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Greek PM Mitsotakis speaks with Trump, invites him to Greece

11 Nov 2024

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke on Monday with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, congratulating him on his election victory and inviting him to visit Greece. Mitsotakis underlined the importance of a strategic partnership between the two countries and told Trump that he sought close cooperation with the U.S. administration, his office said …

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ICC confirms probe into alleged misconduct by war crimes prosecutor

11 Nov 2024

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The International Criminal Court’s governing body will launch an external probe into its chief prosecutor Karim Khan over alleged sexual misconduct, it said in a statement on Monday, confirming a previous report by Reuters. “An external investigation is … being pursued in order to ensure a fully independent, impartial and fair process”, the …

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Far-right Independence Day march in Warsaw draws thousands

11 Nov 2024

WARSAW (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Poles including nationalist opposition chiefs walked through Warsaw on Monday in an annual Independence Day event held by the far-right, some shooting red flares and carrying anti-EU, anti-Ukraine and white supremacist banners. The march has become a point of friction between Poland’s hard-right and conservatives on one hand …

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EU Parliament delays decision on approving Hungary’s Varhelyi as commissioner

11 Nov 2024

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A decision on approving Hungary’s Oliver Varhelyi as the new EU commissioner for health and animal welfare has been postponed, a spokesperson for the European Parliament said on Monday. In September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen nominated her candidates for posts in the EU executive, following the June EU elections. …

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Russian attacks kill two, injure 19 in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region

11 Nov 2024

KYIV (Reuters) -Russian attacks on Monday killed two in Ukraine’s central-east Dnipropetrovsk region and injured at least 19, with more people likely trapped under the rubble, officials said. Shelling by artillery killed two people in Nikopol and injured five more, regional governor Serhiy Lysak said on the Telegram messenger platform. A medical facility, a cafe …

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Lithuanian president to refuse ministers from party whose leader is on trial for antisemitism

11 Nov 2024

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda on Monday criticised the Social Democrats’ decision to form a government with a party whose leader is accused of antisemitic statements and said he would block its ministers from taking power. The Social Democrats, the winners in October’s general election, signed a coalition agreement on …

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Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy

11 Nov 2024

ROME (Reuters) – Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks attributed to some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art including Banksy, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. Some 38 people were placed under investigation in Italy, Spain, France and Belgium on suspicion of conspiracy to handle …

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