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Leaders of the Group of Seven major democracies agreed on an outline deal on Thursday to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow invaded its neighbour in 2022.The political agreement was the centrepiece of the opening day in southern ...
Sports,Football
Spain and Croatia begin their Euro 2024 campaigns on Saturday with a rematch of last year's nervy UEFA Nations League final as they kick off the action in Group B, which also includes European champions Italy and surprise package Albania.With memories of a heartbreaking shootout defeat by Spain ...
Brazil drew 1-1 with the United States in a friendly in Orlando on Wednesday in a final tune-up for both sides ahead of the Copa America.The U.S. had been under pressure to deliver a performance after last weekend's 5-1 loss to Colombia and the result marked just the second time in 20 match...
A UN inquiry found on Wednesday that both Israel and Hamas had committed war crimes in the early stages of the war in Gaza, and that Israel's actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses.The findings were from two parallel reports by the UN Commission o...
Hamas accepts a UN resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of the Palestinian militant group said on Tuesday in what the US Secretary of State called "a hopeful sign".Conversations on plans for Gaza after the Israel-...
Netherlands' delight with an emphatic 4-0 win over Iceland in their last warm-up match on Monday before heading to the Euros turned to despair when it was announced that playmaker Frenkie de Jong would not be going to the tournament in Germany.De Jong has been battling to be fit in time after su...
India’s Narendra Modi was formally elected on Friday by lawmakers of his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to be prime minister for a historic third consecutive term, as the world’s most populous nation returns to government by coalition.Modi will next meet President Droupadi Murmu late...
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be sworn-in for a record-equalling third term on 8 June, after key allies pledged their continued support a day after a humbling election verdict that saw his party lose its majority in parliament.Modi, a populist who has dominated Indian politics s...
Israel will not agree to any halt in fighting in Gaza that is not part of a deal that includes a return of hostages, a senior Israeli security official said on Friday.The comment came after a statement from Hamas declaring that it would be ready to reach an agreement including an exchange of hostage...
An Israeli airstrike triggered a massive blaze killing 45 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, officials said on Monday, prompting an outcry from global leaders who urged the implementation of a World Court order to halt the assault.In scenes grimly familiar from a war in its eighth mont...
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Japan, France, Germany, the United States and other wealthy nations are reaping billions of dollars in economic rewards from a global programme meant to help the developing world grapple with the effects of climate change, a Reuters review of UN and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developm...
Attacks on medics and health facilities in war zones jumped in 2023 to the highest level since records began 11 years ago, a group of non-governmental organisations said on Wednesday, with nearly half attributed to state forces.The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition, composed of 40 groups inc...
A senior Chinese Communist Party official plans to visit Tokyo this month to meet with leaders from Japan's ruling parties and discuss resuming regular talks between the parties for the first time since 2018, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday. Arrangements are being made...
G7 finance chiefs meeting in Italy this week will attempt to find common ground over how to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine's war effort and how to address China's growing export strength in key markets, officials said.Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven w...
Business & Commerce
The European Commission could fine Microsoft (MSFT.O) if it doesn't provide adequate information on risks stemming from generative AI features in search engine Bing by 27 May.The Commission said on Friday that it is worried about the dissemination of deep fakes and automated manipulation of serv...
Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest engagements since they returned to the area a week ago, while in the south militants attacked tanks massing around Rafah.Residents said Israeli armour had thrust as far as the ...
Gun battles between Israel and fighters from Hamas, Islamic Jihad and smaller Palestinian factions intensified overnight into some of the fiercest in months in both northern and southern Gaza, both sides said on Wednesday.Israeli tanks reached densely populated neighbourhoods and narrow alleyways of...
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US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration does not view the killings of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel in its war with Hamas as genocide.Sullivan said the United States wants to see Hamas defeated. He also said that Palestinians caught in...
Talks over a ceasefire in Gaza have reached a stalemate due to Israel's operations in the southern border city of Rafah, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Tuesday.Israeli operations in Rafah, which started this month, have closed a main crossing point for aid...
India's opposition said the nation's election commission was allowing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to continue "unchecked and brazen" violations by not taking action on opposition complaints of religious hate speech and misrepresentation.More than halfway through India's six-we...
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