Merz signals shift in transatlantic ties
BERLIN, Feb 24 (BBC): Germany's chancellor-in-waiting didn't wait for the final results of his country's election on Sunday to herald a new era in Europe. Declaring the US indifferent to this continent's fate, Friedrich Merz questioned the future of Nato and demanded Europe boost its own defences quickly.This tone from...
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US expects phase two of Gaza truce deal to proceed: Trump envoy
NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters): President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday the US expects the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal to go forward and that he would visit the Middle East in the coming week.Witkoff made the comments in a CNN 'State of...
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Council of Europe reaffirms 'full support' for Kyiv
STRASBOURG, Feb 24 (AFP): The Council of Europe on Monday marked the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reaffirming its "full support" for Kyiv and stating that its future is "European"."Three years later, we pledge our full support", the general secretary of the 46-member council, Alain Berset, said...
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Gunmen kill eight people in Central Mexico
CELAYA, Feb 24 (AFP): Gunmen shot dead eight people in Mexico's most violent state, authorities said Sunday.The five women and three men, who have not been identified, were killed in the street on Saturday night in Guanajuato, the prosecutor's office said.Guanajuato is a thriving industrial hub and home to several...
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Human rights suffocated by autocrats, warmongers, says Guterres
GENEVA, Feb 24 (AP): U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says human rights are being "suffocated" around the world, lashing out at voices of division and anger who see them as a barrier to their quest for power and profit.In a speech to the Human Rights Council, Guterres decried Russia's full-scale war...
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