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WARSAW (Reuters) – European leaders must resist “capitulation” to Russia over Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, ahead of a virtual meeting of EU leaders to discuss the war following U.S. President Donald Trump’s overtures to Moscow. “We cannot agree to Ukraine’s capitulation to Russia’s, however we call it, impudent demands, including …

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PARIS (Reuters) – Two French nationals who work at France’s CNRS research institute have admitted responsibility for Monday’s arson attack at the Russian consulate in Marseille, the Marseille prosecutor said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Marc Leras, Sudip Kar-Gupta, Writing by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Peter Graff)

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations has urged the international community to respond to what it called human rights violations by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government as it seeks to further consolidate power, according to a report published on Wednesday. Ortega, a former leftist rebel who initially came to power in 1979 and returned in …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday they welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s leadership in working towards a durable peace in Ukraine. A spokesperson for Starmer’s office said both leaders spoke over the phone earlier on Tuesday and reiterated Ukraine must be at the heart of …

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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating held steady over the past week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday that found 44% of respondents approved of his performance over his first month in office. The survey found that Americans’ attitudes toward Trump were essentially unchanged as he fired tens of thousands of …

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By Juliette Jabkhiro VANNES, France (Reuters) – The son of a retired French surgeon accused of raping and sexually assaulting hundreds of young patients told a court on Tuesday that Joel Le Scouarnec was a good father – but that the crimes he is accused of are unforgivable. Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, faces charges of …

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