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Rubio casts US, the ‘child of Europe’, as critical friend to allies
MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the United States as the “child of Europe” in a message of unity on Saturday, offering some reassurance as […]
Feature: Chinese experts save rice harvest in Guinea-Bissau after pump failure
DAKAR, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — At Carantaba Farm in northeastern Guinea-Bissau, the flow of water in the irrigation canals abruptly stopped. Under the dry-season heat, rice paddies began to pale […]
German defence minister calls for predictable U.S. partnership
MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius called for a predictable and reliable partnership between the United States and its European partners, which he said had to […]
France: Navalny poisoning shows Putin ready to use nerve agents on own people
PARIS, Feb 14 (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Jean‑Noel Barrot on Saturday said President Vladimir Putin was willing to use chemical weapons against Russians, citing latest Western conclusions that Kremlin […]
Son of Iran’s last shah urges US military intervention in Iran
MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi on Saturday said U.S. military intervention in Iran could save lives and urged President Donald Trump’s administration not to spend […]
France ‘reasonably optimistic’ of G7 maritime ban on Russian oil, minister says
MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Some G7 countries have expressed willingness to move ahead with maritime services ban of Russian oil and France is “reasonably optimistic a deal can be […]
NATO’s Rutte says Russians suffering ‘crazy losses’ in Ukraine
BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Russia is suffering “crazy losses” in Ukraine, tallying around 65,000 soldiers over the last two months, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Saturday at […]
UK, allies say they’re convinced Kremlin critic Navalny was poisoned
LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Britain and allies France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands are convinced that late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin in a […]
Zelenskiy says US too often asks Ukraine, not Russia, for concessions
KYIV, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed hope on Saturday that U.S.-brokered peace talks next week in Geneva will be serious and substantive, but he voiced concern […]
US conducts strikes on more than 30 Islamic State targets in Syria, military says
Feb 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday that it conducted 10 strikes against more than 30 Islamic State targets in Syria between February 3 and […]