AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands will limit permits for asylum seekers to a maximum of three years and will introduce border controls next month, as part of a broader clampdown on asylum migration, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Friday. The measure is part of a package of measures aimed at curbing asylum migration, …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s National Assembly on Friday approved an amendment to the government’s 2025 belt-tightening budget bill that would hit the country’s wealthiest individuals with a billionaires tax. The Zucman amendment, sponsored by leftist lawmakers from La France Insoumise party and inspired by French economist Gabriel Zucman who advocates a global billionaires tax, would …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mohammad Salem CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 72 people since Thursday night and Israeli forces launched a night-time raid on a hospital in the north of the enclave, Palestinian officials said. The Gaza health ministry said a strike on houses in the southern …
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By Tassilo Hummel, Tom Balmforth and Maria Martinez PARIS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s bid to have Russia added to an international list of countries with weak money laundering compliance has failed again after the move was rejected by countries including China, India, Saudi Arabia and South Africa, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. …
By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) – A leading figure from the junior partner in Spain’s minority government is under investigation following accusations of sexual abuse, officials said on Friday, a day after he suddenly resigned in a blow to the fragile coalition. In a letter posted on X on Thursday, Inigo Errejon, the main spokesperson …
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By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) – The South Caucasus country of Georgia holds a parliamentary election on Saturday that pits a government seen as leaning increasingly towards Russia against an opposition that champions integration with the West. Here’s what to look out for. HIGH STAKES POLLS * The ruling party, Georgian Dream, is seeking a …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Protesters defied curfews and clashed with police on the French Caribbean island of Martinique overnight into Friday morning, officials there said, more than a month since demonstrations erupted over rising living costs. Clashes broke out as police tried to clear protesters’ roadblocks, the Martinique administration said. Crowds also tried to hijack a …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican is cutting the already shrinking pay packages of cardinals who head the Catholic Church’s top offices in Rome by about 10% or 500 euros ($540) a month as the pope pursues a “zero deficit” agenda of greater thrift. The cardinals will no longer receive two monthly …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Prato is a key industrial centre for the country but this has led the area to become a crossroads for business and criminals, where the exposure of workers to exploitation and violence is rising exponentially, a local prosecutor said. The Tuscan city is home to one of the largest concentrations of …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Paris St Germain will take their wage dispute with Kylian Mbappe to court after the French football league’s governing body (LFP) ruled in favour of the France captain on Friday. French media reported the 25-year-old, who has not commented on the dispute, is seeking around 55 million euros ($59.52 million) in salary …
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