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UK’s Starmer says only U.S. ‘backstop’ can secure lasting Ukraine peace

27 Feb 2025

By Elizabeth Piper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged the United States on Wednesday to provide a security “backstop” to any future European peacekeepers in Ukraine, saying only that would offer Kyiv a lasting peace rather than a temporary ceasefire. Heading to Washington for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Starmer …

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EU will respond to US tariff plan if needed, reaffirms French government spokeswoman

27 Feb 2025

PARIS (Reuters) – A trade war is in no-one’s interest but the European Union will respond after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would soon announce a 25% tariff on imports from the EU, said French government spokeswoman Sophie Primas. “If we must respond, we will respond,” Primas told BFM TV on Thursday. She …

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Zelenskiy invited to special EU summit on support for Ukraine

27 Feb 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said he had invited Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the special summit of EU leaders on March 6, to discuss future support to Ukraine. “The EU and its member states are ready to take more responsibility for Europe’s security,” Costa said in invitation letter to …

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Home of Italy’s last fascist government scraps honorary citizenship for Mussolini

27 Feb 2025

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – A small town on Italy’s Lake Garda that was home to Italy’s last fascist government voted late on Wednesday to cancel an honorary citizenship for Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was Italy’s leader from 1922 to 1943, but he also led a Nazi-allied administration limited to the north of the country …

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Russian delegation arrives for U.S. talks in Istanbul, witness says

27 Feb 2025

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Russian delegation has arrived at the U.S. Consul General’s residence in Istanbul for talks aimed at addressing bilateral issues over the operations of the two countries’ embassies, a Reuters witness said on Thursday. A U.S. official earlier said that the U.S. delegation will be led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State …

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North Korea has sent more troops to Russia, reports citing Seoul’s spy agency say

27 Feb 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has deployed additional troops to Russia, but the scale of the contingent was not immediately known, South Korean media reported on Thursday, citing the country’s intelligence agency. The additional troops have been sent to the battlegrounds in Russia’s Kursk region, the reports said. Russian forces are fighting Ukrainian troops who …

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White House bars AP, Reuters and other media from covering Trump cabinet meeting

27 Feb 2025

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday denied reporters from Reuters and other news organizations access to President Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting in keeping with the administration’s new policy regarding media coverage. The White House denied access to an Associated Press photographer and three reporters from Reuters, HuffPost and Der …

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Exclusive-US sanctions hold up Qatari support for Syria, sources say

27 Feb 2025

By Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Qatar is holding off providing Syria’s new rulers with funds to increase public sector pay due to uncertainty over whether the transfers would breach U.S. sanctions, four sources said, a setback to efforts to revive the war-stricken economy. The delay in Qatar’s plan to help pay …

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Ukrainian drone attack kills one, injures one in Russia’s Belgorod region

27 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – A Ukrainian drone attack struck a car in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, killing one person and injuring another, the regional governor said early on Thursday. The governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the man was killed in the town of Graivoron, near the Ukrainian border. The injured man …

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Trump proposes fines, prison for migrants illegally in US who don’t register

27 Feb 2025

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Immigrants in the U.S. illegally who fail to register with the federal government could face significant fines, potential imprisonment or both, according to a directive issued by the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday. “The Trump administration will enforce all our immigration laws — we will not pick and …

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