(Reuters) – Serbia and Bosnia’s Serb Republic on Friday marked the 1995 exodus of Serbs from Croatia in a Bosnian town notorious for Serb war crimes during the Bosnian war, triggering outcry from survivors and human rights activists. The memorial was held in the northern town of Prijedor where the first Serb-run detention camps for …
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BUCHAREST (Reuters) – A Bucharest court ruled on Friday to release divisive internet personality Andrew Tate from house arrest where he is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, placing him under judicial control, a lighter restrictive measure. The Bucharest Court of Appeals said in a written ruling that it “replaces the house arrest measure …
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By Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark is tightening border controls to boost domestic security and prevent unwanted individuals from entering the country after recent Koran burnings, the government said, following a similar decision by Sweden earlier in the week. Authorities fear revenge attacks after anti-Islam activists in Denmark and Sweden burned and damaged several copies …
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(Reuters) – A Russian warship was seriously damaged in an overnight Ukrainian naval drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea navy base at Novorossiysk, two sources said on Friday, after Russia said it had fended off the attack. The civilian port, which handles 2% of the world’s oil supply and also exports grain, temporarily halted all …
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VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer wants the right to use cash enshrined in the constitution, he told Austrian media in remarks published on Friday, an idea the far-right Freedom Party has been pushing for years. Most opinion polls show the anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPO) in first place with a clear lead over …
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WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland has detained another suspected member of a Russian spy network, bringing the total number of people detained as part of an investigation to 16, Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said on Friday. “(The Internal Security Agency) detained another, already sixteenth person suspected of participating in a Russian spy network,” Kaminski wrote on …
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(Reuters) – Grammy-winning singer Lizzo on Thursday denied claims made in a lawsuit filed by three of her former dancers that she created a hostile work environment by engaging in denigrating behavior and body-shaming, calling the accusations “false” and “outrageous.” Lizzo’s response on the social media platform X comes two days after the dancers filed …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Islamic State on Thursday confirmed the death of its leader Abu Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi and named Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Quraishi as his replacement, the group’s spokesperson said in an undated recording published on its Telegram channel. It appeared to be the militant group’s first official announcement on his fate since Turkey’s President Tayyip …
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(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine’s military faced difficulties on front lines in the east and south of the country, but were dominant in their campaign. Senior military officials reported Ukrainian gains in the east — long the focal point of the 17-month-old conflict – around the shattered Russian-held city of …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand needs to spend more on its military and strengthen ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific to help meet the challenges of great power rivalry and climate change, the government said on Friday amid an ongoing defence review. Launching the country’s first ever national security strategy, Defence Minister Andrew Little said …
