(Reuters) – Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Kobakhidze called on Friday for a review of relations with the United States after Washington ordered punitive measures over the passage of a law on “foreign agents”, Russian news agencies reported. “Georgian-American relations must truly be reviewed. We’ll discuss this with the ambassador,” RIA news agency quoted Kobakhidze as …
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GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) – Protesters assembled outside Hampden Park in Glasgow on Friday ahead of Scotland’s Women’s Euro 2025 qualifier versus Israel, demonstrating against Israel’s military operation in Gaza. About 400 people, some carrying small coffins and Palestinian flags, gathered at the main stand entrance before kickoff, the BBC reported. The match was delayed to …
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By Dominique Vidalon and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) -An 18-year-old Chechen man was arrested in the French town of Saint-Etienne this month, suspected of planning an attack in the name of Islamic State at the city’s soccer stadium during this summer’s Olympics, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday. An anti-terrorism prosecutor said the suspect …
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(Reuters) -The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended Valneva’s single-dose chikungunya vaccine for use on Friday, setting it up as the first preventive shot against the disease in Europe. EMA’s recommendation for the French firm’s vaccine Ixchiq comes as the mosquito-borne disease, for which no approved drugs exist, has been spreading due to climate change. While …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany on Friday suggested Ukraine could use weapons supplied by Western countries to defend itself against attacks launched from just inside Russia against the northern border region around the city of Kharkiv in accordance with international law. Germany discussed with allies the fact that Russia has carried out strikes on the Kharkiv …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape on Friday made his first visit to a remote village hit by a deadly landslide last week and thanked international aid donors for their support. Officials are still trying to pinpoint how many people are buried under parts of a mountain which collapsed onto the …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A volcano south of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik spewed smoke and lava for a second day on Thursday although at a significantly slower pace, authorities said. The eruption, the fifth since December, was the most powerful in the area since volcanic systems on the Reykjanes peninsula became active three years ago after lying dormant …
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By Max Hunder KYIV REGION (Reuters) – In its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry, Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia, and more than four thousand have applied so far. Under a deal offered to inmates by the government, prisoners will have their remaining sentences cleared …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he had arrived in Sweden with plans to sign three bilateral security agreements. The Ukrainian president is in Stockholm to attend the third Ukraine-Northern Europe Summit, with air defence and joint weapons production at the top of the agenda. Zelenskiy will be meeting the prime ministers …
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By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke SONNEBERG, Germany (Reuters) – In a recent discussion by the east German district council of Sonneberg about getting refugees into work, Roland Schliewe of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) said demanding jobs could not be given to North Africans because they had a low IQ. Despite the remarks, …
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