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French-German national Monterlos returns to France after release by Iran

8 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -French-German national Lennart Monterlos has been released from detention in Iran and is back in France, outgoing French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday. Iran had been holding the 18-year-old cyclist after arresting him in June on espionage charges. Monterlos was acquitted on Monday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. “Lennart Monterlos …

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Trio win Nobel chemistry prize for work on ‘Hermione’s handbag’ materials

8 Oct 2025

By Johan Ahlander, Niklas Pollard and Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel chemistry prize for developing a new form of molecular architecture, yielding materials that can help tackle challenges such as climate change and lack of fresh water. The three laureates worked to create molecular …

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Gold shatters $4,000 milestone as investors rush to safety

8 Oct 2025

By Anmol Choubey and Anushree Mukherjee (Reuters) -Gold surged past the $4,000 an ounce level for the first time on Wednesday, building on a record-breaking rally as broader geopolitical and economic uncertainty, as well as expectations of U.S. interest rate cuts sent investors flocking to the safe-haven asset.  Spot gold was up 1.5% at $4,041.71 …

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New Italian bill targets Islamic face coverings and religious funding

8 Oct 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s ruling Brothers of Italy party put forward legislation on Wednesday to ban the burqa and niqab in public spaces, part of a broader bill aimed at combating what it called “cultural separatism” linked to Islam. The bill, presented to parliament by lawmakers from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party, would prohibit garments covering …

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German budget committee approves 20 more Eurofighters for 3.75 billion euros

8 Oct 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s budget committee on Wednesday approved the procurement of 20 more Eurofighter jets for around 3.75 billion euros ($4.36 billion), according to the defence ministry. The so-called tranche 5 of Eurofighter jets is to be delivered to the air force between 2031 and 2034. Within the NATO alliance, the new jets are important …

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Russia has been gradually increasing its oil output, Deputy PM Novak says

8 Oct 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has been gradually raising its oil production and was close last month to meeting the output quota agreed by the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday, the Interfax news agency reported. Russia’s energy sector has been under serious strain in the past two months …

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UNICEF official says Gaza babies forced to share oxygen masks, Israel challenges UN data

8 Oct 2025

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Israel has repeatedly denied permission to transfer incubators from an evacuated hospital in North Gaza, a U.N. children’s agency official said on Tuesday, adding to strain on overcrowded hospitals further south where newborn babies are now sharing oxygen masks. Israel disputed the assertion and said it was allowing the transfer …

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Lazio ultras arrested after Winter Games corruption attempt

8 Oct 2025

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Two brothers from a notorious Italian soccer hooligan group, Lazio’s “Irriducibili”, have been arrested after trying to illegally obtain public works contracts for next year’s Winter Olympics, Italian prosecutors said on Wednesday. The men, originally from Rome, sought to profit from the Olympics after establishing mafia-style control over drug dealing …

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Russia moves to withdraw from plutonium agreement with the United States

8 Oct 2025

By Guy Faulconbridge and Anastasia Teterevleva MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a move to withdraw from a landmark agreement with the United States aimed at reducing vast stockpiles of weapons-grade plutonium left over from thousands of Cold War nuclear warheads. The Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement (PMDA), signed in 2000, …

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