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LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned on Tuesday amid an investigation into alleged irregularities committed by his majority Socialist administration in handling lithium mining and hydrogen projects in the country. Costa announced the decision in a televised statement after meeting President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. He said he conscience was clear, but …

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By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa stepped down on Tuesday after the prosecutor’s office announced it was investigating alleged corruption in multi-billion dollar lithium, “green” hydrogen and data center deals. Prosecutors said in a statement that five people had been detained as part of the investigation, including Vitor Escaria, Costa’s …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican effort to win quick approval for a bill providing emergency aid to Israel that passed the House of Representatives last week, but that provides no assistance for Ukraine’s war against Russia. Republican Senator Roger Marshall said: “Time is of the essence …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There was no way for the U.S. to stay in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, a key post-Cold War agreement, after Russia pulled out, White house national security spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday. “I don’t know how we can justify not pulling out” of the treaty after Russia …

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By Catarina Demony and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned on Tuesday, hours after prosecutors detained his chief of staff in an investigation into alleged corruption in his administration’s handling of lithium mining and hydrogen projects. Costa, who prosecutors said was the target of a related investigation, announced the decision …

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LONDON (Reuters) – A portrait of William Shakespeare and a copy of a speech from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” were sent to the edge of space as part of a short film series marking 400 years since the first volume of the playwright’s works was published. Shakespeare’s First Folio was compiled by his friends and …

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By Sakura Murakami and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) – G7 support for Ukraine in its war with Russia will not be affected by the intensifying Middle East conflict, Japan said on Tuesday as the group’s foreign ministers prepared to hold virtual talks with Kyiv during a meeting in Tokyo. The Group of Seven (G7) wealthy …

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ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s plan to build reception centres in Albania for migrants arriving by sea could be a blueprint for deals between the European Union and non-member countries, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in an interview published on Tuesday. The agreement announced on Monday is the first example of a non-EU country accepting …

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By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who seeks to reduce the number of asylum seekers and stem support for the far-right, agreed on a tougher migration policy and new funding for refugees with the heads of Germany’s 16 states after hours of negotiations early Tuesday. In recent weeks, Scholz’s …

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