DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris’ Fine Gael drew level with Sinn Fein in an opinion poll for the first time in almost three years on Thursday, a further potential setback to the opposition party’s hopes of governing for the first time. The Irish Times/Ipsos B&A survey taken three weeks before local polls …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Prosecutors have demanded a 17-year prison sentence for an elderly Russian scientist who is accused of handing secret information to German intelligence, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Thursday. Anatoly Maslov, 77, is accused of treason in a trial that is closed to the media. Kommersant said the defence argued such a jail …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament warned that Ukraine was dragging the United States and Europe into a major global war and on Thursday urged Western leaders to act responsibly to avoid a catastrophe. President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has touched off the worst breakdown in relations between Russia …
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By Remo Casilli PADUA, Italy (Reuters) – With the oldest population in the European Union, where one in four are aged over 65, it’s little surprise that Italy is home to the world’s fastest 90-year-old woman sprinter. Emma Maria Mazzenga claimed another world record in the 90 and over age group this month when she …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -A summit that Switzerland hopes will pave the way for a peace process in Ukraine has drawn delegations from more than 50 countries, Swiss President Viola Amherd said on Wednesday. The neutral Swiss government was seeking a broad-based turnout from different parts of the world, and 160 invitations were sent, Amherd said at …
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By Radovan Stoklasa and Boldizsar Gyori BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (Reuters) -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in a “politically motivated” assassination attempt when leaving a government meeting on Wednesday, the interior minister said. The gunman shot Fico, 59, five times, leaving the prime minister in critical condition …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police clashed with protesters after a pro-Palestinian march to the Israeli embassy in Athens on Wednesday, Reuters witnesses and police officials said. More than 2,500 people marched through the streets of Athens to the embassy carrying Palestinian flags and chanting “Free Palestine!” A group of protesters broke off the march, which …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has started moving a pier towards the Gaza coast, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, one of the last steps before the launch of a maritime port promised by President Joe Biden to speed the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians. The U.S. military opted to pre-assemble the maritime …
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh blamed Israel on Wednesday for a deadlock in Gaza ceasefire negotiations and reiterated key demands including that any agreement provide a framework for a permanent end to Israel’s offensive in the enclave. Earlier this month, the Palestinian group said it agreed to a truce proposal …
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By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of police fanned out across northern France on a massive manhunt for a fugitive gangster known as “The Fly” on Wednesday, a day after he was sprung from a prison van by gunmen in an attack that killed two prison guards. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said France had …
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