ROME (Reuters) – Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said on Friday. The baths, featuring hot, warm and cold rooms, could host up to 30 guests, allowing them to …
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By Dan Peleschuk and Max Hunder DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) – “Why is everyone putting their hopes in Trump?” Liudmyla Parybus isn’t holding her breath for the incoming U.S. president to end the war in Ukraine. “I don’t put any hope in him,” the 20-year-old student told Reuters in Kyiv city centre. “In the end it …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Sanctions imposed by the outgoing U.S. administration on Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s cabinet chief Antal Rogan, who is in charge of the secret service, have only strengthened his position, Orban told state radio on Friday. Orban defended his key aide in his first remarks on the matter since the U.S. imposed sanctions …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron called on Israel on Friday to accelerate its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as a deadline nears for the pullout under the terms of a ceasefire that ended the war with Hezbollah last year. Speaking during a visit to Beirut, Macron also said Lebanon’s military must have a total …
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday named former Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag as the new U.N. Middle East envoy, a U.N. spokesperson said. Kaag will also continue in her current role as the U.N. senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, said deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq. He said …
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By Shashwat Chauhan and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) – European shares ended on a positive note on Friday, benefiting from a broad-based rally which was fuelled by declining government bond yields and encouraging economic data from China, with the STOXX 600 logging its fourth straight weekly rise. The benchmark index, which rose by 0.7%, recorded a …
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By Vladimir Soldatkin and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian deepened military ties between their countries on Friday by signing a 20-year strategic partnership that is likely to worry the West. Under the agreement, Russia and Iran will boost cooperation in a range of areas including their …
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By Yuliia Dysa (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed energy security with Slovakia’s opposition leader in Kyiv on Friday, amid a row with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico who has threatened to cut aid to Ukraine. Fico is angry with Kyiv over its decision not to extend a deal on the transit of Russian …
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By Greg Bensinger (Reuters) – TikTok is entering its final hours in the U.S. ahead of a potential ban effective on Sunday, prompting howls of protest from devoted users of the beloved video-streaming app. Chelsea Rossi could not be happier. The part-time real estate agent from Albany, New York, said she spends a minimum of …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday signed a 20-year strategic partnership treaty that includes closer defence cooperation, something likely to worry the West. Here are the key points: GENERAL The two sides will work to deepen their relationship in all areas of mutual interest. They will …
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