made comments seen as critical of United States President Donald Trump. Phil Goff made the comments at a forum in London on Tuesday that appeared to question Trump’s …
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By Jonathan Landay and Erin Banco WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. has paused intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to cooperate with U.S. President Donald Trump in convening peace talks with Russia. The suspension, which could cost lives by hurting Ukraine’s ability to defend …
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