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Trump says US has not approved Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles

22 Oct 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a news report on the United States giving approval to Ukraine to use long-range missiles deep into Russia was false, adding the U.S. “has nothing to do with those missiles.” The Wall Street Journal, citing unidentified U.S. officials, reported earlier on Wednesday that the Trump …

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France’s jailed ex-president Sarkozy targeted by death threats, prosecutor office says

22 Oct 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was targeted by death threats from an inmate at Paris’s La Sante prison, where he began serving his sentence this week, prompting a probe, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday. “On October 22, 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office was informed by the director of La Sante prison …

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Louvre chief blames CCTV gaps for $102 million jewellery heist

22 Oct 2025

By Manuel Ausloos and Inti Landauro PARIS (Reuters) -The Louvre’s cameras failed to detect burglars in time to prevent their audacious daylight heist of some of France’s crown jewels, the museum’s director said on Wednesday, amid growing anger directed at officials over major security lapses. The thieves broke into the world-famous Paris museum on Sunday …

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Chess-Former world champion Kramnik faces disciplinary action over Naroditsky controversy

22 Oct 2025

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik is facing disciplinary proceedings over public attacks on U.S. grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, whose sudden death this week at 29 has prompted outrage and calls for action, the international chess federation (FIDE) said on Wednesday. The cause of Naroditsky’s death has not been made public. A …

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Israel’s parliament gives initial nod to occupied West Bank annexation

22 Oct 2025

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of land which Palestinians want for a state, won preliminary approval from Israel’s parliament on Wednesday.  The vote was the first of four needed to pass the law and it coincided with the visit of U.S. Vice President …

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Iran welcomes conditional release of Iranian student in France

22 Oct 2025

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran welcomed the conditional release of an Iranian student from French prison, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, adding Tehran will strive for her full release. Iran has accused France of arbitrarily detaining Mahdieh Esfandiari, a student living in the French city of Lyon, who was arrested this year over anti-Israel social …

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Vladimir Putin oversees readiness test of Russia’s nuclear forces

22 Oct 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw a test of Russia’s nuclear forces on land, sea and air to rehearse their readiness and command structure. The test included the launch of a land-based “Yars” intercontinental ballistic missile from a cosmodrome, the launch of a “Sineva” ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Barents …

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Greece bans protests near memorial outside parliament

22 Oct 2025

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece’s parliament banned demonstrations near a prominent war memorial outside its building in Athens on Wednesday despite criticism by opposition parties that the new restrictions violated people’s right to rally in public. The large paved area around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a century-old relief depicting a fallen warrior holding a shield …

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Italian cocktail bar couple avoid prosecution with champagne plea bargain

22 Oct 2025

MILAN (Reuters) -An Italian couple who used to run a luxury cocktail bar in Milan have avoided prosecution on drugs and prostitution charges with a plea bargain that will see them hand over vast amounts of champagne and other drinks, legal sources said on Wednesday. Davide Lacerenza and his ex-partner Stefania Nobile were the people …

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Sweden and Ukraine eye export deal for up to 150 Gripen fighter jets

22 Oct 2025

By Simon Johnson LINKOPING, Sweden (Reuters) -Sweden has signed a letter of intent that could see it supply up to 150 of its domestically produced Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The two leaders met for talks in Linkoping in southern Sweden …

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