By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -More than 12,300 civilians have been killed in the Ukraine war since Russia invaded nearly three years ago, a U.N. official told a U.N. meeting on Wednesday, noting a spike in casualties due to the use of drones, long-range missiles and glide bombs. Russia, which is making territorial gains in …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German customs officials confiscated 90 kg (198 lb) of luxury Dubai chocolate from a woman last month at Hamburg airport that was subject to hundreds of euros in import duties, they said on Wednesday. People have queued for hours to buy the chocolate bars, made popular on TikTok, and filled with pistachios …
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By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday presided over the first in a year-long series of events to mark 50 years since the death of dictator Francisco Franco, with a warning that the far-right is once again ascending in Europe. Under the slogan “Spain at Liberty”, the centre-left government …
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By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine launched an overnight strike deep inside Russia that set fire to an oil depot that serves an air base for Russian nuclear bomber planes, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday. Russian regional governor Roman Busargin said the cities of Engels and Saratov, on opposite sides of the Volga river, …
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PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union will not let other nations attack its sovereign borders, France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, responding to comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on taking over Greenland. Trump declined on Monday to rule out military or economic action as part of his avowed desire to have the U.S. take …
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By John Irish and Lili Bayer PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -France urged the European Union to use its laws more robustly to defend itself against outside interference and Spain’s prime minister lambasted Elon Musk on Wednesday, as the U.S. tech billionaire steps up his comments about European politics. The European Union is grappling with how to respond …
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – The Baltic states are working with Poland to secure the energy infrastructure they need as they decouple their power grids from Russia, Lithuania’s energy minister told Reuters, following damage to undersea cables in the region. Baltic and Polish state-run power grid operators are working on an agreement to ensure …
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By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -The new, interim leader of Austria’s conservatives demanded assurances from the far right on Wednesday that they want to keep Austria free from Russian interference, laying out potential flashpoints as they head into coalition talks. The eurosceptic, Russia-friendly Freedom Party (FPO) won September’s parliamentary election with around 29% of the …
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By Kuba Stezycki WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will hold the first round of a presidential election on May 18, the parliament speaker said on Wednesday, setting the scene for a vote that will be crucial for the pro-European government’s hopes of implementing its agenda. Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s ruling coalition came to power vowing to …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament will attempt to elect elect a new head of state on Thursday, with officials seeing better odds of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel’s assault on Hezbollah and the toppling of the group’s ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The post, reserved for a Maronite Christian in the sectarian …
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