MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia supports a call by U.S. President Donald Trump for a comprehensive global ban on biological weapons, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. Trump said in a speech to the United Nations on Tuesday that he was “calling on every nation to join us in ending the development of biological weapons once …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Moldovan business magnate Vladimir Plahotniuc, detained in Greece on a warrant linked to a $1 billion fraud case, landed in Moldova’s capital Chisinau after being extradited, local media said on Thursday. NewsMaker.md outlet, broadcasting live from the airport, showed how people in dark uniforms led a man in a white shirt and dark …
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PARIS (Reuters) -The Paris criminal court found former French president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to the provision of millions of euros in illegal financing from late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential bid. Prosecutors alleged that Sarkozy, who has always denied the charges, made a deal …
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By Valerie Volcovici and Yukun Zhang (Reuters) -China led several countries in announcing new climate plans on Wednesday and offered a veiled rebuke of the U.S. president’s anti-climate rhetoric a day earlier at the U.N. General Assembly. Addressing a climate leaders’ summit hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a …
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By Simon Johnson and Tom Little TOFTA, Gotland, SWEDEN (Reuters) -The Swedish island of Gotland holds the key to control of the Baltic Sea, according to Swedish and Polish officers taking part in military exercises this week aimed at deterring a possible Russian attack amid escalating tensions between NATO and Moscow. “It’s basically like a …
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By Louise Rasmussen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark’s Aalborg airport, used for commercial and military flights, was closed due to drones in its airspace, police said early on Thursday, two days after the country’s main Copenhagen airport was shut over drone sightings that raised European security concerns. Danish national police said the drones followed a similar pattern …
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By Michelle Nichols, John Irish and Nidal al-Mughrabi NEW YORK/CAIRO (Reuters) -The United States shared a 21-point Middle East peace plan at this week’s U.N. meetings and is hopeful for a breakthrough on Gaza in the coming days, its envoy to the region said on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump presented proposals to leaders from …
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CHISINAU (Reuters) -Moldova’s pro-European ruling party faces a tough fight to keep its parliamentary majority against opponents calling for closer ties with Moscow, with a new poll confirming a tight race while many voters remain undecided ahead of Sunday’s election. President Maia Sandu, who has focused on talks for European Union membership by 2030 for …
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Ukraine and Syria formally restored diplomatic relations on Wednesday as their leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Ukraine broke off relations with Syria in June 2022 after ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s government recognised the independence of swathes of occupied Ukraine following Russia’s …
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(Reuters) -An aircraft belonging to the Russian airline Rossiya suffered damage to its tail after coming into contact with another plane on a taxiway at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported. The agencies said the aircraft, a Sukhoi Superjet, had been readying for takeoff to St Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, when …
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