By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – European leaders are planning visits to Vietnam in coming months to strengthen ties with the Southeast Asian nation, officials said, amid tensions with Washington that could impact their exports to the United States. Former U.S. President Joe Biden pushed hard to boost U.S. influence in the former foe, considering …
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(Reuters) -A Russian drone attack injured four people and damaged energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa on Monday, triggering power cuts in the city and knocking out heating systems, local authorities said. “A strike has damaged energy infrastructure,” regional Governor Oleh Kiper said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. “There …
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By Andrea Shalal and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is pausing military aid to Ukraine days after U.S. President Donald Trump clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the Oval Office, a White House official confirmed on Monday. The official said the U.S. is pausing and reviewing aid to ensure it is …
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By Elizabeth Piper and John Irish LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday that several proposals had been made for a truce in fighting between Ukraine and Russia, after France floated a plan for a one-month pause leading to peace talks, but U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his patience was running out. European countries, led by …
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(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Kyiv was committed to intensive diplomacy to bring a rapid end to the three-year-old war with Russia and stressed that he hoped to be able to rely on U.S. support in securing peace. Zelenskiy issued a series of statements, three days after his White House meeting …
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By Alfio Marino, Rachel More and Sarah Marsh MANNHEIM, Germany (Reuters) -A car drove into a crowd in the western German city of Mannheim on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 11 others, overshadowing carnival celebrations in the region where police had been on alert for attacks. Police detained the driver, who appeared …
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LA PAZ (Reuters) -A truck traveling on a highway in southern Bolivia collided with a bus early on Monday morning, forcing the bus off the road and killing at least 31 people, police said. Speaking to reporters, police spokesperson Limbert Choque confirmed the death toll, which he said included both men and women, as ambulances …
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By Erin Banco (Reuters) -The United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as President Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow and stop the war in Ukraine, a U.S. official and another person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The White House has asked the State and Treasury …
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By John Revill MUTTENZ, Switzerland(Reuters) -Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he was innocent when he appeared in a Swiss court on Monday alongside France soccer great Michel Platini, 2-1/2 years after they were both cleared of fraud. Blatter and Platini were acquitted in 2022 at a lower Swiss court following a seven-year investigation into …
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By Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM – Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum has joined forces with the Danish toy brick-maker LEGO to create a build-your-own version of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”. Standing in front of Van Gogh’s 1889 masterpiece, one of the series of sunflower paintings for which the painter is most renowned, museum curator Nienke …
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