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By Jeff Mason and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed Jordan’s King Abdullah to take in Palestinians who would be permanently displaced under the president’s plan for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip, even as the king said his country was firmly opposed to the move. Speaking alongside the …

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By Gram Slattery and Max Hunder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will travel to Ukraine this week, Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday, as the administration tries to end the Russia-Ukraine war and secure American access to Ukrainian natural resources. Bessent, who will be the first cabinet-level official in …

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By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -The conservative Austrian People’s Party (OVP) came under growing pressure on Tuesday to end its coalition talks with the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) as a deal to form the first ever FPO-led government appeared increasingly unlikely. The eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO came first in September’s parliamentary election with roughly 29% of …

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PARIS (Reuters) – Bosnia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday, as a seasonal wave of the disease known as bird flu continues in Europe. The outbreak on a farm in the town of Rogatica in the autonomous Serb Republic killed three birds …

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By Foo Yun Chee PARIS (Reuters) -The European Union will provide 50 billion euros ($51.6 billion) of EU funds to bolster the bloc’s artificial intelligence ambitions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday, as countries race to lead in the technology. The EU funds will top up the European AI Champions initiative, …

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By Pavel Polityuk and Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian natural gas production facilities were damaged in a Russian attack on Ukraine’s central Poltava region overnight, the state-run oil and gas firm Naftogaz and Energy Minister German Galushchenko said on Tuesday. “Naftogaz Group’s production facilities in the Poltava region were damaged. Fortunately, there were no casualties,” …

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