MOSCOW (Reuters) – Around 20 journalists were detained by police in central Moscow for several hours on Saturday at a rally of Russian soldiers’ wives calling for their men to be returned from the front in Ukraine, a Reuters witness said. The journalists, including a video journalist from Reuters, who were covering the protest, filmed …
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ROME (Reuters) – Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, the only son of Italy’s last king, who lived in exile in neighbouring Switzerland for most of his life, has died aged 86 at his home in Geneva, the Royal House of Savoy said. Born in the southern Italian city of Naples, he left his homeland as a …
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(This Feb. 2 story has been refiled to clarify the Fahrenheit conversion in paragraph 4) By Denis Balibouse VAULION, Switzerland (Reuters) – The once-popular ski runs of Dent-de-Vaulion in the Swiss Jura Mountains are now deserted as unusually mild weather has driven away winter sport enthusiasts and forced ski resorts to close across the country. …
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis condemned all forms of anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism, labelling them as a “sin against God”, after noticing an increase in attacks against Jews around the world. “(The Church) rejects every form of anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism, unequivocally condemning manifestations of hatred towards Jews and Judaism as a sin against God,” the …
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(Reuters) – Groups backed by Iran have been waging attacks on Israeli and U.S. targets since war erupted between its Palestinian ally Hamas and Israel on Oct. 7, a campaign that prompted U.S. counterstrikes and fuelled fears of a wider escalation. Three U.S. servicemen were killed on Jan. 28 in a drone attack by Iran-backed …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland’s president said he was unsure if Ukraine would be able to regain control over Russian-occupied Crimea but believed it could retake Donetsk and Luhansk, in comments that drew criticism from politicians in the governing coalition. Warsaw has been one of Kyiv’s staunchest supporters since Russia invaded the country in 2022 and has …
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PARIS (Reuters) -A knife attack early on Saturday in the Gare de Lyon rail station in Paris left three people wounded, police said. They said they had arrested the suspected attacker. Two of the victims suffered light wounds while the third was more seriously hurt but was not in a life-threatening situation, police added. The …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – An explosive device went off outside Greece’s labour ministry in central Athens early on Saturday but caused no injuries, Greek police said. A Greek newspaper received a phone call that a bomb had been planted at the ministry and had informed the police who cordoned off the area before the explosion which …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A fire was extinguished at Volgograd oil refinery in southern Russia on Saturday following a drone attack, local authorities said. Russia and Ukraine have targeted each other’s energy infrastructure in strikes designed to disrupt supply lines and logistics and to demoralise their opponent as they try to get the edge in a …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air defences downed nine of 14 Russian drones in an overnight attack that hit energy infrastructure in the city of Kryvyi Rih, the air force and regional officials said on Saturday. It is the second drone attack in two days on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of …
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