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Explainer-Why French government’s resignation pushes 2026 budget into danger zone

6 Oct 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -Fraught French budget negotiations have claimed a third prime minister’s scalp in less than a year, and only days before the government was due to submit its 2026 budget bill to parliament. Here is a look at what may happen next: EMERGENCY BUDGET LEGISLATION MAY BE NEEDED The deepening crisis will disrupt the …

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WHO estimates at least 15 million teenagers use e-cigarettes worldwide

6 Oct 2025

By Emma Rumney -At least 15 million people aged 13 to 15 use e-cigarettes globally, with young people on average nine times more likely to vape than adults in countries with data, the World Health Organization said on Monday. In its first global estimate of e-cigarette use, the WHO said more than 100 million people worldwide …

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German foreign minister says first phase of Trump’s Gaza plan achievable by next week

6 Oct 2025

TEL AVIV (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Monday that the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to halt the war in Gaza must be achieved by the start of next week at the latest but added that all the other issues would need time. The first phase aims at a …

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Czech president presses parties to keep aid for Ukraine after critics win election

6 Oct 2025

By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -The Czech president pressed political parties on Monday to maintain an ammunition supply programme for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion following the election victory of a populist party that has pledged to scrap the scheme. Ending a scheme that has helped Ukraine diminish Russia’s firepower advantage would damage Prague’s standing among …

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Russia’s Kirishi refinery halts largest unit after drone attack, sources say

6 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -The Kirishi oil refinery, one of Russia’s largest, has halted a crude distillation unit, CDU-6, its most productive unit, following a drone attack and subsequent fire on October 4, with its recovery expected to take about a month, two industry sources said on Monday. The stoppage could lead to a small decline in oil …

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Ukraine says it struck major Russian explosives factory, oil terminal

6 Oct 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s military said on Monday it had struck one of Russia’s main factories producing explosives for a wide variety of ammunition for Russia’s army as well as an oil terminal in occupied Crimea fueling Moscow’s war effort. Ukraine’s forces have stepped up long-range attacks on strategic Russian targets, particularly oil facilities, as diplomatic …

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Death toll from Indonesian school collapse rises to 65, search continues

6 Oct 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -The death toll from the collapse of a school in Indonesia last week has climbed to 65, authorities said on Monday, while rescuers continued to search for survivors under the rubble, seven days after the disaster. Concrete walls and floors caved in on hundreds of mostly teenage boys at the Al Khoziny Islamic …

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Swedish appeals court partially acquits far-right activist who burned copies of Koran

6 Oct 2025

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -A Swedish appeals court on Monday partially acquitted a far-right activist convicted in 2022 of hate crimes against Muslims over statements he made whilst burning the Koran, and suspended his four-month prison sentence. The Skane and Blekinge appeal court acquitted Rasmus Paludan of one of two charges, ruling he had criticised Islam as …

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Ukrainian commander says Russian sabotage groups active inside Pokrovsk

6 Oct 2025

DOBROPILLYA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian sabotage groups are operating inside the embattled eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, where forces from both sides have clashed, said the commander of a Ukrainian drone unit. Dmytro Lavro, a deputy commander in Ukraine’s 25th Airborne Brigade, said fighting rages “on the ground and in the sky” for the city, a …

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