ROME (Reuters) -All of the three people with dual Italian-Israeli citizenship who went missing after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Hamas militant group have died, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday. “Unfortunately Nir Forti has also died. He was the last of the 3 missing Italian-Israelis,” Tajani said on X, …
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KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – A Russian-American journalist who stands accused of breaking Russia’s law on foreign agents had her pre-trial detention extended on Monday until Dec. 5. Alsu Kurmasheva is a Prague-based journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which is funded by the U.S. Congress and designated by Russia as a foreign agent, on …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department approved three potential arms sales to the United Kingdom, Finland and Lithuania, the Pentagon said on Monday as Ukraine’s European allies continue to stock up on munitions after flooding Kyiv with donations. European demand for U.S. weaponry is soaring, but instead of big-ticket items like jets and tanks, shopping lists …
(Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met on Monday in Iran, their first talks since Azerbaijan secured control over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, with Russia saying the main issue had been resolved pending further work on a peace treaty. The meeting in the aftermath of Azerbaijan’s lightning offensive into the disputed territory …
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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Monday said Iran was in some cases “actively facilitating” rocket and drone attacks by Iranian-backed proxy groups on U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria, and President Biden has directed the Department of Defense to brace for more and respond appropriately. White House spokesman John Kirby …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -German police gave the all-clear after evacuating several buildings in the German city of Mainz due to a bomb threat against public broadcaster ZDF, they said on Monday. Authorities had assessed the threat received by email and determined that there was no indication of any concrete danger, police said in a statement. Police …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark’s Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen said on Monday he would retire from politics with immediate effect following six months’ leave due to stress. Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen will become acting deputy prime minister and economy minister, Ellemann-Jensen told a news briefing. “I would like to make clear that …
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By Richa Naidu and David Randall LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The growth in demand for appetite suppressing anti-obesity drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy presents opportunities for food manufacturers and the market’s initially downbeat reaction may be overdone, investors say. When Walmart said this month that it saw a slight pullback in food consumption when people …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis landed in Israel on Monday and was expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mitsotakis’s office said. Mitsotakis told a Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday that no military intervention could replace a viable political solution. (Reporting by Renee Maltezou; Writing by Angeliki Koutantou; Editing by Alex …
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By Angelo Amante and Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) -Weak economic growth and high interest on the country’s huge debt are the main problems facing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after her first year in power, an anniversary marked by an abrupt announcement she was leaving her long-time partner. Meloni’s coalition, the first led by a …
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