By Gabriel Stargardter and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -The grubby backroom deals and “bling bling” reputation that many French people have come to associate with Nicolas Sarkozy during his 2007-2012 presidency came back to haunt him on Thursday, as he became the first leader of modern-day France to face jail for a criminal conviction. The …
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By Soren Jeppesen and Louise Rasmussen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark has no plans to invoke NATO’s Article 4 clause on security consultations, its foreign minister said on Friday, after drone incursions shut down air traffic in various parts of the country several times this week. Copenhagen Airport, the Nordic region’s busiest, closed for several hours late …
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THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Two teenagers were arrested in the Netherlands earlier this week on suspicion of spying for pro-Russian hackers, Dutch daily the Telegraaf reported on Friday. The Dutch prosecution service confirmed two 17-year-olds were arrested on Monday. “They were arrested on suspicions that are linked to government-sponsored interference,” prosecution spokesperson Brechtje van de Moosdijk said, …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark’s second-biggest airport, Billund, was briefly shut early on Friday following a report of illegal drone activity that police later identified as “a shining star in the sky,” amid heightened concern over drone sightings nationwide. The country has had a wave of reported sightings this week, with police confirming on Friday that more …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday that talk of shooting down Russian military planes over Europe was reckless, aggressive and marked a serious escalation of tension near Russia’s border. “Statements about shooting down Russian planes are, well, at the very least, reckless, irresponsible. And, of course, dangerous in their consequences,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov …
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By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -Efforts to reach a security pact between Syria and Israel have hit a last-minute snag over Israel’s demand that it be allowed to open a “humanitarian corridor” to Syria’s southern province of Sweida, four sources familiar with the talks said. Syria and Israel had come close in recent weeks to …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Falling debris from a drone in southern Russia sparked a blaze when it hit a unit at the Afipsky oil refinery, but the flames have been put out, regional authorities said on Friday. An industry source said a primary refining unit had caught fire and was stopped, and the damage has been assessed. …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia expanded its list of banned UK nationals on Friday in response to what it said was London’s continued confrontational course on Ukraine and “cynical anti-Russian adventures.” The list of seven individuals included an MP, Foreign Office employees, think-tank experts and third-country nationals working for British institutions. “The British have recently resorted to …
By Angeliki Koutantou and Alvise Armellini ATHENS/ROME (Reuters) -Organisers of an international aid flotilla said on Friday they would press on with attempts to break an Israeli naval embargo on Gaza, despite pleas by Italy to accept a compromise proposal and not take further risks. The Global Sumud Flotilla, made up of about 50 civilian …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday it did not want to talk about a Bloomberg report that European diplomats had privately warned Moscow that NATO would be ready to shoot down any Russian aircraft violating European airspace. Bloomberg reported, citing officials familiar with the exchange, that British, French and German envoys had delivered the …
