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Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy eligible for new help dealing with migration, EU says

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy will be eligible for help dealing with migratory pressures under a new EU mechanism when the bloc’s pact on migration and asylum enters into force in mid-2026, the European Commission said on Tuesday. As part of the European Union’s migration reforms, member states must now decide how best …

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Kremlin says contacts with Britain failed to develop

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday there had been contact between Britain’s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, and Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov but that the dialogue did not work out. The Financial Times reported that Powell had tried to open up a back channel to the Kremlin because Britain and its European …

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Ex-Polish justice minister offers to be questioned abroad, lawyer says

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -A former Polish justice minister accused of abuse of power has offered to be questioned in Hungary or Belgium, his lawyer told Rzeczpospolita daily in comments published late on Tuesday, a move that would allow him to avoid pre-trial detention. His offer illustrates the difficulties Polish authorities may face in their pursuit of …

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Russia is ready to resume talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, foreign ministry official says

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia is ready to resume peace negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul, Russian state news agency TASS cited a foreign ministry official as saying on Wednesday. No face-to-face talks have taken place between the two sides since they met in the Turkish city on July 23. TASS quoted the official, Alexei Polishchuk, as saying …

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Tajikistan launches state-backed messenger app

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

ALMATY (Reuters) -Tajikistan’s communications service said on Tuesday that it had launched a national messenger app, mimicking similar projects in Russia and Kazakhstan, which critics have warned could compromise user data. In a statement, the Tajik government communications service said the launch of the app, ORIZ, was: “an important step towards Tajikistan’s digital independence.” It …

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German citizen arrested for dark web death threats against politicians

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

By Thomas Escritt and Markus Wacket BERLIN (Reuters) -German police have detained a Polish-German citizen accused of running a site on the dark web that agitated for the murder of prominent politicians, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Prosecutors said the suspect, named only as Martin S. in accordance with German privacy laws, had solicited donations of …

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French foreign minister says US military operations in Caribbean violate international law

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

By Maria Cheng NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Canada (Reuters) -France is worried about U.S. military operations in the Caribbean because they violate international law, the country’s foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday. The U.S. military has carried out at least 19 strikes so far against suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean and off the Pacific coasts of …

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Russian forces roll ‘Mad Max’-style into battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, video shows

11 Nov 2025 11 Nov 2025

By Guy Faulconbridge and Soheil Afdjei MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said its forces had pushed deeper into the eastern Ukrainian cities of Pokrovsk and Kupiansk on Tuesday, with one video showing Russian soldiers rolling into Pokrovsk on motorbikes and even on the roofs of battered cars and vans. Moscow says taking Pokrovsk, dubbed “the gateway to …

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Ukraine’s top commander: Situation has worsened in Zaporizhzhia region

11 Nov 2025 11 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -Ukraine’s top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on Tuesday that the army’s situation has “significantly worsened” in parts of southeastern Zaporizhzhia region amid fierce fighting with Russian forces. “The situation has significantly worsened in the Oleksandrivka and Huliapole directions, where, using its numerical superiority in personnel and materiel, the enemy advanced in fierce fighting …

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Ukraine charges seven in $100 million energy graft scandal

11 Nov 2025 11 Nov 2025

By Dan Peleschuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian authorities charged seven individuals on Tuesday in relation to an alleged $100 million kickback scheme involving senior energy officials that has caused public anger and focused attention on Kyiv’s battle against corruption. Ukraine is under pressure to crack down on graft as it seeks European Union …

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