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UN staff member released from Houthi detention in Yemen, UN spokesperson says

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

By Jasper Ward (Reuters) -A United Nations staff member who was recently detained by Yemen’s Houthi authorities has been released, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday. “We continue to urge the de facto authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all UN and humanitarian workers who are supporting the most vulnerable people in Yemen,” Dujarric said. …

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Explainer-What the EU’s new biometric border checks mean for non-EU citizens

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -How all non-European Union citizens, including British visitors, travel to and from the bloc will start to change from Sunday when its long-delayed new biometric entry-check system starts operations. The Entry/Exit System (EES) will require all non-EU citizens to register their personal details, including fingerprints and facial images, when they …

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Germany to allow police to shoot down drones

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will grant police the power to shoot down rogue drones like those that have disrupted airports across Europe and that some European leaders have attributed to a hybrid war being waged by Russia. The new law, agreed by the cabinet on Wednesday and awaiting parliamentary approval, …

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Russia’s Lavrov: Trump’s Gaza plan is the best one we have

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published on Wednesday, said U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for peace in Gaza may be general in approach, but remains the best proposal “on the table” for now. “U.S. President Donald Trump proposed his 20 points which contain the word ‘statehood.’ But this is all drafted …

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France’s Macron to name new PM in next 48 hours, Elysee says

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister in the next 48 hours, the Elysee palace said in a statement on Wednesday. Macron thanked outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu for his work over the past 48 hours and acknowledged his conclusions that a majority of lawmakers oppose dissolving parliament, that a …

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Spain’s grid operator warns of new tension swings, urges measures to avoid blackout

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s grid operator Red Electrica has detected steep voltage swings in the system over the past two weeks that are capable of affecting power supply in the country that suffered a massive blackout in April, it warned in a document sent to market regulator CNMC. It urged swift technical changes to be implemented …

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French caretaker PM Lecornu: We could have new PM in 48 hours

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -French caretaker Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Wednesday that President Emmanuel Macron could be in a position to nominate a new Prime minister in the next 48 hours, adding that the prospect of snap parliamentary elections was receding. “I told the President of the Republic that the prospects of dissolution were receding …

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Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces intercepted its boats

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

By Enas Alashray (Reuters) -A group of vessels attempting to deliver aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters on Wednesday, the coalition behind the convoy said, the second such interception in the past week. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is an international network of pro-Palestinian activist groups that …

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Germany rescinds fast-track citizenship

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s parliament on Wednesday rescinded a fast-track citizenship programme, reflecting the rapidly shifting mood on migration in Europe’s labour-hungry economic powerhouse. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives pledged in this year’s election campaign to rescind the legislation, which let the “exceptionally well integrated” gain citizenship in three years instead of five. “A …

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US expected to attend Paris meeting on Gaza transition, diplomatic sources say

8 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2025

By John Irish and Angelo Amante PARIS/ROME (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will no longer attend a meeting in Paris with European, Arab and other states on Thursday to discuss Gaza’s post-war transition, but Washington is likely to be represented, diplomatic sources said. The meeting will be held in parallel with indirect talks …

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