Poland’s new PM Donald Tusk presents pro-EU vision

Poland’s new PM Donald Tusk presents pro-EU vision

[1/4]Newly appointed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks during a parliament session, in Warsaw, Poland December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel Acquire Licensing Rights WARSAW, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk set out a pro-European Union vision and pledged strong support for Ukraine on Tuesday, a day after his appointment ended eight years …

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Sunak faces crunch UK parliamentary showdown over Rwanda asylum plan

Sunak faces crunch UK parliamentary showdown over Rwanda asylum plan

Parliament to vote around 1900 GMT Sunak’s party split over emergency legislation Rebels want to ban legal appeals over Rwanda plan LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the biggest parliamentary test of his premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on his divisive plan to send asylum seekers to live in …

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FACTBOX Who is Gurpatwant Pannun, target of foiled murder plot in US?

FACTBOX Who is Gurpatwant Pannun, target of foiled murder plot in US?

NEW DELHI, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the target of a foiled murder plot in the United States, is an immigration attorney charged with terrorism in India for advocating separatism and holding referendums overseas to carve out an independent Sikh state. U.S. authorities have thwarted an attempt to kill him and have issued …

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Jordan minister doubts Israel can wipe out Hamas

Jordan minister doubts Israel can wipe out Hamas

[1/3]Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks at the IISS Manama Dialogue in Manama, Bahrain, November 18, 2023. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed Acquire Licensing Rights MANAMA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Jordan’s foreign minister said on Saturday that he did not understand how Israel’s goal of obliterating the Palestinian militant group Hamas it is fighting in Gaza could …

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Russia’s Putin sees political, economic upside to Israel’s war with Hamas

Russia’s Putin sees political, economic upside to Israel’s war with Hamas

Putin has used crisis to criticise United States Issue helps him push new world order agenda Russia seen as taking more pro-Palestinian stance Moscow is offering services as a peacemaker Russia-Israeli ties have worsened LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin waited three days before commenting on Hamas’ massacre of Israelis, which happened …

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Keeping lights off: Undocumented Afghans go underground in Pakistan

Keeping lights off: Undocumented Afghans go underground in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov 9 (Reuters) – After living in Pakistan for years, thousands of Afghans have gone into hiding to escape a government order to expel undocumented foreigners because they fear persecution under a Taliban administration in their homeland, rights activists say. “The gate is locked from the outside… we are locked inside, we can’t …

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Putin says U.S. is inflaming Middle East by sending aircraft carrier group

Putin says U.S. is inflaming Middle East by sending aircraft carrier group

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the plenary session at the 2023 Russian Energy Week international forum at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow, Russia October 11, 2023. Sputnik/Kristina Kormilitsyna/Kremlin via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Wednesday of inflaming the Middle East …

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