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Italy’s Giorgetti gets Meloni’s backing to be economy minister

13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2022

By Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) -Giancarlo Giorgetti, a former industry minister and the deputy leader of the right-wing League party, looked well placed to become Italy’s next economy minister on Thursday after getting the backing of the conservative coalition chief. “I think Giancarlo Giorgetti would be an excellent economy minister,” Giorgia Meloni, …

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Palestinian rivals agree to hold elections but doubts persist

13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2022

By Lamine Chikhi and Nidal al-Mughrabi ALGIERS/GAZA (Reuters) -Rival Palestinian factions signed an agreement in Algiers on Thursday aimed at resolving 15 years of discord by holding elections within a year after months of talks mediated by Algeria. The deal aims to end a rift between President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement and the Islamist group …

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France expresses ‘deep concern’ over detained dual-nationals in Nicaragua

13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2022

PARIS (Reuters) – French officials expressed “deep concern” on Thursday over the detention in Nicaragua of two women with joint French-Nicaraguan citizenship, on allegations of conspiracy and spreading fake news. The two women, Jeannine Horvilleur and Ana Alvarez Horvilleur, are the wife and daughter respectively of Nicaraguan opposition leader Javier Alvarez who fled the country …

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Russia to receive people fleeing Russian-held parts of Ukraine’s Kherson

13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2022

LONDON (Reuters) -A Russian region adjoining Ukraine said it was preparing to receive refugees from the Russian-held part of Ukraine’s Kherson province, after its Russian-appointed leader proposed on Thursday that residents leave to seek safety as Ukrainian forces advance. Most of the Kherson region was seized in the first days of Russia’s invasion as it …

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Dutch crown princess Amalia under heightened security

13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2022

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia is under heightened security due to concern that she could be targeted by criminals, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Thursday, citing her parents. “She can hardly leave the house,” ANP quoted Queen Maxima as saying during a state visit to Sweden with her husband King Willem-Alexander. Amalia, 18, …

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General headscarf ban at work is OK, Europe’s top court says

13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2022

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU companies can ban headscarfs as long as it is a general prohibition that does not discriminate against employees, Europe’s top court said on Thursday, the latest ruling on an issue that has divided Europe for years. The case concerned a Muslim woman who was told she could …

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Deadly bus attack kills 18 Syrian soldiers in Damascus countryside -Sham FM

13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2022

DAMASCUS (Reuters) – At least 18 soldiers were killed and 20 wounded on Thursday when an explosive device detonated on a military bus in the Damascus countryside, local outlet Sham FM said. It represents one of the deadliest attacks in months against Syrian government troops not on an active front line. Bus attacks in particular …

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U.S. predicts Ukraine will battle through winter; allies bolster air defenses

13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2022

By Phil Stewart, Sabine Siebold and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukraine is expected to battle through harsh winter conditions to try to recapture even more territory from Russia, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday, as allies announced delivery of new air defenses and committed more aid in the wake of Russian missile strikes. …

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Germany, NATO allies aim to jointly procure air defence systems

13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2022

By Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Germany and more than a dozen NATO partners aim to jointly procure air defence systems that protect allied territory from missiles, eyeing Israel’s Arrow 3 system, U.S. Patriot and German IRIS-T units among the options, Berlin said on Thursday. “With this initiative, we are living up to our joint responsibility …

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Norwegian police say threat against major gas plant resolved

13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2022

By Nora Buli and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian police on Thursday responded to a threat made by telephone against the Nyhamna gas processing plant, one of Europe’s largest energy export facilities, and later said the incident had been resolved, without giving details. The threat came amid heightened concerns about the security of oil …

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