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Poland warns Russia’s Putin against crossing its airspace for Trump summit

21 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland warned Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday against travelling through its airspace for a summit in Hungary with U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it could be forced to execute an international arrest warrant if he did. Bulgaria, however, would be willing to let Putin use its airspace if the summit is held …

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Poland, Romania foil Russian exploding parcels plot, Warsaw says

21 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025

By Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland and Romania detained eight people suspected of planning sabotage on behalf of Russia, authorities in Warsaw said on Tuesday, with three arrests concerning an alleged new plan to send exploding parcels, this time to Ukraine. European officials have previously blamed Russia for detonations of parcels carried by DHL and …

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Italy’s births set to sink to a new record low in 2025

21 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy is set to suffer a further drop in the number of births this year to a new historical low, aggravating the country’s demographic crisis, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Tuesday. Last year recorded just 370,000 new births, the lowest figure since Italy’s unification in 1861, and the 16th year in a …

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Analysis-Italy’s Meloni marks three years in power, embracing stability over growth

21 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) -Three years after winning power, Giorgia Meloni has consolidated her position at the helm of Italian politics, defying the economic headwinds and international uncertainty that have unsettled many of her European counterparts. In a country long marked by instability, Meloni’s steady leadership has won her plaudits in the markets, but …

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Three arrested over death of Italian basketball fans’ bus driver

21 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Three “ultra” fans of an Italian basketball team have been arrested after a driver of a bus carrying rival supporters was killed when stones were thrown at the vehicle, Italian police said. The death of Raffaele Marianella, 65, has shocked Italians who have grown wearily accustomed to violence associated with soccer fans. Marianella …

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Erdogan ally calls on Turkish Cypriots to join Turkey after vote

21 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish nationalist leader Devlet Bahceli said the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state should hold a parliamentary vote to join Turkey, two days after Turkish Cypriots elected a candidate in favour of restarting talks with Greek Cypriots. Bahceli, a key ally of President Tayyip Erdogan whose remarks have at times foreshadowed government policy, on Tuesday …

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Kremlin says it does not have dates for Putin-Trump summit

21 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the timing of a potential summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was unclear and that no dates had been mentioned. The comments followed a CNN report that a planned preparatory meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had been …

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Cable that broke in Lisbon rail crash was uncertified, report shows

21 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -The cable that snapped and caused a Lisbon funicular railcar to hurtle down a hill in September, killing 16 people, was not certified for use in passenger transport, according to a preliminary report that also pointed to maintenance flaws. Portugal’s Office for Air and Rail Accident Investigations (GPIAAF) said in …

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European leaders back Trump’s call for Ukraine ceasefire at present lines

21 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Leaders of European nations, including Britain, France, Germany, Ukraine, and the European Union on Tuesday issued a joint statement setting out support for Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the fighting there. “We strongly support President Trump’s position that the fighting should stop immediately, and that the current line of …

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France raises bird flu alert level to ‘high’ after new cases

21 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -France has raised its bird flu alert level to ‘high’ from ‘moderate’, requiring poultry farms nationwide to keep birds indoors as Europe faces a seasonal resurgence of the disease. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, is a seasonal disease spread by migratory birds. It has led to the culling of tens …

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