WARSAW (Reuters) -The Polish government said on Thursday it would ensure free and safe participation in the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp for the highest representatives of Israel. Polish President Andrzej Duda asked the government to ensure that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can choose to attend the anniversary …
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia’s economy this week, according to a U.S. official, as part of measures to bolster Kyiv’s war effort against Moscow before Donald Trump takes office. Separately, the Biden administration announced $500 million in new military aid for Ukraine on Thursday …
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By Tim Hepher and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) – The head of the European Space Agency dismissed concerns on Thursday that cooperation in Europe is dwindling as Italy charts its own course on rocket operations and weighs a potential agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink on satellites. Italy’s Avio is due to take over operations of …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -A Swiss national arrested in Iran and accused of spying took their own life in prison on Thursday, the chief justice of Iran’s Semnan province was quoted as saying by the judiciary news agency Mizan. “This morning, a Swiss citizen committed suicide in the Semnan prison. This Swiss citizen had been arrested by …
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By Angelo Amante and Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of the European leaders closest to Donald Trump, said on Thursday she believed the U.S. president-elect would defend Western interests once he took office and would not abandon Ukraine. Meloni flew to Florida last weekend for unannounced talks with Trump, …
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ROME (Reuters) – NATO needs a stronger focus on the south and Africa, Italy’s prime minister told a news conference on Thursday, saying Russia might boost its presence in eastern Libya after the collapse of its allied regime in Syria. The ousting of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, where the Kremlin operates an airbase and a …
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ROME (Reuters) – Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was briefly wrongfooted by a surprise question about ants on Thursday when she faced a grilling by Italian and foreign reporters lasting more than two hours. After covering major domestic and international issues, such as Italy’s dealings with Elon Musk’s Starlink, the war in Ukaine and Donald Trump’s …
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By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO), which won September’s parliamentary election with 29% of the vote, is due to start coalition talks with the conservative People’s Party (OVP) this week aimed at creating the country’s first FPO-led government. The eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO and the OVP overlap on immigration and taxation …
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(Reuters) – Russia has launched more than 51,000 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine since the start of its full-blown invasion nearly three years ago, the Ukrainian air force said on Thursday. Guided, or glide, bombs are highly destructive and very hard to intercept. The air-launched weapons are conventional, often Soviet-era ordnance that have been fitted …
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By Kate Abnett and Jan Lopatka BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Slovakia is weighing retaliation against Ukraine including withholding aid if a solution is not found to Kyiv’s decision to shut off Russian gas, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday after talks with EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen. Kyiv took the step on Jan. 1 to cut …
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