(Reuters) -Here are details of major thefts from museums prior to Sunday’s daylight break-in at the Louvre in Paris in which thieves stole priceless jewellery: August 2023, LONDON – The British Museum said around 2,000 artefacts including gold jewellery and gems had been stolen over a long period in what the museum described as an …
MILAN (Reuters) -A migrant boat carrying around 35 people sailing from Libya capsized in the central Mediterranean leaving one confirmed dead and two dozen missing, UNICEF country coordinator for Italy said on Sunday. The rescue operation was carried out on Friday off the coast of Italy’s Lampedusa island by the Italian Coast Guard, which saved …
CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas’ armed wing said on Sunday that it has located the body of a hostage, which it said will be delivered to Israel on Sunday if field conditions were appropriate. The group said any Israeli “escalation” would hinder search operations, shortly after Israel said it launched airstrikes and artillery fire at targets in …
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FRANKFURT/TBILISI (Reuters) -Germany said on Sunday that it would recall its ambassador to Georgia ahead of a meeting of European Union officials on Monday as relations between the bloc and the South Caucasus country fray. “For many months, the Georgian leadership has been agitating against” the EU, Germany and personally against the German ambassador, Ernst …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Orenburg gas processing plant, the largest facility of its kind in the world, has been forced to suspend its intake of gas from Kazakhstan after a Ukrainian drone attack, Kazakhstan’s energy ministry said on Sunday. Orenburg regional governor Yevgeny Solntsev had said earlier on Sunday that the plant had been partially damaged …
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PARIS (Reuters) -Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, set to start a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday after being convicted of attempting to raise campaign funds from Libya in 2007, said he is not afraid of going to jail, La Tribune Dimanche reported. Sarkozy, who is due to be incarcerated at Paris’s Sante prison on October …
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SARAJEVO (Reuters) -The parliament of Bosnia’s Serb Republic appointed Ana Trisic Babic as an interim president on Saturday, acknowledging officially for the first time that former President Milorad Dodik is stepping aside after a state court banned him from politics. Trisic Babic, Dodik’s close ally, will hold the position for one month until new presidential …
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ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss government received a boost in its efforts to pass the biggest overhaul of Swiss economic relations with the European Union in more than two decades when a centre-right political party, which could prove crucial, gave its backing on Saturday. The package of measures that covers anything from electricity to state aid, …
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FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Austria said on Saturday that it would agree to the European Union’s latest sanctions package against Russia, in an about-face of its earlier stance and removing a key hurdle ahead of a vote early next week. EU foreign ministers are due to convene on Monday in Luxembourg when they hope to finalise the …
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(Reuters) -Repair work has started on damaged off-site power lines to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following a four-week outage, officials said on Saturday. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the work began after local ceasefire zones were established to allow for the repairs to proceed. The plant currently produces no electricity, but needs power …
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