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Austria grappling with venue, funding for next Eurovision Song Contest

18 May 2025

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – The Austrian government and national broadcaster ORF are grappling with where to host the next Eurovision Song Contest and how to cover the cost, officials said on Sunday after their country’s entry won the competition for the third time. Apart from jubilation at the resounding victory overnight of “Wasted …

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Zelenskiy meets U.S. Vice President Vance, says source in Ukrainian delegation

18 May 2025

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of Pope Leo’s inauguration on Sunday, a source in the Ukrainian delegation told Reuters. It was the first meeting between Zelenskiy and Vance since they clashed during talks at the White House in …

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Russia says it downed 25 Ukrainian drones over two of its border regions, one woman reported killed

18 May 2025

(Reuters) -Russian air defence forces destroyed 25 Ukrainian drones over two of its border regions overnight and on Sunday morning, the Russian Defence Ministry said, and the governor of another region said one woman had been killed in a drone attack. Twenty two drones had been downed over the Belgorod region and another three destroyed …

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Syria sets deadline for ‘small groups’ to join Defence Ministry

18 May 2025

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria’s defence minister has called on small armed groups that have yet to merge with the security apparatus to do so within 10 days or face unspecified measures, in a bid to consolidate state authority six months after Bashar al-Assad was toppled. A plethora of weapons outside government control has posed a challenge …

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Libya’s PM says eliminating militias is ‘ongoing project’ as ceasefire holds

18 May 2025

By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah said on Saturday that eliminating militias is an “ongoing project,” as a ceasefire after deadly clashes this week remained in place. “We will not spare anyone who continues to engage in corruption or extortion. Our goal is to create a Libya free of militias and corruption,” Dbeibah …

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Mexican security forces kill 12, arrest 9 in raid on alleged gang site

17 May 2025

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican security forces detained nine alleged members of a criminal group and killed 12 others in an operation in a rural part of southwestern Mexico on Saturday, Mexico’s Security Ministry said. In a post on social media, Security Minister Omar Harfuch confirmed three members of the Navy were injured in the Navy-led …

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Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut at Cannes leaves her feeling like a proud parent

17 May 2025

By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray CANNES, France (Reuters) – Kristen Stewart said on Saturday that making her directorial debut with “The Chronology of Water” at the Cannes Film Festival felt like sending a child off to school for the first time. “I’m so proud of it. It’s like watching your kid go to school,” …

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Germany, Italy say Europe’s leaders ‘far from’ talks on troop deployment in Ukraine

17 May 2025

ROME/BERLIN (Reuters) -Europe is a long way from talking about deploying troops in Ukraine as all its efforts are currently focused on securing an unconditional ceasefire from Russia, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday. “The next step must be that the format for peace talks is made clear, …

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