Start acting like world power
PARIS, Feb 10 (BBC): French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to assert itself on the world stage, saying it is time to start acting like a "power". In the face of growing threats from China, Russia and now the US, he told a group of European newspapers that the...
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Israeli strikes, gunfire kill 5 Palestinians in Gaza
CAIRO, Feb 10 (Reuters): Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed five Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, health officials said, the latest violence to undermine a four-month-old, U.S.-brokered truce in the enclave.In Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza, an airstrike killed two people who were riding an electric bike, medics said. Later, Israeli...
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Top Iranian adviser visits mediator Oman: Iran, US prepare for talks
DUBAI, Feb 10 (Reuters): A top adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader discussed ways to reach a "balanced and just" agreement with the United States during talks in Oman on Tuesday, as Washington and Tehran prepare to resume negotiations aimed at averting a new conflict.Oman facilitated talks between Iran and the...
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Jan fifth hottest on record despite cold snap
PARIS, Feb 10 (AFP): The planet experienced its fifth-hottest January on record despite a cold snap that swept across the United States and Europe, the EU's climate monitor said Tuesday.The Northern Hemisphere was hit by severe cold waves in the final weeks of January as a polar jet stream blew...
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Netanyahu will discuss Iran with Trump on US visit
JERUSALEM, Feb 10 (AFP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said he would prioritise discussions on negotiations with Iran when he meets with US President Donald Trump in Washington this week."On this trip we will discuss a range of issues: Gaza, the region, but of course first and foremost...
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Japan elects fewer women MPs in snap polls
TOKYO, Feb 10 (AFP): The number of women in Japan's powerful lower house has fallen after snap elections, results showed Tuesday, dealing a blow to already underrepresented women in male-dominated Japanese politics.Sanae Takaichi tightened her grip on power on Sunday, four months after becoming Japan's first woman prime minister, but...
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