OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s parliament received a bomb threat on Wednesday and police ramped up security around the building, the Oslo police said. Members of parliament continued their deliberations, parliament’s live video stream showed. “We are on the scene … to secure the parliament and prevent potential incidents. We have no information so far that there …
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a fresh appeal for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, deploring the killing of aid workers in an Israeli airstrike and paying tribute to a Ukrainian soldier who died in the war against Russia. Seven people working for the aid charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed …
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By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgia’s ruling party said on Wednesday it would reintroduce a bill requiring organisations which accept foreign funds to register as foreign agents, withdrawn last year after protests from opponents who likened it to Russian-style repression. In a briefing, the head of the Georgian Dream governing bloc’s parliamentary faction Mamuka Mdinaradze …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -An Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers including a Polish national in Gaza and the reaction of Israel’s prime minister have caused “understandable anger” and strained relations, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday the airstrike that killed the World Central Kitchen charity …
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NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus appealed on Wednesday for vigorous action from the EU to stem a recent tide of mostly Syrian refugees arriving by sea via Lebanon, saying the island’s reception capacity was at breaking point. “The situation is getting progressively worse, and in the past few days we have essentially been experiencing an onslaught …
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By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) – Flags flew at half-mast across Finland on Wednesday as the country mourned a 12-year-old boy who was shot dead at school, with police saying a fellow sixth-grader was their only suspect. Two other pupils at Viertola school, both girls also aged 12, were severely wounded in Tuesday’s attack and …
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(Reuters) – Russian air defence units downed four Ukrainian drones late on Tuesday over the border region of Kursk and one more over the adjacent Belgorod region, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Telegram. There were no reports of injuries or damage. Drone attacks on southern Russian regions occur daily and the Ukrainian military has …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israel mistakenly killed seven people working for the aid charity World Central Kitchen in a Gaza airstrike, and the U.S. and other allies called for explanations amid widespread condemnation. Israel’s military voiced “sincere sorrow” over the incident, which ratcheted up international pressure for steps …
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Omar Deeb was nearly hit by Israeli tank fire while searching for food in Gaza, and then saw people killed around him when he set out once more to feed his family in the besieged enclave. But like many Gazans who could soon face famine he has no choice …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Britain on Monday announced a new partnership on the science of artificial intelligence safety, amid growing concerns about upcoming next-generation versions. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and British Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington to jointly develop advanced AI model testing, following …
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