By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s leftist government paid homage on Friday to victims of the country’s civil war and the ensuing four-decade rule of General Francisco Franco, ahead of the 50th anniversary of his death. Franco rose to power through a coup in July 1936 against the democratically elected Republican government, followed by the …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries remain split over their new climate change target and are still debating changes, just days before their ministers are due to approve the goal, according to diplomats and EU documents seen by Reuters on Friday. The EU is racing to approve a climate target, with the European …
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ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s ITA Airways will resume direct flights with Tel Aviv from January 1, a statement said on Friday, restoring connections with Rome’s main airport of Fiumicino. The company, part of the Lufthansa group, will initially operate two daily routes to and from Tel Aviv, the statement said. The route “holds strategic importance for …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine has successfully hit 160 Russian oil and energy facilities so far this year, the head of the SBU security service said on Friday. Vasyl Maliuk told reporters that the strikes would continue and were aimed at reducing Russia’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine. (Reporting by Olena Harmash; Editing by Sharon …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Pesha Magid CAIRO (Reuters) -The Israeli military attacked the Gaza Strip for a fourth day on Friday, killing three people, Palestinian health authorities said, in another test of a fragile ceasefire agreement. Residents reported Israeli shelling and gunfire in northern Gaza on Friday, as Israel continued to bombard areas of the …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred journalists to the Russian defence ministry on Friday when asked about a Reuters report that Russia had fired 9M729 missiles at Ukraine. Senior Ukrainian source said that Russia has fired the missile, whose secret development prompted the U.S. to abandon a nuclear arms control treaty with Moscow, at …
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By Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Two people suffered gunshot wounds after rival groups clashed in Brussels in the early hours of Thursday, said the Brussels prosecutor’s department, as the Belgian capital’s problems with violent crime show no signs of abating. The Brussels prosecutor said on Friday that police were called to Place de Bethleem in …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he hopes to convince President Donald Trump that Hungary should be exempted from U.S. sanctions on Russian oil because of its high dependence on pipeline networks for its energy supplies. Orban has said he will discuss U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday his government would launch a pension top-up, stepping up his political campaign ahead of national elections in 2026. Faced with the weakest economic stretch of his 15-year rule, Orban has already announced tax cuts for families, wage hikes and a massive subsidized housing loan programme …
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By Sarah Marsh, Paul Carsten and Maria Tsvetkova BERLIN/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Germany’s far-right AfD party, long shunned at home, is courting support in Washington, leveraging ties to MAGA personalities who have risen to senior roles in the Trump administration. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), classified as extremist by Germany’s domestic intelligence service and ostracised by …
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