KYIV (Reuters) -Russia summoned the European Union’s ambassador in Moscow on Tuesday, fuming over a rail blockade that has halted shipments of many basic goods to a Russian outpost on the Baltic Sea, the latest stand-off over sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine. On the ground in eastern Ukraine, Russia’s separatist proxies said they …
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s second test launch of its domestically produced Nuri rocket successfully placed several satellites in orbit on Tuesday, officials said, taking a major step in efforts to jumpstart its space programme after a first test failed last year. The rocket lifted off from Naro Space Center …
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LONDON (Reuters) -An interim analysis of AstraZeneca and partner Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ eplontersen showed the experimental drug met the main goals in a late-stage trial in patients with a rare, fatal disease, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker said on Tuesday. Based on the results, the companies plan to file an application to market the therapy in the United …
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By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces captured territory along a frontline river in eastern Ukraine and intensified pressure on two key cities on Monday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy predicted Moscow would escalate attacks ahead of an EU summit expected to welcome Kyiv’s bid to join the bloc. The governor of …
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REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he is not likely to visit Ukraine when he travels to Europe later this month for summits with Washington’s allies. Speaking to reporters, Biden also said he believes it is very likely that Ukraine will become a member of the European Union. EU …
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By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese court ruled on Monday that a ban on same-sex marriage was not unconstitutional, dealing a setback to LGBTQ rights activists in the only Group of Seven nation that does not allow people of the same gender to marry. The ruling dashes activists’ hopes of raising pressure on …
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By Elizabeth Pineau and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron faced calls for his prime minister to resign on Monday and doubt hung over his ability to rule decisively after his camp lost its parliamentary majority. Macron’s centrist grouping is under pressure to secure support from rivals to salvage Macron’s reform agenda after weekend …
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By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli lawmakers will vote next week to dissolve parliament, opening the way for the country’s fifth election in three years, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett could not contain the rising pressure on his fragile ruling coalition. Bennett will step aside to be replaced by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, his partner …
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By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – As a TV star, Yair Lapid’s weekly commentary was entitled “Being Israeli” – a rhapsody about the middle-class, politically centrist ranks that he saw holding together a fractious country, with him as their tribune. As interim prime minister, the still-chiseled but now gray-haired Lapid, who will welcome U.S. President Joe …
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By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -Jupiter has lost his thunder. Emmanuel Macron, whose first presidential mandate was marked by a top-down government style he compared to that of the almighty Roman god, will have to learn the art of consensus-building in the second. Deprived of an absolute majority by voters on Sunday, the French president …
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