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Swedish court finds man guilty attempting to finance outlawed Kurdish militant group

6 Jul 2023

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish court on Thursday found a man guilty of attempting to finance the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which took up arms against the Turkish state in 1984. “The district court sentences a Kurdish man to four years and six months in prison for attempted aggravated extortion, serious gun crime and …

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Top EU court clarifies rules for stripping refugee status over serious crimes

6 Jul 2023

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that refugees can be stripped of the protective status in the bloc if they are convicted of a particularly serious crime and separately considered a danger to the community. The ruling came in response to questions from courts in Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands …

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Attack thwarted on energy facility in Russia’s Tyumen – investigators

6 Jul 2023

(Reuters) – Russian investigators on Thursday said the FSB security service had shot dead a 38-year-old Russian man as he made preparations to blow up an energy facility in the oil-rich Tyumen region. The FSB security service said an unspecified number of Russian citizens had been preparing to commit an act of terrorism “at the …

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Russian missile strike kills four in Lviv in west Ukraine – officials

6 Jul 2023

By Andriy Perun LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile strike killed at least four people in Lviv on Thursday in the biggest attack on the western Ukrainian city’s civilian infrastructure since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy posted a one-minute video online showing buildings with parts of the roof and upper floors …

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Australian media outlet apologises after outrage over ‘racist’ advertisement

6 Jul 2023

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A major Australian media outlet apologised on Thursday after a full page advertisement in its daily newspaper was called out as racist for its depiction of the country’s Indigenous people. Australians will vote in a referendum later this year on whether they support altering the constitution to include a “Voice to Parliament”, …

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Biden shows support for Sweden’s NATO bid in talks with PM

5 Jul 2023

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden showed support for Sweden’s entry into NATO in talks with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday as doubts linger that Turkey will lift its opposition in time for the military alliance’s summit next week. Biden leaves on Sunday on a three-nation trip centered around the summit …

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Man dies after detonating explosive device at court in Ukrainian capital

5 Jul 2023

By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey and Anna Voitenko KYIV (Reuters) – A man who detonated an explosive device at a court in the Ukrainian capital died on Wednesday after barricading himself inside part of the building, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said, citing “preliminary information.” Two members of a special rapid response security forces unit were hurt during …

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Insurers look to ease UN climate alliance rules after member exodus – sources

5 Jul 2023

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -The remaining insurers in a United Nations-backed coalition aimed at tackling climate change are poised to loosen the alliance’s membership requirements, after a recent exodus of members, according to two people familiar with the discussions. The U.N.-convened Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) is set to remove a six-month deadline for members …

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Georgian ambassador says he will leave Ukraine under president’s order

5 Jul 2023

(Reuters) – Georgia’s ambassador to Ukraine, ordered home by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a disagreement over Georgia’s jailed former leader, told media on Wednesday he would comply with the order, though he described Kyiv’s stand as “misguided”. “Forty-eight hours runs out tomorrow at 12 noon. I will try my very best to leave Ukraine by …

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IAEA has seen no sign of explosives at Zaporizhzhia yet, more access needed

5 Jul 2023

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Experts from the U.N. nuclear watchdog based at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine have yet to observe any indications of mines or explosives at the plant, but they need more access to be sure, the agency said on Wednesday. Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday accused each other …

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