By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel swore in a new commander of its military on Wednesday as a standoff over the fragile ceasefire in Gaza increased the risk of a resumption of fighting without an agreement to bring home the rest of the hostages still held by Hamas. Eyal Zamir, a former tank commander who …
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(Reuters) – A Russian drone attack late on Tuesday killed one person and triggered power, water and heating cuts in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa for the second day running, the regional governor said. Oleh Kiper, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said a woman aged 77 had died of shrapnel wounds on the …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday discussed U.S. President Donald Trump’s role in negotiations to achieve peace in Kyiv’s three-year-old war with Russia. “Both agreed on the importance of the U.S. president’s leadership role, also with a view to achieving a swift start to a ceasefire …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Greens will negotiate hard before potentially giving their much-needed backing to debt reforms proposed by the conservatives and Social Democrats, parliamentary co-leader Katharina Droege said on Wednesday. The conservatives and SPD, who are in talks to form a government after an election last month, need the Greens to reach the two-thirds …
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By Mike Stone and Erin Banco WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has frozen military aid to Ukraine, just days after publicly confronting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House and accusing him of being insufficiently grateful for Washington’s backing. The halt to U.S. military aid does not only have significant implications for …
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By Thomas Escritt, Angelo Amante and David Latona BERLIN/ROME/MADRID (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s White House confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is exposing differences within Europe’s burgeoning far-right movement over his plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. They celebrated the U.S. president’s return to power for taking a fringe movement mainstream and …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland in his address to Congress on Tuesday, painting a picture of prosperity and safety for the “incredible people” of the island, an autonomous territory of the kingdom of Denmark. “We will keep you safe, we will make you rich, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump will consider restoring aid to Ukraine if peace talks are arranged and confidence-building measures are taken, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Wednesday. Trump halted military aid to Ukraine on Monday, his latest move to reconfigure U.S. policy and adopt a more conciliatory stance toward Russia. Trump …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s nuclear engineering lobby on Wednesday said up to half a dozen nuclear power stations could in theory be reopened despite closing in 2023 as a result of Berlin’s decision to exit nuclear power, as the next government looks to secure cheaper energy. Germany’s conservatives, winners of the February election, said resuming …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s main opposition will submit a censure motion against the centre-right government following mass protests over a 2023 deadly train crash last week, its leader said on Wednesday. The motion which will be submitted by the Socialist PASOK party is backed by other opposition parties. They say that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ …
