BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the new lineup of the executive arm of the European Union that runs the affairs of the 27-nation bloc on a daily basis and makes sure EU countries abide by the bloc’s laws. Here is what the Commission does: It is one …
By Gram Slattery and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A man suspected of hiding for nearly 12 hours in an apparent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course was charged with two gun-related crimes on Monday, a day after authorities say he was spotted in the bushes with a rifle as the …
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ROME (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday stressed the importance of a fighter jet programme with Italy and Japan after speculation that his new government could axe its participation in the scheme in a defence review. Starmer met Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni for talks in Rome on Monday, which covered defence issues …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Monday that its forces had retaken control of two villages in its western Kursk region from Ukraine, continuing what Moscow says is a significant counter-offensive there. Russian forces have been battling Ukrainian troops in Kursk region since Aug. 6, when Kyiv surprised Moscow with the biggest foreign attack on Russian …
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By Pedro Nunes PENALVA DO CASTELO, Portugal (Reuters) -At least two people died as wildfires raged in central and northern Portugal on Monday, forcing authorities to evacuate villages, close motorways and ask the European Union to send more water-bombing aircraft. The situation was most dangerous in the northwestern Aveiro district where one forest blaze reached …
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CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldovan President Maia Sandu took matters in stride on Monday when an earthquake in neighbouring Romania jolted the television studio where she was being interviewed. “The next few weeks are going to be very, very busy,” Sandu said at the close of the interview when the studio was clearly rocked at 5.40 …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The outgoing head of NATO Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday he welcomed talks on Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles to strike inside Russian territory, but any decision on the issue would have to be made by individual allies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been pleading with allies for months to let Ukraine …
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Deadly floods prompted Austrian political parties to cancel or postpone election events scheduled on Monday in what the conservative chancellor called a “pause” in campaigning, though seasoned observers said there was no such thing. Heavy and sustained rain since Friday has caused the worst flooding in two decades in …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday it had asked the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to join humanitarian efforts in Russia’s Kursk region following a cross-border incursion by Ukrainian forces. Ukraine’s army remains in the Kursk region more than a month after launching the assault, in which President …
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COLOGNE (Reuters) -German police and prosecutors are investigating an explosion that occurred in central Cologne early Monday, a police spokesperson said, adding that there was no indication of a terrorist motive for the crime. A bystander suffered a mild injury and was brought to hospital after the explosion damaged commercial property on the Hohenzollernring ring …
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