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Canada backs Ukraine’s application to join trans-Pacific trade pact

(This May 26 story has been corrected to remove ‘United States’ as one of the CPTPP countries mentioned in the last sentence) OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada backs Ukraine’s application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng said on Friday. “Following the UK’s accession, as more economies …

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Plastic-spewing artwork unveiled for Paris talks against waste

PARIS (Reuters) – Lobbyists Greenpeace unveiled an artwork in Paris on Saturday in the shape of a machine churning out bottles in front of an oil derrick to coincide with talks on eliminating plastic waste. Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong said his 5-metre-high work by the River Seine showed the link between fossil fuels and …

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Serbia’s President Vucic steps down as head of ruling party

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as leader of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) at a party congress on Saturday, saying a new approach was needed to unite the country, but said he would remain head of state. The move came a day after tens of thousands of people from across …

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Russian forces intercept two British Storm Shadow missiles -defence ministry

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian forces intercepted two long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles supplied to Ukraine by Britain, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry also said it had intercepted shorter-range U.S.-built HIMARS-launched and HARM missiles, and shot down 12 drones in the last 24 hours. Russia did not specify where the interceptions had taken …

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Germany to remove over 100 of its employees working in Russia

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany will remove more than 100 government employees working in Russia after Moscow imposed limits on the numbers allowed to work at German diplomatic missions in the country, a source with the German foreign ministry said on Saturday. “This limit, set by Russia for the beginning of June, requires a major cut …

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NATO urges Kosovo to de-escalate tension with Serbia

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO on Saturday urged Kosovo to dial down tensions with Serbia, a day after its government forcibly accessed municipal buildings to install mayors in ethnic Serb areas in the north of the country. The resulting clashes on Friday between Kosovan police and protesters opposed to the ethnic Albanian mayors prompted Serbia to put …

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Man arrested over Downing Street collision faces indecent images charge

LONDON (Reuters) – London police said on Saturday that a man arrested after a car collision into the gates of Downing Street, the site of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office, had been separately charged with making indecent images of children. The 43-year-old appeared in court on Saturday in relation to the images and was …

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Freed Belgian aid worker lost weight, not sense of humour, during Iran ordeal

By Bart Biesemans BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele lost 30 kg (66 lb) but not his sense of humour during over a year in an Iranian jail, his spokesman said on Saturday following his release in a prisoner swap. Vandecasteele arrived back in Belgium on Friday from Iran where he had …

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Poland to raise minimum wage twice in 2024, minister says

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland plans to raise the minimum wage twice in 2024 to help people cope with high inflation, Family and Social Policy Minister Marlena Malag said, as the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party prepares for a parliamentary election later this year. The cost of living has been growing significantly in recent months, …

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Tens of thousands gather in Serbia in Vucic’s show of power

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands gathered in the center of Belgrade on Friday in support of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in a show of power following big anti-government protests over two mass shootings that killed 18 people earlier this month. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and secessionist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik were among …

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