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Ukrainian children forcibly taken from their families brought home, official says

7 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – Eight Ukrainian children seized from their families by officials in the Russia-annexed and controlled Crimea peninsula and placed in state orphanages returned home on Thursday, a senior Ukrainian official said. Darina Zarivna, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, said the children had been seized while receiving treatment in hospital …

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BIS warns on risks to economies, central bank policy over Trump uncertainties

7 Feb 2025

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s leading central bank umbrella group, the Bank for International Settlements, has delivered its first public warning about the risks posed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and deregulation plans. BIS head Agustin Carstens said trade developments were a prominent worry now, while fiscal policy, regulation, immigration …

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UN food agency WFP received dozens of US stop work orders despite emergency waiver

7 Feb 2025

By Simon Lewis, Leah Douglas and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) was ordered by Washington to stop work on dozens of U.S.-funded grants, according to an email seen by Reuters, that was sent five days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver for emergency food assistance. …

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Moscow says its troops repel Ukraine offensive in Russia’s Kursk region

7 Feb 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry said its troops repelled a Ukrainian counteroffensive in Russia’s western Kursk region on Thursday. The Russian report came six months to the day since Ukraine’s military pushed across the border into the Kursk region, the biggest foreign attack on Russia since World War Two. Russian forces have since regained much …

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Trump administration disbands task force targeting Russian oligarchs

6 Feb 2025

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department under President Donald Trump is disbanding an effort started after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine to enforce sanctions and target oligarchs close to the Kremlin. A memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi, issued on Wednesday during a wave of orders on her first day in …

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Hope turns to regret among Syrians returning home from Turkey

6 Feb 2025

By Birsen Altayli and Karam Al-Masri ISTANBUL/ALEPPO (Reuters) – Ahmed al-Sheikh’s excitement at returning to his homeland from neighbouring Turkey after the fall of Bashar al-Assad has turned to bitter disappointment at the grim living conditions in Syria after some 13 years of war. Sheikh is one of 35,000 Syrians who left Turkey for Syria …

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Greenland government party plans independence vote after upcoming election

6 Feb 2025

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen NUUK, Greenland (Reuters) – Greenland’s ruling Siumut party plans to hold a vote on independence following a general election next month, it said on Thursday, an issue made urgent by U.S. President Donald Trump’s expressed interest in acquiring the island. The semi-autonomous territory under the Kingdom of Denmark, on Wednesday called a …

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Greece declares state of emergency on Santorini following quakes

6 Feb 2025

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece has declared a state of emergency on Santorini after a series of earthquakes shook the popular tourist island this week and prompted more than 10,000 residents and workers to evacuate. Since Sunday, hundreds of near-constant tremors have been recorded in the sea between Santorini and the island of Amorgos, the strongest …

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