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Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for backing troops in Ukraine

By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Moscow’s forces fighting in Ukraine in an Orthodox Christmas message designed to rally people behind his vision of modern Russia. The Kremlin issued Putin’s message after the Russian leader attended an Orthodox Christmas Eve service on his own inside …

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London to host international meeting on alleged war crimes in Ukraine

LONDON (Reuters) – Justice ministers from around the world will gather in London to scale up the support being offered to the International Criminal Court in its investigations of alleged war crimes in Ukraine, the British government said on Saturday. The meeting in March, which will be hosted by UK Justice Secretary Dominic Raab and …

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Five African migrants die, 10 missing after boat sinks off Tunisia

TUNIS (Reuters) – At least five African migrants died and another 10 were missing after a boat sank off Tunisia, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a judicial official said‮ ‬on Saturday. The coastguard rescued 20 migrants who had been on the overcrowded boat, which sank off Louata in Sfax region on …

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Book by Benedict’s top aide reveals tensions in Vatican

(This Jan. 6 story has been refiled to correct year to 2013, not 2005, in paragraph 8) By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Although Pope Francis often compared having former Pope Benedict living in the Vatican to having a grandfather in the house, a book by Benedict’s closest aide shows what he says were …

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Soccer-Rashford could be ‘unstoppable’ for Man United – Ten Hag

(Reuters) – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said Marcus Rashford can be “unstoppable” after the England forward scored his fifth goal in as many games and assisted two others in Friday’s 3-1 FA Cup win over Everton. Rashford set up Antony’s fourth-minute opener and sent in the cross that Everton defender Conor Coady turned …

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France says energy firms agree tariff to help small businesses

By Tassilo Hummel and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – France’s power suppliers have agreed to offer small businesses struggling with price rises a guaranteed tariff of 280 euros ($298) on average per megawatt hour, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said. “This is a guaranteed tariff and it is an enormous relief,”said Le Maire after a …

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Prominent Kenyan LGBTQ activist found dead, suspect arrested

By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police on Friday said a suspect had been arrested in connection with the death of a prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner whose body was found stuffed into a metal box in the west of the country. Motorbike taxi riders alerted police after they saw the box dumped by the …

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Portugal to require negative COVID test from China air travellers

LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal will require air travellers from China to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test done no more than two days before departure, the health ministry said on Friday, following other nations that have implemented such restrictions. The requirements take effect at 12 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Sunday and “airlines are responsible …

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‘What ceasefire?’: shells fly at Ukraine front despite Putin’s truce

By Herbert Villarraga NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine on Friday, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin ordered the 36-hour ceasefire from midday on Friday …

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UK PM Sunak to meet health service leaders as crisis drags on

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Saturday meet leaders of England’s health service, as it faces one of its toughest ever winters as flu and COVID-19 spread amid strike action by frontline staff who say high inflation has eroded their salaries. Ambulances have been queuing outside hospitals, facing long waits to hand …

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