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Russia says it sees no positive steps from US on disarmament, RIA reports

9 Feb 2025 9 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – Russia is yet to see any positive steps from the new U.S. administration on disarmament, Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva said in an interview published on Sunday. “We are ready to maintain smooth relations of cooperation with any American administration,” Gennady Gatilov said, according to RIA Novosti. “We would …

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Canada seeks stronger EU trade ties as both regions threatened by Trump tariffs

9 Feb 2025 9 Feb 2025

By Julia Payne and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Canada wants to deepen its economic ties with the EU and uphold global trading rules in the face of threatened U.S. tariffs, its trade minister Mary Ng told Reuters on Saturday. The EU and Canada have benefited from a free trade agreement since 2017, which has …

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‘External impact’ damages Russian Baltic Sea telecoms cable, TASS reports

9 Feb 2025 9 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – An underwater Russian Baltic Sea telecoms cable was damaged by an “external impact,” Russia’s TASS news agency cited the country’s state-owned Rostelecom company as saying on Saturday. “Rostelecom’s submarine cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea as a result of an external impact some time ago,” TASS cited Rostelecom as saying. Restoration work …

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Hamas frees three hostages, Israel begins releasing Palestinians

8 Feb 2025 8 Feb 2025

By Hussam al-Masri, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose GAZA/JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday handed over three Israeli hostages whose gaunt appearance shocked Israelis, and Israel began freeing dozens of Palestinians in the latest stage of a ceasefire aimed at ending the war in Gaza. Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, who …

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Tennis-Bencic wins first WTA title as a mother with daughter watching on

8 Feb 2025 8 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – Belinda Bencic came from behind to beat Ashlyn Krueger 4-6 6-1 6-1 and capture the Abu Dhabi WTA 500 title on Saturday, four months after returning to the circuit from maternity leave. The Swiss former world number four, who is now outside the top 150, gave birth to her daughter Bella in April …

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Baltic nations cut ties to Russian power grid, prepare to link with EU

8 Feb 2025 8 Feb 2025

By Janis Laizans and Andrius Sytas VILAKA, Latvia (Reuters) -The three Baltic states disconnected their electricity systems from Russia’s power grid on Saturday, the region’s operators said, part of a plan designed to integrate the countries more closely with the European Union and boost security. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania disconnected from the IPS/UPS joint network …

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African leaders call for direct talks with rebels to resolve Congo conflict

8 Feb 2025 8 Feb 2025

By David Lewis and Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (Reuters) -Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African blocs aimed at defusing the crisis in Eastern Congo urged all parties to hold direct talks, including with Rwanda-backed rebels whose advance has fanned fears of a wider war. In late January, the …

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Orban, Le Pen hail Trump at far-right ‘Patriots’ summit in Madrid

8 Feb 2025 8 Feb 2025

By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) – Leaders of far-right parties in the European Parliament’s third-largest voting bloc, Patriots for Europe, praised Donald Trump’s return to power at a gathering in Madrid on Saturday held under the slogan “Make Europe Great Again”. The event featured Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Italian deputy premier Matteo Salvini, …

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Trump’s aid freeze keeps life-saving programs shut, sparks “mayhem”

8 Feb 2025 8 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – In Ghana and Kenya, insecticide and mosquito nets sit in warehouses because U.S. officials haven’t approved urgent anti-malaria campaigns. In Haiti, a group treating HIV patients awaits U.S. permission to dispense medicines that prevent mothers from giving the disease to their children. In Myanmar, where famine looms and the U.S is the single …

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Ukraine says Russia launched 139 drones overnight

8 Feb 2025 8 Feb 2025

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air force said on Saturday it shot down 67 of 139 Russian drones launched overnight, while another 71 disappeared from radar without reaching their targets. (Reporting by Max Hunder; editing by David Evans)