By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – France and Germany urgently coordinated their response to a return of Donald Trump as U.S. President on Wednesday, with Emmanuel Macron saying on X Berlin and Paris would work for a united, stronger more sovereign Europe within “the new context”. In a separate message on X, Macron congratulated Trump …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday that relations with the United States were at a historic low, but that the Kremlin was open to dialogue and would see what happens if Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was not aware of any plans by President …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia denied on Wednesday it was behind hoax bomb threats during voting in the U.S. presidential election and rejected reports of an alleged Russian plot to place incendiary devices on planes to the United States. Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed on Tuesday …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO chief Mark Rutte congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday for being elected president of the United States, and emphasised that members were increasing their military spending, a response to a persistent Trump criticism of the Western alliance. “I just congratulated Donald Trump on his election as President of the United States. His …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air defence units destroyed 38 out of 63 Russian drones overnight, Ukraine’s air force said on Wednesday. Another 22 Russian drones were lost over the Ukrainian territory and its airspace, the air force said on the Telegram messaging app, without providing further detail. The air force has said before that lost …
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(Reuters) -Hurricane Rafael is passing through the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and is forecast to rapidly intensify before making landfall in western Cuba, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Rafael was blowing maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph) after skirting past western Jamaica around mid-day. The hurricane was located about 60 …
NOVI SAD, Serbia (Reuters) -Thousands of Serbian opposition backers rallied on Tuesday in the northwestern city of Novi Sad in a violent protest over a deadly accident at a local railway station, for which they blame negligence and corruption by the government. The disaster happened on Friday when roofing along the entrance to the station …
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By David Latona and Charlie Devereux PAIPORTA/MADRID (Reuters) -At least 89 people remain missing after deadly floods in eastern Spain, the regional judicial authorities in Valencia said on Tuesday, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he was earmarking 10.6 billion euros ($11.6 billion) to help victims. The number includes only those who have been reported …
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By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired defence minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday, saying he had no trust in him over the management of Israel’s ongoing military operations as the wars in Gaza and Lebanon grind on. Netanyahu appointed Foreign Minister Israel Katz, a close ally, to succeed Gallant, while Gideon …
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By Andrius Sytas and David Shepardson VILNIUS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Parcels that exploded at logistics depots in Europe were part of a test run for a Russian plot to trigger explosions on cargo flights to the United States, according to security officials. Western governments and intelligence agencies in Europe have previously pointed to Moscow as being the …
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