BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Some European Union sanctions against Syria are being lifted, France’s foreign minister said on Monday, as part of a broader EU move to help stabilise Damascus after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad in December. EU foreign ministers were discussing the matter at a meeting in Brussels on Monday with the bloc’s …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -One miner died and 11 were hospitalised after an underground tremor shook a coal mine early on Monday belonging to Polish mining group PGG in Radlin, southern Poland, PGG said. The tremor occurred at 0206 GMT around 800 metres (874 yards) below ground, it said in a statement. “There were 29 of our …
ROME (Reuters) – Italy is in favour of Saudi Arabia joining the GCAP fighter jet programme, which currently involves Italy, Britain and Japan, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday. Meloni, who was in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, said it would take time to open up the multi-billion-euro programme to a fourth nation. …
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DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -World leaders and business executives left the Swiss mountain resort of Davos after a week of discussions dominated from a distance by Donald Trump’s return as U.S. President. Here’s what we learned: MIDDLE EAST There was real talk of regional peace, driven by Israel’s ceasefires with Hamas and Hezbollah, with friends and …
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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was on track to extend his 31-year rule with a massive win in a presidential election on Sunday that Western governments rejected as a sham. An exit poll broadcast on state TV projected that Lukashenko would take nearly 88% of the vote. The close ally of Russian …
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By Andrius Sytas and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM/VILNIUS (Reuters) -An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday, likely as a result of external influence, Latvia said, prompting NATO to deploy patrol ships to the area and triggering a sabotage investigation by Swedish authorities. Sweden’s Security Service has seized control of a …
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By Humeyra Pamuk, Maggie Michael, Lena Masri WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration urged U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers to join the effort to transform how Washington allocates aid around the world in line with Trump’s “America First” policy. It threatened “disciplinary action” for any staff ignoring the administration’s orders. A sharply-worded memo sent …
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(Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States would impose wide-ranging sanctions and impose tariffs against Colombia over its refusal to accept U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the United States would slap emergency 25% tariffs on all Colombian goods coming into the United States …
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By Alkis Konstantinidis and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of Greeks protested outside parliament in Athens on Sunday to demand justice for the 57 people who died nearly two years ago in the country’s worst railway disaster. Protesters held banners reading: “We won’t forget” and “I have no oxygen” – echoing a woman’s …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was on track to win a seventh five-year term with 87.6% of the vote in Sunday’s election, according to an exit poll broadcast on state television. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has led the country since 1994. The United States and the European Union …
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