TBILISI (Reuters) – A gunman killed four people and injured one on Friday after opening fire at a market in the Georgian city of Rustavi, 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the capital Tbilisi, the interior ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said that the gunman had been arrested. It said that one of those …
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By Charlie Devereux, Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) -A Spanish rice variety traditionally used to make paella is under threat from a fungus after the European Union banned a pesticide farmers said they relied upon, in another example of how the bloc’s environmental rules are angering growers. Three rice producers in the Valencia region said their …
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(Reuters) – The Slovak parliament approved reforms scrapping a special prosecution branch dealing with high-level crime and lowering punishments for financial crimes in a fast-track procedure on Thursday, amid public protests and concerns from the European Commission. The government of Prime Minister Robert Fico, who took power last October for the fourth time after a …
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By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Nordic and Baltic lawmakers visiting Washington on Thursday expressed alarm at what they called a lack of urgency and a clear strategy by the United States to help Ukraine defeat Moscow’s invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin will move to take more European territory if he wins in Ukraine, …
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VITORIA, Spain (Reuters) -Spanish farmers drove tractors through city streets, disrupting traffic on Thursday as they stepped up their protests against soaring costs, bureaucracy and cheap competition from outside the European Union. The protests, which started spontaneously on Tuesday after spilling over from other EU countries, are backed by the country’s three main farmers’ associations. …
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Repeated U.S. strikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq are pushing the Baghdad government to end the mission of the U.S.-led coalition in the country, the prime minister’s military spokesperson said on Thursday. The U.S. military said a strike on Wednesday killed a commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Russian troops are engaged in fighting with Ukrainian forces inside the beleaguered town of Avdiivka, which has been under sustained Russian assault since mid-October, Ukraine’s military said on Thursday. Russian forces have been trying to advance on the town, noted for its vast coking plant and seen as a gateway to the …
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(Adds details) By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) -Medallists at the Paris Olympics will be rewarded with a piece of the Eiffel Tower, organisers said on Thursday as they unveiled the hexagon-shaped medals forged out of scrap metal from the monument. The idea was to link the Games with symbols of France, said Thierry Reboul, creative …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday pledged to act immediately on any new information from Israel related to “infiltration of Hamas” in the world body after nine U.N. staff in the Gaza Strip were fired last month. Israel last month accused 12 staff with the U.N. Palestinian refugee …
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By Patricia Zengerle, Richard Cowan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A $95.34 billion bill that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advanced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday after Republicans blocked compromise legislation that included a long-sought overhaul of immigration policy. Senators backed a procedural motion by 67-32, exceeding the 60-vote threshold to advance …
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