ROME (Reuters) – An Italian parliamentary committee approved on Tuesday a government plan worth some 8.2 billion euros ($8.86 billion) to buy new-generation tanks and revamp the army’s ground forces, two sources close to the matter said. The plan is part of a broader initiative by the government of Giorgia Meloni to boost defence procurement …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – The leader of a Canadian opposition party said on Tuesday he was working to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau but to do so he needs the help of other legislators who have shown little enthusiasm for the idea. The comments by Bloc Quebecois chief Yves-Francois Blanchet underline the challenges facing Trudeau’s minority …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia test-fired missiles over distances of thousands of miles on Tuesday to simulate a “massive” nuclear response to an enemy first strike. “Given the growing geopolitical tensions and the emergence of new external threats and risks, it is important to have modern and constantly ready-to-use strategic …
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RABAT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron told Morocco’s parliament on Tuesday the disputed territory of Western Sahara should be under Moroccan sovereignty, reiterating in person a statement made in July that paved the way for warmer relations with Rabat. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT France and Morocco have had a difficult relationship over the past three …
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By Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Catholic Church must do a better job of handling compensation for the victims of clergy sexual abuse, the Vatican’s child protection commission said in its first annual report on Tuesday. For decades, the Church has been shaken by scandals across the world involving paedophile priests and the …
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has recalled its ambassador to Iran over the execution of German-Iranian national Jamshid Sharmahd and summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires to voice Berlin’s protest, the German foreign office said on Tuesday. “We have sent our strongest protest against the actions of the Iranian regime & reserve the right to take further …
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VIENNA (Reuters) -Eight Austrian soldiers belonging to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) sustained superficial injuries in a rocket strike on the force’s headquarters in Naqoura, Austria’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. UNIFIL is stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along the demarcation line with Israel, an area that has seen more than …
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TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgia’s central electoral commission said it would recount ballots at some 14% of polling stations on Tuesday after a disputed parliamentary election in the South Caucasus country. Official results said the governing Georgian Dream party won nearly 54% of Saturday’s vote, but pro-Western opposition parties and Georgia’s president have said the result was …
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By Jake Spring and Oliver Griffin CALI, Colombia (Reuters) -Countries were at an impasse over how to fund conservation and other key decisions as the U.N. COP16 biodiversity summit entered its second week on Monday, with nations pledging millions of dollars rather than the billions needed. Seven countries and one provincial government pledged an additional …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese armed group Hezbollah named Naim Qassem as its new leader on Tuesday but Israel said his tenure would be “temporary”, an apparent threat after it killed his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut over a month ago. “Temporary appointment. Not for long,” Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant posted on X with a …
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