DUBAI (Reuters) – Four people were sentenced to death by a revolutionary court in northwestern Iran over charges of spying for Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. Fars said three of the defendants – whose nationalities it did not give – were accused of helping Israel’s spy agency Mossad move equipment used …
By Vladimir Soldatkin SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russia will keep sending nuclear warning signals to its enemies in the West until they get the message, an influential foreign policy hawk said on Wednesday. Security expert Sergei Karaganov has consistently urged President Vladimir Putin to lower the threshold for using nuclear weapons, and in the past …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law that would allow the army to gauge the readiness of the country’s 18-year-olds to serve in the Bundeswehr as it looks to boost troop numbers for NATO obligations without resorting to conscription. The war in Ukraine prompted a debate in Germany over whether to …
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By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election drew mixed reactions among ordinary Iranians, with some fearing a heightened risk of war and economic hardship but others hoping his hardline stance might bring political change in Iran. “I am so glad Trump won. I hope he continues his maximum …
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ZURICH (Reuters) – A contentious Swiss prohibition on facial coverings in public spaces widely known as the “burqa ban” will take effect on Jan. 1, the government said on Wednesday. Narrowly passed in a 2021 referendum in neutral Switzerland, and condemned by Muslim associations, the measure was launched by the same group that organised a …
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – France and Germany urgently coordinated their response to a return of Donald Trump as U.S. President on Wednesday, with Emmanuel Macron saying on X Berlin and Paris would work for a united, stronger more sovereign Europe within “the new context”. In a separate message on X, Macron congratulated Trump …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday that relations with the United States were at a historic low, but that the Kremlin was open to dialogue and would see what happens if Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was not aware of any plans by President …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia denied on Wednesday it was behind hoax bomb threats during voting in the U.S. presidential election and rejected reports of an alleged Russian plot to place incendiary devices on planes to the United States. Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed on Tuesday …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO chief Mark Rutte congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday for being elected president of the United States, and emphasised that members were increasing their military spending, a response to a persistent Trump criticism of the Western alliance. “I just congratulated Donald Trump on his election as President of the United States. His …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air defence units destroyed 38 out of 63 Russian drones overnight, Ukraine’s air force said on Wednesday. Another 22 Russian drones were lost over the Ukrainian territory and its airspace, the air force said on the Telegram messaging app, without providing further detail. The air force has said before that lost …
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