OSLO (Reuters) -Twelve Norwegian government ministries have been hit by a cyber attack, the Norwegian government said on Monday, the latest attack to hit the public sector of Europe’s largest gas supplier and NATO’s northernmost member. “We identified a weakness in the platform of one of our suppliers. That weakness has now been shut,” Erik …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s main opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) Friedrich Merz on Monday rowed back from comments that he was open to working with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) at a local level following a backlash from within his own ranks. Founded a decade ago, the nationalist, anti-immigrant AfD recently reached …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Law enforcement from five countries have disrupted an intercontinental criminal network that was smuggling migrants from Cuba to the European Union, with the move leading to the arrest of 62 people, Europol and Interpol, who coordinated the international investigation, said on Monday. A Europol statement said the criminal network focused on Cubans …
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BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalan separatist party Junts will seek to use the “window of opportunity” created by Spain’s national election to achieve Catalan independence, its General Secretary Jordi Turull said on Monday. A referendum and a political amnesty are key to resolve Catalonia’s political conflict, he added in an interview with local radio station RAC …
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By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military has retaken over 12 square km (4.6 square miles) of territory in southern Ukraine in the past week in their counteroffensive against Russian forces, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Monday. Maliar said the advances brought the territory recaptured since the counteroffensive began in early …
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By Nia Williams (Reuters) – Canada’s East Coast province of Nova Scotia began cleaning up on Sunday after torrential rainfall caused devastating floods, while the search continued for four people including two children who went missing during the deluge. The storm, which started on Friday, in some places dumped more than 25 cm (10 inches) …
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By Fedja Grulovic RHODES, Greece (Reuters) -Thousands of tourists and residents fleeing wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes took refuge in schools and shelters on Sunday, with many evacuated on private boats as flames threatened resorts and coastal villages. Thousands spent the night on beaches and streets during what Greece said was its biggest …
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By Iryna Nazarchuk ODESA (Reuters) – A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa early on Sunday killed one, injured 20 and severely damaged an Orthodox cathedral in the city centre, a UNESCO world heritage site, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. “Odesa: another night attack of the monsters,” Oleh Kiper, governor of the Odesa …
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By Belén Carreño, Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) -Spain could have its first far-right participation in government since the days of Francisco Franco after surveys taken in the final week of campaigning showed the centre-right People’s Party (PP) and the anti-Muslim, anti-feminist Vox winning enough seats in Sunday’s election to form a coalition. A PP/Vox government …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s easyJet said on Sunday it was operating flights as normal to Rhodes but was closely monitoring the wildfires on the Greek island. “We advise customers travelling to and from Rhodes to check the status of their flights on Flight Tracker,” it said in a statement. It said it was working to comply …
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