VIENNA (Reuters) – Two Austrians who went missing in recent floods in Greece have been confirmed dead as DNA tests on two recovered bodies confirmed their identities, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday without naming them. “It is our sad duty to announce the death of two Austrian citizens in Greece,” …
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By Yara Nardi LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) -European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Lampedusa on Sunday, an official said, as dozens of the Italian island’s citizens protested over a recent surge in migrant arrivals. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on Friday for the European Union (EU) to act jointly “with a …
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TURIN (Reuters) -An Italian military jet crashed during an exercise in Turin, hitting a car in which an entire family was travelling and killing a five-year-old girl, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Saturday. Italian news agency AGI reported that the victim’s nine-year-old brother was seriously injured, while the two parents and the jet’s pilot …
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OSLO (Reuters) – Russian forces stationed in the Arctic near Norway are “20% or less” of the number they were before the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Norway’s chief of defence said on Saturday. Norway is part of NATO and shares a border with Russia in the Arctic. The Nordic country borders the Kola Peninsula, …
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine will be able to conduct more attacks on Russian ships, a Ukrainian minister who has played a key role in building the country’s drone industry told Reuters after a recent series of sea raids. “There will be more drones, more attacks, and fewer Russian ships. That’s for sure,” …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow has dismissed as “politically motivated” the conviction of Russian businessman Vladislav Klyushin in a U.S. court for participating in a $93 million insider-trading scheme, the state news agency RIA reported on Saturday. Klyushin, who has ties to the Kremlin, was sentenced on Sept. 7 to nine years in prison after being …
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By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to announce state reforms and relief measures in a keynote speech on Saturday, days after a devastating rainstorm killed at least 17 people, sources said. The conservative premier, who was re-elected in June, had postponed his annual speech on economic policy by …
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(Reuters) – Russian-installed authorities in Crimea said on Saturday they planned to sell about 100 Ukrainian properties, including one belonging to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Vladimir Konstantinov, speaker of the Crimean parliament, said the nationalised properties would be sold “soon” and the authorities had held the first eight auctions for the properties of Ukrainian business …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States expects to announce additional aid to Ukraine next week, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday, while announcing President Joe Biden would host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday at the White House. Zelenskiy is expected to meet with congressional leaders from both political parties while he is …
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By Julia Payne and Alan Charlish BRUSSELS/WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland, Slovakia and Hungary announced their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports on Friday after the European Commission decided not to extend its ban on imports into Ukraine’s five EU neighbours. Ukraine was one of the world’s top grain exporters before Russia’s 2022 invasion reduced its ability …
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