ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Federal Council has approved a 100 million Swiss franc ($109.57 million) package to demine parts of Ukraine, the government said on Friday. “A total of CHF …
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Almost £600m of public money has already been spent buying up land and properties for HS2 in the north of England, despite uncertainty that the train line will ever get …
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Parts of New York were under water on Friday as torrential rainfall caused flash flooding across the city on one of the wettest days in years. A large storm system …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the …
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WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will uphold its veto on a European Union migration pact, its prime minister said on Friday, as the bloc searches for agreement on a system for …
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Scientists have found what they believe are Europe’s oldest pair of shoes in a Spanish cave network populated by bats. The discovery of the grass-woven sandals in Cueva de los …
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The White House has said there is an “unprecedented” buildup of Serbian troops and armour along the Kosovo border and called on Belgrade to withdraw them immediately. The Nato peacekeeping …
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General Mark Milley stepped down Friday as the top US military officer with a parting swipe at his former boss Donald Trump, saying no soldier ever swore an oath to …
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By Samia Nakhoul, James Mackenzie, Matt Spetalnick and Aziz El Yaakoubi (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a military pact requiring the United States to defend the kingdom …
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Ireland’s premier has made clear he is prepared to take legal action against the UK over its legacy laws. Leo Varadkar said his Government had not made a final decision …
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