DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – World leaders and business executives left the freezing temperatures of the Swiss mountain resort of Davos after a week of high-stakes meetings about key world issues. Here’s what we learned: MIDDLE EAST Gaza dominated the agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF), but leaders failed to produce clear details on any …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark has set aside 2.74 billion Danish crowns ($400 million) to strengthen surveillance and intelligence in the Arctic and North Atlantic with long-range drones, as part of a wider framework agreement to revamp its defence and meet NATO goals. The long-range drones would help monitor increasing civilian and military activity in the …
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By Bassam Masoud, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams GAZA/DOHA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces advanced into the southern Gaza Strip’s main city on Thursday, pounding areas near the enclave’s biggest functioning hospital, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau vowed “many more months” of fighting until total victory is achieved. The heaviest battle of the year was under way …
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(Reuters) – Hundreds of supporters of a jailed rights activist staged a protest on Friday in the capital of Russia’s Bashkortostan republic and police detained at least seven people, a Russian news outlet reported from the scene. The gathering in the city of Ufa took place in defiance of the region’s leader, Radiy Khabirov, who …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Oil tanks at a storage facility in the town of Klintsy in Russia’s Bryansk region caught fire after the military brought down a Ukrainian drone, Alexander Bogomaz, the regional governor, said on Friday. According to preliminary information, nobody had been hurt in the incident, Bogomaz said, adding that the fire was being …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, plans to formally ask France’s National Assembly if it is aware that French mercenaries have been fighting on Ukraine’s side, Vyacheslav Volodin, the Duma’s chairman, said on Friday. Volodin, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, made the statement after the Russian Defence …
By Jan Lopatka and Radovan Stoklasa BRATISLAVA (Reuters) -Slovakia’s president urged lawmakers on Thursday to reconsider plans to scrap a special prosecution office for high crimes and lower sentences for financial crimes, as tens of thousands protested against moves they see as threats to the rule of law. The government led by four-time Prime Minister …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – British maritime security firm Ambrey on Thursday said that a Marshall Islands-flagged US-owned bulk carrier reported that four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) approached and circled the vessel approximately 87 miles southeast of Yemen’s city of Mukalla. “One of the UAVs reportedly fell into the water. No damage or injuries were reported. The …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine is working “intensively” with partners to restore air travel suspended for nearly two years, with the main focus on Boryspil International Airport outside the capital Kyiv, a presidential official said on Thursday. Ukraine’s airspace was abruptly closed by Russia’s invasion in February 2022 due to the security risk for civil aviation and …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French police have searched the Finance Ministry’s tax administration offices over allegations of favourable treatment granted to football club Paris-Saint-Germain over the transfer of Brazilian star Neymar, a source close to the investigation said. The source, who confirmed earlier reports of the raid by news outlet Mediapart, added that the raid was …
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