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EU concerned about Polish law on banning people from public office

30 May 2023 30 May 2023

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission expressed “special concern” on Tuesday about Poland’s new law under which a committee elected by the ruling majority can ban individuals from public office with no possibility of appeal to an independent court. The law pushed through by Poland’s ruling eurosceptic and nationalist PiS party comes in the middle …

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South Africa to investigate U.S. allegations of arms shipment to Russia

30 May 2023 30 May 2023

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a panel to investigate U.S. allegations that a Russian ship had collected weapons from a naval base near Cape Town last year, the presidency said in a statement on Sunday. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety said on May 11 that he was …

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Who won Turkey’s 2023 elections? Final results, and the high stakes at issue

30 May 2023 30 May 2023

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan extended his rule into a third decade by defeating Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey’s presidential election on Sunday. Here are details on how it unfolded: WHAT WERE THE FINAL RESULTS? In the first round of elections on May 14, Erdogan received 27.13 million votes and his rival Kilicdaroglu 24.60 million votes, …

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Ukraine launches biggest drone attack on Moscow, Russia says

30 May 2023 30 May 2023

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine launched its biggest ever drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday but air defences destroyed all eight of the drones, Russia said, bringing the 15-month war in Ukraine to the heart of the capital. Drone attacks deep inside Russia have intensified in recent weeks ahead of an expected Ukrainian …

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Ukraine peace plan is only way to end Russia’s war, says Zelenskiy aide

29 May 2023 29 May 2023

By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Kyiv’s peace plan is the only way to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and the time for mediation efforts has passed, a top aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Chief diplomatic adviser Ihor Zhovkva told Reuters that Ukraine had no interest in a ceasefire that locks in Russian territorial …

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Turkey’s Erdogan triumphs in election test, extending 20-year rule

29 May 2023 29 May 2023

By Daren Butler and Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan and supporters on Monday revelled in an election victory lengthening his rule into a third decade while Turkey’s opposition, which once counted on winning, braced for “difficult days” against an increasingly autocratic government. His rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu said it was “the most unfair …

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NATO soldiers injured in Kosovo clashes with Serb protesters

29 May 2023 29 May 2023

By Fatos Bytyci LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo (Reuters) – Around 25 NATO peacekeeping soldiers defending three town halls in northern Kosovo were injured in clashes with Serb protesters on Monday, while Serbia’s president put the army on the highest level of combat alert. KFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping mission to Kosovo, condemned the violence. “While countering the most …

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian officer in clashes

29 May 2023 29 May 2023

By Raneen Sawafta and Ronen Zvulun JENIN/HOMESH, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed a Palestinian security officer during clashes in the occupied West Bank flashpoint city of Jenin on Monday, the Palestinian Fatah faction said in a statement. The Israeli military said its forces had come under heavy Palestinian fire while seeking the arrest of …

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Russia hits military base in Ukraine in new wave of strikes

29 May 2023 29 May 2023

By Pavel Polityuk and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of what Kyiv hopes will be a decisive counter-offensive. In a rare acknowledgement of damage to a military …

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EU’s Borrell: Russia won’t enter negotiations while trying to win war

29 May 2023 29 May 2023

By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, on Monday said he believed Russia will not be willing to negotiate while it is still trying to win the war in Ukraine, adding that he was “not optimistic” about what could happen in the conflict this summer. “I see a concentration …

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