BERLIN (Reuters) – German prosecutors are searching a bank in Frankfurt as well as the private homes of two suspects in relation to the “cum-ex” tax fraud scandal, according to a spokesperson on Tuesday. The search is being conducted in particular in order to collect relevant emails and written correspondence. The scandal is Germany’s biggest …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German prosecutors are searching a bank in Frankfurt as well as the private homes of two suspects in relation to the “cum-ex” tax fraud scandal, according to a spokesperson on Tuesday. The search is being conducted in particular in order to collect relevant emails and written correspondence. The scandal is Germany’s biggest …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Russia has rerouted internet traffic in the occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson through Russian communications infrastructure, the internet service disruption monitor NetBlocks said on Monday. The move appeared aimed at tightening Moscow’s grip on a region where it claims it has taken full control. Russia-appointed authorities in parts of Kherson have said …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – The sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine will not be lifted until Moscow reaches a peace agreement with Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, adding that it was for Ukraine to determine the peace terms. Scholz, in an interview broadcast Monday on ZDF public television, said Russian …
By Jenna Zucker and Blair Gable (Reuters) -Police in the Canadian capital, Ottawa, arrested several people on Friday, after a march by hundreds of bikers, pedestrians and cars waving Canadian flags through downtown Ottawa turned unruly, authorities said. Friday’s parade was a protest against claimed government overreach, and came less than three months after a …
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BEZIMENNE, Ukraine (Reuters) -Civilians were evacuated on Sunday from the bunkers of Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works after the United Nations and the International Red Cross led a deal to ease the ordeal of the most destructive siege of the war in Ukraine. Russian forces pummelled the port city for nearly two months, turning Mariupol into …
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By Jan Strupczewski and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission may spare Hungary and Slovakia from an embargo on buying Russian oil, now under preparation, wary of how dependent the two countries are on Russian crude, two EU officials said on Monday. The Commission is expected to finalise on Tuesday work on the next, …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish authorities have detected “Pegasus” spyware in the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defence Minister Margarita Robles, the government minister for the presidency, Felix Bolanos, said on Monday. Bolanos told a news conference Sanchez’s phone was infected in May 2021 and at least one data leak occurred then. He …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Greens have struck a deal with the hard left La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), party leaders said on Monday, as the left seeks to form a joint front against President Emmanuel Macron in upcoming parliamentary elections. Macron, who won a second mandate last month, needs a majority in parliament to implement …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark will reopen its embassy in Ukraine on Monday following its closure immediately after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, the Danish foreign ministry said. “It’s a very strong symbol of the Danish support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people that today we are reopening the doors to the Danish embassy,” Foreign …
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