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MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court sentenced a playwright and a theatre director each to six years in prison on Monday for “justifying terrorism”, concluding a trial that rights campaigners had said demonstrated Russia’s intolerance of artistic freedom. Director Zhenya Berkovich, 39, and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, 44, were arrested in May last year over their production …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council will meet on Tuesday over a Russian attack on Ukraine that struck Kyiv’s main children’s hospital, said diplomats. Russia blasted the hospital with a missile in broad daylight on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 36 …

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By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Monday his ministry had received “significantly less” in 2025 budget funding than he had sought for plans to boost annual defence spending by 6.7 billion euros ($7.25 billion). Reports by local media, including Bild newspaper, said the ministry would receive an additional 1.2 …

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By Matthias Williams and Kate Abnett LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Many of France’s allies breathed a sigh of relief after Marine Le Pen’s far-right failed to win a snap election on Sunday but they noted that a messy coalition from a hung parliament could also pose headaches for Europe. Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) had been favourite …

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PARIS (Reuters) – France will have a hung parliament after Sunday’s parliamentary election, making it necessary for political leaders to figure out a path forward and potentially form a governing coalition, something seen as uncharted territory in French politics. The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) will have the biggest group of lawmakers, ahead of President …

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PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Sunday he will hand his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning, adding he will carry out his functions as long as required. Attal made the comments after France’s left-wing New Popular Front coalition won the most seats in the second voting round of …

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