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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Europe’s participation in Ukraine peace talks will be needed eventually but Moscow first wants to build trust with Washington, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, while suggesting that a deal to end the conflict may still be far off. As Ukraine marked the third anniversary on Monday of Russia’s invasion that has …

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By Tom Balmforth, Max Hunder and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine hosted European leaders on Monday to mark three years of all-out war with Russia since Moscow’s invasion, while top U.S. officials stayed away in a clear illustration of President Donald Trump’s lurch towards Moscow since returning to power. Still reeling from Trump falsely calling …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country has come a long way in building a powerful army but weapons without ideology are simply “ironware”, as he stressed loyalty to some of its most elite military cohorts, state media reported on Tuesday. Kim’s remarks at the Kim Il Sung University of …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The operator of the OKX cryptocurrency exchange pleaded guilty on Monday to violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws and will pay nearly $505 million in fines and forfeited fees, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Aux Cayes FinTech Co, a Seychelles-based entity, admitted to one count of operating an …

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OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Group of Seven nations are still discussing a possible joint statement to mark the third anniversary of the war between Ukraine and Russia, Canada’s foreign minister said on Monday, noting a disagreement with Washington’s position on the conflict. “We’ve been working, indeed, with the Europeans and Americans. We are still having some …

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By Enea Lebrun GARDI SUGDUB ISLAND, Panama (Reuters) – Dozens of Venezuelan migrants boarded small boats on an island off the Caribbean coast of Panama on Monday, setting off towards Colombia by sea as part of a reverse migration of families who have given up trying to reach the United States. At least six boats, …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. senators will offer a resolution backing Ukraine on Monday, amid fears that President Donald Trump could make a deal with Moscow that leaves Kyiv on the sidelines three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. The resolution, seen by Reuters, expresses solidarity …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A computer-generated video of U.S. President Donald Trump licking tech billionaire Elon Musk’s toes briefly played on video screens at the office of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as staff returned to work on Monday. The bogus footage played on loop for several minutes throughout the department’s Washington headquarters, according …

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