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BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romanian prosecutors searched several properties on Saturday in an investigation into potential illegal financing in the country’s presidential election, a day after the top court annulled the ballot following accusations of Russian meddling. The court ruled on Friday that the election should be held again, plunging Romania, a member of the European Union …

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By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) -Two strategically-important Russian military facilities in Syria and Moscow’s very presence in the Middle East are under serious threat from rapidly advancing insurgents, Russian war bloggers have warned. With Russian military resources mostly tied down in Ukraine where Moscow’s forces are rushing to take more territory before Donald Trump comes to …

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By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday nominated co-leader Alice Weidel as its first chancellor candidate in the party’s 11-year history, setting out its bid for power ahead of a snap election due in February. The party is not likely to form part of a governing coalition any time …

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PARIS (Reuters) -Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday, Dec. 7, five-and-a-half years after fire destroyed its roof and spire and caused major damage throughout. Here is what you need to know: WHAT IS NOTRE-DAME? A medieval Gothic masterpiece, Notre-Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris) is one of the French capital’s most beloved and visited …

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By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania’s top court annulled an ongoing presidential election after accusations of Russian meddling and ruled on Friday the entire process, which had been due to conclude this weekend, would have to be re-run. The second round had been scheduled for Sunday and voting has already begun in polling stations abroad. …

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