By Lili Bayer UZHHOROD, Ukraine (Reuters) -The European Union is on a high-level charm offensive in Ukraine this week, meeting the Hungarian minority in the west of the country to try to ease tensions between neighbours that are threatening Kyiv’s accession bid. Ukraine wants to accelerate work on joining the 27-member bloc, which it considers …
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By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -The French Navy said on Tuesday that authorities were investigating a possible infraction by the oil tanker Boracay, a vessel suspected of belonging to the so-called “shadow fleet” involved in the Russian oil trade. The vessel is listed under British and European Union sanctions against Russia. It was detained by …
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(Refiles to add dropped word in paragraph 6) By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech billionaire and ex-prime minister Andrej Babis looks set to win this week’s national vote, but may need to navigate a fraud trial as well as anti-EU and anti-NATO demands from allies and calls to divest from his businesses in a return …
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MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s government on Tuesday proposed a new law on gender-based violence making it a separate crime when an abuser hurts someone close to their victim — like a child, parent or pet — in order to cause the victim more pain. A draft bill seeks to codify so-called “vicarious”, or indirect, gender-based violence …
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BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania’s defence ministry has asked parliament to approve a plan to acquire hundreds of Abrams tanks as well as ammunition, parts and training worth more than $7 billion, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The European Union and NATO member signed a first contract to buy 54 Abrams tanks from U.S. army …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that there were “many” people living in Ukraine’s southern regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv who wanted to “link their fate to Russia” but were afraid to speak out. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, responding to a hypothetical question about what would happen if people in those regions were allowed …
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By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s right-wing parliamentary majority approved a revised bill on Tuesday that aims to curb a growing inflow of immigrants after the Constitutional Court blocked its previous version for being too harsh on immigrants’ family members seeking to join them. All the left-wing parties voted against the bill, which offers a …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Arnold Schwarzenegger came to the Vatican on Tuesday to throw his weight behind Pope Leo’s efforts to encourage world leaders to address global climate change and transition away from fossil fuels. “Every single one of (the) 1.4 billion Catholics can be a crusader for the environment and can help …
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By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Around 15% of Italians consider physical attacks on Jewish people “entirely or fairly justifiable”, according to a survey published on Tuesday, as protests against Israel’s offensive in Gaza continue across the country. Some 18% of those interviewed also believe antisemitic graffiti on walls and other public spaces is legitimate, according …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Hamas militants have about three or four days to respond to his Gaza peace plan proposal or face the consequences. Trump told reporters as he departed the White House that Israeli and Arab leaders had accepted the plan and “we’re just waiting for Hamas”. He …
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