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Georgian PM says protesters aimed to topple the government, accuses EU of meddling

6 Oct 2025

TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Sunday that protesters who sought to force entry to the presidential palace the previous evening had been trying to topple the government and accused the European Union of meddling in Georgia’s affairs. Georgian riot police used pepper spray and water cannons to drive demonstrators away from …

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Netanyahu faces far-right backlash as Trump presses to end Gaza war

6 Oct 2025

By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A rift within Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition is emerging as a flashpoint in efforts to end the war in Gaza, threatening to derail a U.S. push to reshape the political landscape of the Middle East. Under pressure from Donald Trump to end the two-year-old war, Netanyahu is …

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Ex-minister and left winger vie for Irish presidency after football coach withdraws

6 Oct 2025

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland’s presidential election will be contested by a former minister and a left-wing lawmaker after a third candidate, a former Gaelic football coach, pulled out of the contest following questions about his time as a landlord almost 20 years ago. The withdrawal by Jim Gavin on Sunday, the candidate for Fianna Fail, one …

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Hamas readies for Gaza talks that US hopes will halt war, free hostages

6 Oct 2025

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Alexander Cornwell and Jasper Ward CAIRO/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hamas officials were in Egypt on Monday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will lead to a halt in fighting and the freeing of hostages in Gaza. Israeli negotiators were also due to travel to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh …

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Drone sighting temporarily disrupts traffic at Norway’s Oslo airport, NTB reports

6 Oct 2025

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Norway’s Oslo Airport temporarily paused one or several landings early on Monday after a report of a drone sighting near the airport, its operator Avinor said.  “One or more aircraft waited in the air until the situation was clarified. No aircraft departed for alternative airports,” an Avinor spokesperson said. The Norwegian news agency cited …

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Analysis-Ukraine’s path to EU will be tough, with or without Hungarian hurdle

6 Oct 2025

By Lili Bayer KYIV (Reuters) -Senior European Union officials who visited Ukraine have delivered a stern message to Kyiv that it has a lot more to do to secure membership, while they work on overcoming Hungary’s opposition to Ukrainian accession. Ukraine needs the backing of all 27 EU countries to become a member, but Budapest …

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Russia says it downs 251 Ukrainian drones, including 61 over Black Sea

6 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -Russia said on Monday its air defence units destroyed 251 Ukrainian drones overnight, most of them over the southwest, with 61 over the waters of the Black Sea and one heading towards Moscow. The Russian defence ministry posted the figures on the Telegram messaging app, but there was no official information on possible damage. …

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Ukraine attack on Russia’s Belgorod cuts power to thousands, regional official says

6 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -Ukraine’s overnight shelling of the Russian region of Belgorod damaged power infrastructure, snapping electricity links to thousands of customers, the governor of the region bordering Ukraine said on Monday. Although engineers and emergency services restored power to nearly 34,000 consumers by Monday morning, about 5,400 in 24 municipal areas were still without electricity, Governor …

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Macron loyalist picked to fix budget mess in new French government

5 Oct 2025

By Geert De Clercq and Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Sunday named Roland Lescure, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, as finance minister in a new government that political rivals threatened to topple quickly if it failed to break with past Macron policies. Lescure, who was swift to rally …

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