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Germany says borders must not be moved by force after Trump statement

8 Jan 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has taken note of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s statements about Greenland and Canada, and stands by the international principle that borders must not be moved by force, said a government spokesperson on Wednesday. “As always, the honourable principle of the United Nations Charter and the Helsinki Accords applies, namely that borders …

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Spain’s Sanchez says Musk attacks Europe’s institutions, incites hatred

8 Jan 2025

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday attacked billionaire Elon Musk for interfering in European politics, accusing him of undermining democracy. “The international far-right that we have been opposing in Spain for years, led in this case by the richest man on the planet, openly attacks our institutions, incites hatred and openly …

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Lithuania boosts power grid security ahead of Russia decoupling

8 Jan 2025

VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania said on Wednesday it has ramped up security around the country’s electricity link with Poland ahead of a planned decoupling next month of the Baltic region’s power systems from a Soviet-era grid shared with Russia and Belarus. Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas said the government had asked police to guard the …

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Finland says oil tanker linked to subsea cable damage has serious deficiencies

8 Jan 2025

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland’s public transport agency said on Wednesday that an oil tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea was found to have serious deficiencies and will not be allowed to operate until repairs have been made. Baltic Sea nations are on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link …

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Exclusive-China-linked shipowner denies Taiwan accusation of damaging undersea cable

8 Jan 2025

By James Pomfret and Yimou Lee HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) – The Chinese director of a firm whose vessel Taiwan suspects of having damaged an undersea communications cable said on Wednesday there was no evidence the ship was involved, an incident that has alarmed the government in Taipei. Taiwan’s coast guard said it sent a ship …

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Germany’s front-runner for chancellor won’t commit to new NATO spending target

8 Jan 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) – German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month’s election, said Germany would spend more on defence but would not commit to a NATO defence spending target as called for by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. “We first really have to reach the 2% lower limit in Germany. We are …

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Ukraine strikes Russian oil depot serving airfield, military says

8 Jan 2025

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine struck overnight a Russian oil depot that serves a military airfield in the Russian city of Engels, Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday. It reported multiple explosions and a big fire at “Kristal” oil depot, which it said provided fuel to the “Engels-2” military airfield, where Russia’s strategic bomber fleet is based. …

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Ryanair sues passenger for 15,000 euros for disrupting flight

8 Jan 2025

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair has filed legal proceedings against a passenger it says disrupted a flight and forced it to be diverted, and is seeking 15,000 euros ($15,500) in damages, the Irish airline said on Wednesday. Ryanair said “inexcusable behaviour” by the passenger, on a flight from Dublin to the Spanish island of Lanzarote on …

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Swiss, Danish tourists among three dead in Australian plane crash

8 Jan 2025

SYDNEY (Reuters) -A light aircraft crashed near Rottnest Island off the Western Australian city of Perth killing two tourists from Switzerland and Denmark and the pilot, authorities said on Wednesday.  The aircraft was carrying six tourists when it crashed on Tuesday afternoon off Rottnest Island, a popular tourist destination around 30 km (18.6 miles) west …

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Iran tells France to review ‘unconstructive’ approach ahead of meeting

8 Jan 2025

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign ministry called upon Paris to review its “unconstructive” approach, a few days before Tehran is set to hold a new round of talks about its nuclear programme with major European countries. On Monday, Emmanuel Macron said Tehran’s uranium enrichment drive is nearing a point of no return and warned that …

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