By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Poland has filed legal challenges attempting to annul three of the European Union’s main climate change policies, which the Polish government argues would worsen social inequality, documents published on Monday showed. The legal actions, brought by Warsaw to the EU Court of Justice in July, target policies including a law …
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By David Latona and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s High Court prosecutor on Monday opened a preliminary investigation into whether national soccer chief Luis Rubiales might have committed an act of sexual aggression when he grabbed player Jenni Hermoso and kissed her on the lips after Spain’s victory in the women’s World Cup. A spokesperson …
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday its troops had liberated the southeastern settlement of Robotyne and were trying to push farther south in their two-month-old counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said that its troops last week had raised the national flag in the strategic village and posted a video showing the move. …
By Gram Slattery, Nathan Layne and Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s historic mug shot, posted by a Georgia courthouse on Thursday evening, is being turned into T-shirts, shot glasses, mugs, posters and even bobblehead dolls by friends and foes alike. The shot of Trump with a red tie, glistening hair, and …
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s domestic security agency is investigating a hacking attack on the country’s railway network which led to traffic disruption overnight, the state-run Polish Press Agency reported on Saturday. Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) and police are probing an unauthorized use of the system involved in rail traffic management, Stanisław Zaryn, deputy coordinator …
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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has lamented what he called a “reactionary” Catholic Church in the United States, where he said political ideology has replaced faith in some cases. In the 10 years since his election, Francis has been criticised by conservative sectors of the U.S. Church who are opposed to …
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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis came under criticism on Monday for telling Russian youths to remember that they are the heirs of past tsars such as Peter the Great, who President Vladimir Putin has held up as an example to justify the invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine said the comments, which Francis made …
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By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) -The French government’s decision to ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools drew applause on Monday from the right, but also criticism. France has enforced a ban on religious symbols in state schools since 2004, to uphold its strict …
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By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday she was convening a ministerial panel for national security to improve her government’s response to a surge in migrant arrivals. Italy has been struggling to accommodate arrivals from North Africa and the Balkans and the country’s Red Cross called on Monday for …
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(Reuters) – Russian air defences downed a Ukrainian cruise missile over the Black Sea near Crimea, Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday. Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. (Reporting by Reuters)
