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VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg was sworn in as caretaker chancellor on Friday, succeeding fellow conservative Karl Nehammer who quit last weekend after his attempt to form a centrist coalition government without the far right failed. The current government, led by the People’s Party (OVP), has served in a caretaker capacity since …

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KYIV, BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukraine received its first 3 billion euro ($3.09 billion) tranche of the European Union’s portion of a loan agreed by the Group of Seven members and backed by the earnings from frozen Russian sovereign assets, Kyiv and Brussels said on Friday. G7 leaders in October agreed to provide some $50 billion in …

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By Jorge Garcia and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night on Thursday, as dry desert winds fanning the flames again gathered strength. The Palisades Fire between Santa Monica and Malibu on the …

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By Daren Butler, Ece Toksabay and Umit Ozdal ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of Kurdish forces in Syria and uncertainty about Ankara’s intentions have left many Kurds anxious about the path ahead. Abdullah Ocalan, jailed head of the Kurdistan …

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By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – On his public journey to embracing Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Elon Musk has frequently amplified the online content of one young supporter of the party – climate change and COVID-19 lockdown sceptic Naomi Seibt. Shortly after polls closed in June for the European Parliament elections, in which …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Republican offered no timeline for talks between the two leaders. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Trump’s return to the White House on Jan. 20 has sparked hope of a diplomatic …

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