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EU vows swift, firm response after Trump says tariffs coming on EU imports

26 Feb 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission said on Wednesday it will react “firmly and immediately against unjustified barriers to free and fair trade” after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would soon announce a 25% tariff on imports from the EU. “The EU will react firmly and immediately against unjustified barriers to free and fair …

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Russia says its forces retake two settlements in Kursk region

26 Feb 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian forces have recaptured two settlements in the country’s western Kursk region where Ukrainian troops broke across the border and seized a chunk of territory last August, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy praised his troops for “good results” in Kursk and lauded frontline units in …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy dismisses commander of joint forces after appointment to another job

26 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday dismissed the commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Andriy Hnatov, following his appointment to another position. Hnatov, named to his current post last June, was dismissed by virtue of a presidential decree. A decree issued last month said Hnatov had been appointed Deputy Chief …

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France’s Macron to dine with Germany’s Merz on Wednesday

26 Feb 2025

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will dine with Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Wednesday evening, the Elysee said. The palace said the two leaders would meet for a “working dinner” but gave no further detail. Macron, who on Tuesday met U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, briefed …

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Factbox-Countries that offer a ‘golden visa’ in exchange for investments

26 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested the possibility of substituting a current visa program for foreign investors with a “gold card” that could be purchased for $5 million, offering a pathway to American citizenship. Trump intends to replace the current “EB-5” immigrant investor program, which mandates a minimum investment of $800,000 for …

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Russia-US talks set for Thursday in Turkey, US says Ukraine not on agenda

26 Feb 2025

By Dmitry Antonov and Simon Lewis (Reuters) -Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday for talks aimed at restoring their respective diplomatic missions, seen as a step towards ending the war in Ukraine, both sides said on Wednesday. The talks come as the administration of President Donald Trump reversed his predecessor Joe …

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Pope Francis shows further improvement, no longer has kidney issue, Vatican says

26 Feb 2025

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis has shown a “further, slight improvement” in his medical condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday, in a sign of progress as the 88-year-old pontiff battles double pneumonia. The pope is spending his 13th night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the longest hospital stay of his nearly 12-year-old papacy. …

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Rare frescoes unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals

26 Feb 2025

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said on Wednesday. The discovery features a large-scale frieze that spans three walls of a banquet hall, …

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Bosnian Serb leader Dodik sentenced to jail for defying peace envoy

26 Feb 2025

By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) -A Bosnia court on Wednesday sentenced Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik to one year in jail and ordered him to step down as president of the country’s Serb-dominated region for six years for defying orders of an international peace envoy. Dodik, head of Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic, was indicted …

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