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Georgia charges key opposition figures with seeking to topple government

6 Nov 2025 6 Nov 2025

By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian prosecutors charged eight opposition figures, including jailed former President Mikheil Saakashvili, with plotting to topple the government and aiding foreign powers, a move sure to deepen concerns about democracy in the EU candidate nation. One of the main opposition blocs, which the ruling Georgian Dream party is seeking to …

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Czech cabinet resigns as election winner Babis closer to new government

6 Nov 2025 6 Nov 2025

PRAGUE (Reuters) -The Czech centre-right government agreed to resign, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Thursday, a formal step to handing over power to a new cabinet being formed by populist billionaire Andrej Babis after his October election victory. The outgoing cabinet remains in office until Babis’ team are appointed, which is not expected for …

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Norway police end Oslo airport drone probe, citing lack of evidence

6 Nov 2025 6 Nov 2025

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Norwegian police on Thursday said they had closed an investigation into suspected drone sightings that caused a shutdown of Oslo’s airport in September, citing insufficient evidence that drones had been present. Both Oslo and Copenhagen airports shut for several hours on September 22-23 after the airspace over the two hubs was closed due …

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Dutch appeals court rejects bid to stop arms exports to Israel

6 Nov 2025 6 Nov 2025

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -A Dutch appeals court on Thursday confirmed a decision to throw out a case brought by pro-Palestinian groups to stop the Netherlands exporting weapons to Israel and trading with Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. The court said it was up to the state to decide what actions to take and not …

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Belgium moves to improve airspace surveillance after drone incursions

6 Nov 2025 6 Nov 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Belgium will work to improve surveillance of its airspace following repeated sightings of drones over its airports and military bases, Defence Minister Theo Francken said on Thursday. Belgium’s Brussels and Liege airports were closed for hours on Tuesday evening after drone sightings, diverting many incoming planes and preventing others from taking off. “We …

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Russia says its forces advance in Pokrovsk in house-to-house battles

6 Nov 2025 6 Nov 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday that its forces had advanced in the battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and were fighting house-to-house battles in a bid to eject Ukrainian forces from the city. Moscow says taking Pokrovsk, dubbed “the gateway to Donetsk” by Russian media, would give it a platform to drive north …

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Poland launches new military training programme, aims to train 400,000 in 2026

6 Nov 2025 6 Nov 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will roll out a new military training programme this month as part of a broader plan to train around 400,000 people in 2026, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. Galvanized by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland now spends more of its GDP on defence than any other NATO member. It has grown …

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Spain orders poultry indoors as bird flu risk rises

6 Nov 2025 6 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -Spain will require poultry to be confined indoors in high-risk areas from November 10 to prevent the spread of bird flu, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, after a rise in outbreaks across Europe and several new cases were detected locally. The measures are precautionary and come after the risk level increased in recent …

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Kurdish leader Barzani pushes for leverage with Baghdad in Iraq vote

6 Nov 2025 6 Nov 2025

BAGHDAD Reuters) -Masoud Barzani, the Iraqi Kurdish leader who first took up arms against Saddam Hussein as a teenage guerrilla, remains a towering figure in Kurdish politics as Iraq heads into its November 11 election. Though he no longer holds an official post, Barzani’s Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is urging a strong Kurdish turnout to …

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Mamdani victory fires up Europe’s left against right-wing surge at home

6 Nov 2025 6 Nov 2025

By Catarina Demony and Sarah Marsh LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) -The blistering rise of Zohran Mamdani to become mayor of New York City has offered encouragement to left-wing parties across Europe that an unabashedly radical agenda could help turn the tide against right-wing forces at home. Parties from London to Berlin cheered Mamdani, a 34-year-old self-described democratic …

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