BERLIN (Reuters) – Parties spanning the spectrum from left to right agreed on Friday to try to form a government in the German state of Thuringia, setting aside deep political differences to keep the far-right Alternative for Germany out of power. The AfD’s victory in September’s election in Thuringia marked the first time a far-right …
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By Tim Hepher (Reuters) – The head of the European Space Agency (ESA) has said the region’s space industry needs the muscle to compete globally, warning Europe risks falling behind in the new space race. Major European satellite makers are looking at teaming up as they face competition from Elon Musk’s Starlink, with Airbus this …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Massive floods caused serious damage and power outages on Friday in parts of France’s mountainous southeast region after days of heavy rain, though there were no immediate reports of any casualties. France’s weather authority Meteo France placed six departments south of the city of Lyon on a red flood alert on Thursday. …
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By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu leads in opinion surveys ahead of a presidential election which could see him face an opposition far-right party leader in the second round. Romania, a member of the European Union and NATO, holds a two-round presidential contest on Nov. 24 and Dec. 8, …
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PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was defending Italian interests and should be acquitted of charges of kidnapping a boat full of migrants who were held offshore for almost three weeks in 2019, his lawyer said on Friday. Prosecutors have demanded a six-year jail term for Salvini, who heads the far-right League …
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WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland moved a step closer to legalising civil partnerships with the publication of a draft law on Friday that the minister responsible for the legislation hailed as a “historic day” in a country where gay rights have proved bitterly divisive. Donald Tusk’s pro-European coalition government swept to power in predominantly Catholic Poland …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Dozens of members of a Greek dockworkers’ union have blocked the loading of a container of ammunition destined for Israel in protest against the Gaza war, coast guard and union officials told Reuters on Friday. The container, which arrived at Greece’s Pireaus port on Thursday, held 21 tons of ammunition, one of …
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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Russia is testing the readiness of a missile unit that forms part of its strategic nuclear forces, the defence ministry said on Friday, in the latest of a series of warning signals to Ukraine and the West. The test is taking place in the Tver region, northwest of Moscow, in the …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said on Friday it had come under several “deliberate” attacks by Israeli forces in recent days and efforts to help civilians in villages in the war zone were being hampered by Israeli shelling. The U.N. mission, known as UNIFIL, is stationed in southern Lebanon …
DUBAI (Reuters) – Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, architect of the group’s cross-border raids in 2023 that became the deadliest day in Israel’s history, was killed in combat, Khalil Al-Hayya, deputy Gaza Hamas chief and the group’s chief negotiator, said on Friday. Sinwar’s death, which follows Israeli assassinations of other Hamas leaders and commanders, will deal …
