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Serbia used Israeli firm’s tech to enable spy campaign, Amnesty says

16 Dec 2024

By Aleksandar Vasovic and James Pearson BELGRADE/LONDON (Reuters) -Serbian officials installed homegrown spyware on the phones of dozens of journalists and activists, Amnesty International said in a report released on Monday, citing digital forensic evidence and testimony from activists who said they were hacked in recent months. In two cases, software provided by Israeli company …

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Israeli foreign minister brands Irish PM ‘antisemitic’

16 Dec 2024

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s foreign minister accused Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris on Monday of antisemitism as he defended Israel’s decision to close its embassy in Dublin over Ireland’s policies. “There is a difference between criticism – and antisemitism based on the delegitimization and dehumanization of Israel and double standards towards Israel,” Foreign Minister Gideon …

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Russia disrupting Baltic security in test for NATO, Polish admiral says

16 Dec 2024

By Barbara Erling and Marek Strzelecki WARSAW (Reuters) – Russia is disrupting mobile communications and ship-tracking data across the Baltic Sea, endangering vessels and energy supplies to test how Western powers will respond, a Polish admiral overseeing the area said. Vice Admiral Krzysztof Jaworski said Moscow was systematically using such tactics to hide the movements …

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Eleven Indians dead in accident at Georgian ski resort, embassy says

16 Dec 2024

TBILISI (Reuters) – Eleven Indian citizens were among twelve victims of an accident at an Indian restaurant in the Georgian ski resort of Gudauri, the Indian Embassy said on Monday. According to a preliminary report from the Georgian Interior Ministry, the victims, which included one Georgian citizen, were found dead inside the restaurant after using …

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Mayotte cyclone kills several hundred, maybe thousands, in worst storm in century

16 Dec 2024

By Michel Rose and Abdou Moustoifa PARIS/MORONI (Reuters) -Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French official said on Sunday. “I think there will certainly be several hundreds, maybe we will …

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Ukraine says it has laser weapon able to down targets flying at over 2km

16 Dec 2024

(Reuters) – Ukraine possesses a laser weapon capable of shooting down airborne targets at an altitude of more than 2 kilometres (1.2 miles), the country’s drone forces commander said on Monday. The military official, Vadym Sukharevskyi, did not provide any more details in his first official remarks about the existence of the weapon. Reuters was …

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Bucharest mayor to run in Romanian presidential election

16 Dec 2024

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – The independent two-term mayor of Romania’s capital Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, said on Monday he will run for president in an election that will be re-run next year. The European Union and NATO member state plunged into institutional chaos earlier this month when its top court annulled a presidential election following accusations of …

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Novo’s Ozempic faces scrutiny over potential link to rare eye disease

16 Dec 2024

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish health authorities said on Monday they would ask the European Union’s drug regulator to review the findings of two Danish studies linking Novo Nordisk’s popular diabetes drug Ozempic to a rare sight-threatening eye condition. The two studies conducted by University of Southern Denmark (SDU) found that Ozempic more than doubles the …

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Germany’s Scholz loses confidence vote, paving way for elections

16 Dec 2024

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a parliamentary confidence vote on Monday, paving the way for snap elections in February intended to lead Germany out of a political crisis triggered by the collapse of his coalition. (Reporting by Friederike Heine, editing by Rachel More)

Israeli forces carry out air, ground attacks in Gaza; dozens dead

16 Dec 2024

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 53 Palestinians, including a journalist and rescue workers, medics said, and the Israeli military said its air and ground forces in the north of the enclave killed dozens of militants and captured others. An airstrike hit the civil emergency centre in the Nuseirat …

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