WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin plans to unveil a new “affordable” cruise missile on Monday with a cost of about $150,000 and a range of over 500 miles (800 km) as the defense contractor works to tap a U.S. need to deter Chinese ambitions in the Pacific. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed U.S. and …
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(Reuters) – The first commercially operational launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 heavy rocket was postponed for a second time on Monday, operator Arianespace said. The launch, designed to carry a French military observation satellite to orbit, had been due to take place at lunchtime at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, after a previous attempt …
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentines have long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic Church. With his health delicate as he battles double pneumonia, the return seems increasingly unlikely now to happen. Pope Francis, 88, has been in a …
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital, suffered two episodes of “acute respiratory insufficiency” on Monday and required use of non-invasive, mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said. Francis has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for more than two weeks. He was admitted on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that triggered …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Food, medicine and shelter stockpiles in Gaza are limited and aid intended for Palestinians in desperate need may spoil following Israel’s suspension of deliveries to the enclave, humanitarian agencies said on Monday. Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a …
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By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday called out European Union’s content moderation law as incompatible with America’s free speech tradition and warned of a risk that it will excessively restrict freedom of expression. “There is some concern that I have with respect to the approach …
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By Nikhil Sharma and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -Defence stocks powered European shares to a record high on Monday, after expectations mounted of higher military spending in the region, and the prospect of a Ukraine peace proposal boosted sentiment. Germany’s blue-chip index logged its biggest one-day jump since November 2022, and closed at a record high, …
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By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) – A plan for Gaza drawn up by Egypt as a counter to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambition for a Middle East Riviera would sideline Hamas and replace it with interim bodies controlled by Arab, Muslim and Western states, according to a draft seen by Reuters. The Egyptian vision for …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday over comments he made that a deal to end the war with Russia was not near. On his Truth Social platform, Trump posted an Associated Press story headlined “Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is ‘very, very far away.’” …
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VIENNA (Reuters) -Police evacuated Vienna’s main train station on Monday over an unspecified threat, halting rail traffic before giving the all clear around 90 minutes later, but national rail company OBB warned continued delays and cancellations were expected. While the police did not describe the threat, some Austrian media said it was a bomb threat. …
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