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By John O’Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states should buy arms jointly to replenish stocks after supplying Ukraine, said the bloc’s defence agency, warning the United States may not always be able to shield Europe from threats. “The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine demonstrates our capability shortfalls,” said Jiri Sedivy, chief executive of …

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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah indirectly acknowledged on Thursday that his administration had been involved in the transfer of a Lockerbie bombing suspect to the United States last week. Dbeibah and his Government of National Unity (GNU) had not yet commented on the detention of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi or …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments agreed on Thursday on a 9th package of sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, EU diplomats said. The package will be formalised through what the EU calls a “written procedure” by Friday noon. “Sanctions agreed. Written procedure until tomorrow noon,” one of the diplomats said. (Reporting by …

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By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -France’s foreign ministry said on Thursday the Burkina Faso government was fully aware of the risks of working with mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group after Ghana alleged on Wednesday that Ouagadougou had hired the group. Paris and its European allies pulled thousands of troops countering Islamist militants in neighbouring Mali …

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By Robert Muller and Jason Hovet (Reuters) -Slovakia’s minority centre-right government lost a no-confidence vote on Thursday, raising political instability and possibly bringing an early election sometime in 2023 while the euro zone country battles soaring energy prices and a weakening economy. The no-confidence motion, passed by 78 lawmakers in the 150-seat parliament, will most …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to make Bosnia and Herzegovina a formal candidate to join the bloc of 27 nations. “Bosnia and Herzegovina was granted the status of candidate country today. A strong signal to the people, but also a clear expectation for the new authorities to deliver on reforms,” European Council …

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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday presented her new cabinet, in which her predecessor and leader of the Moderates, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, was appointed foreign minister. Opposition leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen of the Liberal Party was appointed deputy prime minister and defence minister, while Nicolai Wammen of the Social Democratic …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union member states failed to agree on a ninth package of Russia sanctions in talks late on Wednesday, diplomats said as EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for their last summit of the year. Countries moved closer to a deal in Wednesday’s negotiations but Poland and some other countries still …

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