By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s pro-Russian separatist region of Transdniestria has said it needs more Russian natural gas to operate its industry as supply and cost emerge as election issues in the ex-Soviet state. Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest countries, long depended on Russia for gas but last year met its needs from …
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By Max Hunder and Steve Holland DONETSK REGION, Ukraine/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Ukrainian government has informed the White House that it plans to fire the country’s top military commander overseeing the war against Russian occupation forces, two knowledgeable sources said on Friday. The move to oust General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, who has clashed with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy …
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(Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi movement said on Friday it fired ballistic missiles at targets in the Israeli city of Eilat and threatened to keep up military operations until Israel ended its offensive in Gaza. The Israeli military earlier said its “Arrow” aerial defence system had intercepted a surface-to-surface missile in the Red Sea area …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mohammed Salem GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip on Friday, where the displaced population, penned against the border fence in their hundreds of thousands, feared a new assault with nowhere left to flee. More than half of …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italian junior culture minister and art critic Vittorio Sgarbi, under investigation over possession of a stolen painting, said on Friday he was quitting because Rome’s antitrust body was trying to curb his unofficial duties. Sgarbi, 71, is a long-serving parliamentarian and outspoken TV personality who was close to former primer minister Silvio …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Friday that Algeria’s draft Security Council resolution calling for a Gaza ceasefire could jeopardize “sensitive negotiations” aimed at brokering a pause in Israel’s war. Algeria shared the draft with the 15-member council on Wednesday. It would demand an …
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(Reuters) – Russia’s Justice Ministry has designated Oleg Orlov, a veteran Russian human rights campaigner, a “foreign agent”, the ministry said on Friday. The foreign agent designation requires that people and entities on the list place a disclaimer on items they publish and imposes strict financial reporting and self-disclosure requirements. Orlov, 70, has been for …
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MILAN (Reuters) – Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Friday he was increasingly worried about delays in preparations for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which are to be held in Milan and the Alpine town of Cortina d’Ampezzo. The two venues were officially named as the 2026 Winter Olympic hosts almost five years ago, in …
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BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s coalition government said on Friday it had reached an agreement with farmers and hauliers to end weeks of protests against high business costs, even as farmers elsewhere in the EU continued to block roads and border crossings. The protests stem from anger about low prices for produce, rising costs, imports of …
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By Charlotte Van Campenhout and Christian Levaux BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Farmers blocked the Dutch-Belgian border and occupied roads in Greece on Friday, while a Polish union announced plans to shut border crossings with Ukraine as European protests over prices and red tape spread. Protests have erupted in several countries, exposing anger about low prices for produce, …
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