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EU Commission President von der Leyen delivers State of the Union speech

LIVE BLOG Thank you for following us today. Below, you can find a round up of the key points raised by Ursula von der Leyen in her State of the…

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UPDATED – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is dead – Buckingham Palace

BALMORAL, Scotland, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, died at her home in Scotland aged 96 on Thursday. "The Queen died peacefully…

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Russia says peace in Ukraine will be on its terms, strikes multiple targets

KYIV (Reuters) - A senior Russian security official said on Tuesday that peace in Ukraine when it came would be on Moscow's terms as Russian forces struck targets across the country with…

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Italy’s president rejects Draghi resignation, tells him to address parliament

ROME, July 14 (Reuters) - The Italian head of state on Thursday rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi and asked him to address parliament to get a clear picture of…

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UPDATE – Italian Prime Minister Draghi to resign amid government crisis

ROME (Reuters) - Mario Draghi said he would resign as Italian prime minister on Thursday, after a party in his ruling coalition did not participate in a confidence vote. "I…

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ANALYSIS-Policy gripes, desperation behind 5-Star ambush on Italy’s Draghi

ROME, July 14 (Reuters) - Italy's government hangs in the balance, yet again. Despite war and economic turmoil destabilising the world, the culprit here is one this country has seen many times…

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UPDATE – Possible scenarios as Italy’s government faces collapse

ROME, July 14 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government is on the brink of collapse after the 5-Star Movement said it will not take part in a parliamentary confidence vote on a cost-of-living…

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UPDATED: Italy ruling parties press ahead with confidence vote – statement

ROME, July 14 (Reuters) - Negotiations to try to avoid a parliamentary confidence vote that could trigger the collapse of the Italian government failed on Thursday after Prime Minister Mario Draghi said…

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Abe’s body returns to his home as Japan grieves for slain ex-PM

NARA/TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - A motorcade carrying the body of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at his home in the Japanese capital on Saturday, a day after he was assassinated…

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Japanese mourn ex-PM Shinzo Abe a day after his assassination

NARA, Japan, July 9 (Reuters) - A steady stream of mourners on Saturday visited the scene of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the western city of Nara, an unusual…

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UPDATED: Japan ex-PM Abe dies after being shot while making a speech

NARA, Japan, July 8 (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader of modern Japan, was gunned down on Friday while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country where…

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UPDATED: Boris Johnson resigns as British PM

LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was resigning as Britain's prime minister, bowing to calls from ministerial colleagues and lawmakers in his Conservative Party. "The process of…

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Ukraine braces for Russian ‘storm’ in east in run-up to EU meeting

Ukraine acknowledged on Tuesday difficulties in fighting in its east as Russian forces regrouped after stepping up pressure and making advances on two cities ahead of an EU summit this week…

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UPDATED: Ukraine dismisses Moscow’s assurances over grain shipments as ’empty words’

KYIV, June 8 (Reuters) - Ukraine on Wednesday dismissed as "empty words" assurances from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Moscow will not use the situation to its advantage if Kyiv allows…

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Queen Elizabeth to miss Friday Jubilee event due to mobility discomfort, Prince Andrew tests positive for COVID

LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Britain celebrates the second day of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee on Friday, with the highlight a service of thanksgiving attended by senior royals and politicians…

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Queen Elizabeth offers thanks as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth thanked all those involved in her Platinum Jubilee celebrations ahead of four days of pomp, parties, parades and public holidays to herald her record-breaking 70…

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WATCH: EU leaders agree to ban up to 90% of Russian oil

European Union leaders agreed to ban most imports of Russian oil to the 27-nation bloc as Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on the outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, the last city still…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 30 (Reuters) - Russian troops have entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said on Monday, describing "very fierce" fighting in the ruins of a city…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces were resisting a Russian assault on Sievierodonetsk, the largest city they still hold in the eastern Donbas region, but were weathering heavy artillery barrages, Ukrainian officials…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 27 (Reuters) - Russia's separatist proxies in eastern Ukraine claimed full control of the important battlefield town of Lyman, and Ukraine appeared to concede it, as Moscow presses its biggest advance…

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Ukraine needs to face reality and talk to Putin – Zelenskiy

KYIV, May 27 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said Ukraine was not eager to talk to Russia's Vladimir Putin but that it has to face the reality that this…

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‘Stop playing’ with Russia, end war: Zelenskiy tells West

KYIV, May 27 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to stop playing around with Russia and impose tougher sanctions on Moscow to end its "senseless war" in Ukraine, adding his…

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Ukraine savages idea of concessions to end war, evokes appeasement of Nazis

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy savaged suggestions that Kyiv give up territory and make concessions to end the war with Russia, saying the idea smacked of attempts to appease Nazi Germany…

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Teenage gunman kills 19 children and teacher at Texas elementary school

UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) - A teenage gunman killed at least 19 children and two adults after storming into a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, the latest bout of gun-fueled mass murder in the United…

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Russia launches all-out assault to encircle Ukrainian troops in east

Exactly three months after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, authorities in the second-largest city Kharkiv were expected to open the underground metro, where thousands of civilians had sheltered for…

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Ukraine urges more world pressure, says it repels Russian attack on eastern city

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told global business leaders on Monday the world must increase sanctions against Russia to deter other countries from using "brute force" to achieve their aims. Zelenskiy…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Monday it had held off the latest assault on an eastern city that has become the main target of Moscow's offensive since Russian forces finally…

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Updated: Ukrainian court sentences Russian soldier to life in prison for killing civilian

A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison on Monday for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's Feb. 24 invasion.…

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UPDATED: Ukraine says 87 killed in strike on barracks, worst military loss of war

KYIV/MARIUPOL, May 23 (Reuters) - Kyiv acknowledged its worst military losses from a single attack of the Ukraine war on Monday, saying 87 people had been killed last week when Russian forces…

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ECDC Urges EU Member States To Plan For Monkeypox Jabs

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is expected to recommend that European Union member countries should prepare vaccination plans for monkeypox, The Financial Times reported. The advice…

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Australia’s new PM Albanese sworn in

SYDNEY, May 23 (Reuters) - Australia's Labor Party leader, Anthony Albanese, was sworn in as the country's 31st prime minister on Monday, promising to bring the country together after a fractious election campaign…

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters fourth month

(Reuters) - Russia heads into the fourth month of its invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday with no end in sight to the fighting that has killed thousands, uprooted millions and…

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As Russia intensifies push for Donbas, Ukraine rules out ceasefire

KYIV/OSLO, May 21 (Reuters) - Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow on Saturday as Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas region and stopped providing gas to Finland.…

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Russia halts gas flow to Finland, intensifies push for Donbas

KYIV/OSLO, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia stopped providing gas to Finland in an escalation of a row over energy payments with the West on Saturday, and intensified an offensive in the Donbas…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 21 (Reuters) - Russia pressed for control of Ukraine's Donbas region, claiming victory in the months-long battle for Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant and launching a major offensive on the remaining Ukrainian-held…

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Zelensky says only ‘diplomacy’ can end Ukraine war

The war in Ukraine can only be resolved through diplomacy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said - despite a current deadlock in negotiations between the two sides. Speaking on Ukrainian…

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Russia advances in Ukraine’s Donbas, Moscow stops Finland gas flow

KYIV, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia moved nearer to control over Ukraine's Donbas region, claiming victory in the months-long battle for Mariupol's steel plant and launching a major offensive on the remaining…

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WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases top 100 in Europe, Concern it could spread as people party over summer

LONDON, (Reuters) - The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after over…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's industrial Donbas region, the focus of recent Russian offensives, has been destroyed, President Zelenskiy said as some of the world's richest countries pledged to bolster Kyiv with…

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‘Hell’ in Ukraine’s Donbas as Russia piles on pressure, warns Zelenskiy

KYIV/SLATYNE, Ukraine, May 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's industrial Donbas region, the focus of recent Russian offensives, has been destroyed, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said as some of the world's richest countries pledged to…

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Silence from Kyiv as Russia claims more than 1,700 surrender in Mariupol

Moscow said on Thursday that 1,730 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol over three days, including 771 in the past 24 hours, claiming a surrender on a far bigger scale…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 18 (Reuters) - Finland and Sweden formally applied to join NATO on Wednesday, prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and triggering one of the most significant changes in Europe's security architecture…

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UPDATED: EU offers 9 bln euro loan to Ukraine, prepares reconstruction -Commission

BRUSSELS, May 18 (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a 9 billion euro ($9.5 billion) loan to Ukraine to keep the country going as it struggles to fend off the…

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Fears for Mariupol defenders after surrender to Russia

MARIUPOL, Ukraine, May 18 (Reuters) - Concerns grew on Wednesday for the welfare of more than 250 Ukrainian fighters who surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol after weeks…

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UPDATED: Turkeys Erdogan links Sweden NATO bid to return of “terrorists”

ANKARA, May 18 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Sweden should not expect Turkey to approve its NATO bid without returning "terrorists", and Swedish and Finnish delegations should not come to…

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Ukrainian troops evacuate from Mariupol, ceding control to Russia

Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after…

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Putin appears to back off threats as Nordics prepare to join NATO

Vladimir Putin appeared to climb down on Monday from Russia's objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, saying Moscow had no issues with them entering the U.S.-led military alliance they now aim…

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UPDATED: Putin warns Finland and Sweden any military expansion ‘would demand a reaction’

Vladimir Putin said Russia had no issue with Finland and Sweden, but that the expansion of military infrastructure on their territory would demand a reaction from Moscow, as the Nordic…

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Russia says it shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island

May 16 (Reuters) - Russia on Monday said its forces had shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island in the Black Sea and the others in the Mykolaiv and…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 15 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian counteroffensive was underway near the Russian-held town of Izium, but its military said Russian forces were advancing elsewhere in the key Donbas region, Ukraine said. FIGHTING,…

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UPDATED: Finnish president confirms his country will apply to join NATO

HELSINKI, May 15 (Reuters) - Finland's President Sauli Niinisto confirmed on Sunday that his country would apply for membership of the NATO military alliance. The announcement came after Niinisto and Prime Minister…

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Ukrainian forces press towards Russian-held Izium in east

KYIV/BEZRUKY, Ukraine, (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izium in eastern Ukraine, in what could prove a serious setback for Moscow's plans to capture the…

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Foreign ministers of Finland, Turkey, to meet over NATO tensions, Haavisto says

BERLIN, May 14 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Finland and Turkey will meet in Berlin later on Saturday to try and solve disagreements over Finland's and Sweden's plan to join NATO,…

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Putin tells Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake

May 14 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on Saturday that ditching neutrality and joining NATO would be a mistake that could damage relations between their…

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Ukraine collects Russian dead as war rages on multiple fronts

KYIV, May 14 (Reuters) - The bodies of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine were brought to a rail yard outside Kyiv and stacked with hundreds of others in a refrigerated train, waiting…

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Moscow will respond if NATO moves nuclear forces closer to Russia’s border – RIA

May 14 (Reuters) - Moscow will take adequate precautionary measures if NATO deploys nuclear forces and infrastructure closer to Russia's border, RIA news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying…

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Duma deputy head visits Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Kherson – RIA

May 14 (Reuters) - Senior Russian lawmaker Anna Kuznetsova visited the Russian-occupied region of Kherson in Ukraine to discuss social and healthcare needs of the local population, the state RIA news agency…

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