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Explainer-How Germany’s coalition works and could it fall apart?

4 Nov 2024

By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -The parties in Germany’s ruling coalition are under pressure to assert themselves after regional election defeats, dismal polling numbers and questions over whether they can form a joint response to the darkening outlook for Europe’s largest economy. Elections are scheduled for September, but another spat over the budget has triggered …

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Rescuers find no casualties so far in Valencia’s underground shopping mall car park

4 Nov 2024

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish rescue teams have not found any casualties so far in Valencia’s Bonaire shopping mall underground car park, the interior ministry said on Monday. The parking was flooded during the country’s worst flash floods in modern history last week that left at least 217 people dead. The ministry said work was continuing …

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Israeli authorities probe suspected Gaza intelligence leak by Netanyahu aide

4 Nov 2024

By Rami Amichay and Maayan Lubell RISHON LE-ZION, Israel (Reuters) – A suspected leak of classified Gaza documents involving an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has jolted Israeli politics and outraged the families of hostages held by Hamas who have been pushing for a deal to get their loved ones home. Details of the …

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Soccer-French prosecutors drop harassment probe into ex-soccer chief Le Graet

4 Nov 2024

PARIS (Reuters) -French prosecutors on Monday said they had dropped an investigation into sexual and moral harassment allegations against former French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet. The preliminary inquiry, opened in January 2023, was closed on Oct. 17 due to insufficient evidence, the Paris public prosecution office said in e-mailed comments. Le Graet, …

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German foreign minister assures Kyiv of support on visit ahead of U.S. vote

4 Nov 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kyiv on Monday pledging Berlin’s continued backing for Ukraine, amid disquiet over the future of Washington’s support as the U.S. election looms. Baerbock said Ukraine, facing its third winter of war, needs support to ensure its very survival as North Korea’s military involvement and Russian …

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French people need to work more to boost growth, minister says

4 Nov 2024

PARIS (Reuters) – People in France must work more, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Monday, adding that the fact that French people worked less than their counterparts in Europe was harming the economy due to lower tax contributions and social security payments. The government is examining reforms to speed up its sluggish economic growth, …

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Moldova’s pro-Western Sandu claims election win after meddling allegations

4 Nov 2024

By Tom Balmforth and Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) -Moldova’s pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu claimed victory at Sunday’s closely-fought presidential election, defeating Alexandr Stoianoglo, her rival backed by the traditionally pro-Russian Socialist Party. With 98% of the ballots counted, Sandu led Stoianoglo with 54.35%, the Central Election Commission said at the end of an election and …

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Russian drone attack sparks park fire in Ukraine’s Kyiv, mayor says

4 Nov 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – Debris from destroyed Russian drones sparked park and grass fires in Kyiv, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said on Monday, in what was Moscow’s third drone attack on the city in as many nights. “Emergency crews have been dispatched,” Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. The drone wreckage …

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Activists rally in Belgrade to protest railway station disaster

4 Nov 2024

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Hundreds of opposition activists rallied in Belgrade on Sunday to protest over a deadly accident at a railway station in Serbia’s north, for which they blame negligence and corruption by the authorities. The disaster on Friday in the city of Novi Sad, about 70 km (40 miles) northwest of Belgrade, happened when …

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