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Macron brings Trump, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy together ahead of Notre-Dame ceremony

By Michel Rose and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy held talks in Paris on Saturday, brought together by a grand ceremony to mark the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Macron convened the trilateral meeting ahead of an evening event he was hosting to celebrate …

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Volkswagen plant closures ‘not the right way’, Germany’s Scholz says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Factory shutdowns would be a wrong move by Volkswagen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, adding that Europe’s largest carmaker had a responsibility to its employees. Volkswagen is in a bitter dispute with staff over pay cuts and possible plant closures aimed at countering high costs in Germany and massively cheaper Asian rivals …

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At least 34 killed in Gaza as Qatar holds hope for ceasefire

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 34 Palestinians on Saturday, health officials in the enclave said, as Qatar voiced hope of fresh momentum in efforts to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The health officials said that an Israeli strike hit a house in Gaza City late …

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Soccer-Haaland and Lewis score for 10-man Man City in 2-2 draw with Palace

LONDON (Reuters) -Manchester City’s Rico Lewis bagged a second-half goal before being shown a red card in the dying minutes as his struggling team could only manage a point in a 2-2 Premier League draw with Crystal Palace at a wet and windy Selhurst Park on Saturday. Erling Haaland also scored for Pep Guardiola’s City, …

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Pope Francis appears with bruised chin at ceremony for new cardinals

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis led a ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday to install 21 new Catholic cardinals with a large bruise on his chin, which the Vatican said was the result of a minor fall the previous morning. Francis, who turns 88 this month, appeared otherwise on good form, …

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US alleges China hacked calls of ‘very senior’ political figures, official says

By Alexander Cornwell MANAMA, Bahrain (Reuters) – The U.S. believes that an alleged sweeping Chinese cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon targeted and recorded telephone calls of “very senior” American political figures, a White House official said on Saturday. The comments by Anne Neuberger, the U.S. deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging …

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Italy’s La Scala opens season with Verdi opera about tragedy of war

By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) – Milan’s famed La Scala opera house kicks off its new season on Saturday with a Giuseppe Verdi drama adapted to the modern day to tell the tragedy of war, as conflicts rage around the world from Ukraine to the Middle East. The original plot of La Forza del Destino …

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One killed, three hurt in apartment collapse in The Hague

By Yves Herman THE HAGUE (Reuters) -One person died, three were injured and an unknown number of people were missing after a building in The Hague collapsed on Saturday following explosions and a fire, the mayor of the Dutch city said. Jan van Zanen told a news conference those missing were believed to be buried …

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Romania carries out searches in election financing probe after vote annulled

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romanian prosecutors searched several properties on Saturday in an investigation into potential illegal financing in the country’s presidential election, a day after the top court annulled the ballot following accusations of Russian meddling. The court ruled on Friday that the election should be held again, plunging Romania, a member of the European Union …

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Pilots call off strike at South African Airways

(Reuters) -Pilots at South African Airways (SAA) agreed on Saturday to end a two-day-old strike that led to the cancellation of nearly half of the carrier’s flights on its first day, the company said. The airline reached an agreement with the SAA Pilots Association (SAAPA) to halt the protest, the company said in a statement, …

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