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Sweden to focus on domestic interests, not on being global moral power, says minister

11 Dec 2024 11 Dec 2024

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden is leaving behind a foreign policy of seeking to be a “moral great power” on the global stage and will focus more squarely on Swedish interests and security, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said on Wednesday. The commitment of past foreign policies not to choose sides has weakened the Nordic country’s …

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UN chief sees hope in Syria after end of Assad regime

11 Dec 2024 11 Dec 2024

By Nellie Peyton PRETORIA (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said there were signs of hope in Syria following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad by rebel forces over the weekend. “As we speak, we are witnessing the reshaping of the Middle East. … We also see some signs of hope, and signs of hope …

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Russia tells its citizens: avoid travel to the West

11 Dec 2024 11 Dec 2024

By Dmitry Antonov and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday that relations with Washington were so confrontational that Russian citizens should not visit the United States, Canada and some EU countries in coming weeks because they risked being “hunted” down by U.S. authorities. Russian and U.S. diplomats say the relationship is worse than …

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Factbox-European countries halt Syrian asylum applications after Assad’s fall

11 Dec 2024 11 Dec 2024

(Reuters) -Many European countries have put asylum applications from Syrians on hold after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following 13 years of civil war. Here is what European countries have done: AUSTRIA Austria’s caretaker government on Monday ordered a stop to the processing of asylum applications by Syrians. …

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Joint EU defence funding mulled in era of Ukraine war, Trump return

11 Dec 2024 11 Dec 2024

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Poland will make joint defence financing a priority during its presidency of the EU given alarm over matters from the Ukraine war to the return of NATO-sceptic Donald Trump to the White House, Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said. European nations including the biggest Germany are scrambling to boost defence …

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Greece detains 16 people for involvement in Turkish criminal gangs

11 Dec 2024 11 Dec 2024

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police have detained 16 people and confiscated drugs and weapons in an operation aimed at dismantling Turkish criminal groups active in the country, authorities said on Wednesday. In recent years, Greece has seen a significant rise in the number of Turkish nationals involved in shootings or arrested for gun possession. Police …

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Syrians head home from Turkey to ‘a better life’ after rebellion

11 Dec 2024 11 Dec 2024

By Ece Toksabay and Mert Ozkan CILVEGOZU, Turkey (Reuters) – Syrians lined up at the Turkish border on Wednesday to head home after rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad, speaking of their expectations for a better life following what was for many a decade of hardship in Turkey. “We have no one here. We are going …

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EU to boost surveillance at bloc’s borders with Russia and Belarus

11 Dec 2024 11 Dec 2024

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will invest more in surveillance at the bloc’s borders with Russia and Belarus, it said on Wednesday, as it accused Russia of encouraging migrants over the border in a “hybrid war” tactic. Countries including Poland and Finland will benefit from an additional 170 million euros ($178.57 million) “to upgrade …

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Israeli airstrikes kill at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

11 Dec 2024 11 Dec 2024

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli air attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 38 Palestinians on Wednesday, most of them in a strike on a house in Beit Lahiya on the northern edge of the enclave, medics said. The Beit Lahiya strike killed at least 22 people, including women and children, health officials …

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German chancellor frontrunner says will finance military without more borrowing

11 Dec 2024 11 Dec 2024

By Andreas Rinke and Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany can cover future increases in military spending without creating a special funding instrument, but must do more to coordinate defence with European allies, the frontrunner in the race to become Germany’s next chancellor told Reuters. Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition conservatives, said a special …

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