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Spanish prime minister’s brother to stand trial accused of influence peddling

23 Sep 2025

MADRID (Reuters) -The brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will stand trial accused of influence peddling in a case that the Socialist premier says was fabricated by far-right political opponents. The anti-corruption campaign group Manos Limpias alleges that the Socialist-led Badajoz council tailor-made a job for David Sanchez as coordinator of public music schools …

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Ukrainian civilians suffer systematic torture in Russian facilities, UN says

23 Sep 2025

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Russia has systematically tortured Ukrainian civilians in over 100 detention centres in Russia and occupied Ukraine since the start of the war, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday. Its report detailed cases of mock executions, electric shocks and the use of prolonged stress positions on Ukrainian citizens for …

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EU, WHO counter Trump’s warnings on autism and pregnancy

23 Sep 2025

LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) -European Union and British health agencies confirmed on Tuesday the safety of paracetamol during pregnancy, disputing a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump linking the popular pain medication to autism. The World Health Organization said that evidence of a link remained inconsistent and urged caution in drawing conclusions.  On Monday, Trump linked autism …

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Russia targets Ukraine’s lifeline railways with ‘systematic’ attacks, CEO says

23 Sep 2025

By Max Hunder and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia has unleashed a massive wave of attacks on Ukraine’s railways since the summer, using new tactics to hit key nodes with long-range drones, but the network is holding up for now, the CEO of the state railway company told Reuters. “Their first aim is to sow …

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Italy dismantles Syrian network accused of turning drug cash into gold

23 Sep 2025

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian prosecutors said on Tuesday they had dismantled a Syrian-led network accused of laundering drug-trafficking proceeds in Italy and France by converting cash into gold bars. The Guardia di Finanza police arrested five people in the northern regions of Piedmont and Lombardy and seized 17 million euros ($20 million), Milan prosecutors said in …

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Ukraine says it hit Russian oil infrastructure in Bryansk, Samara regions

23 Sep 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s military struck two Russian oil distribution facilities in the Bryansk and Samara regions overnight, Kyiv’s general staff said on Tuesday. In Samara, the military hit a line production station that mixes Russian oil for its flagship Urals oil grade for export, the general staff said on Telegram. The pumping station, used for …

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Poland to reopen border crossings with Belarus, PM says

23 Sep 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -Border crossings between Poland and Belarus will be reopened on midnight from Wednesday to Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday. Poland closed its border with Belarus this month as a result of Russia-led military exercises taking place in Belarus. NATO alliance and European Union member Poland’s concerns about the “Zapad” …

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Syria to establish new parliament, testing inclusivity pledge

23 Sep 2025

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria is preparing to establish the first parliament since Bashar al-Assad was toppled, a milestone in the transition from his rule but one that has stirred new concerns about political inclusivity under President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Regional committees have selected electoral colleges that will elect two-thirds of the 210-member People’s Assembly, on October 5. …

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Denmark links drones at Copenhagen airport to hybrid attacks across Europe

23 Sep 2025

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark said drones that halted flights at its main airport on Monday were the most serious attack yet on its critical infrastructure and linked them to a series of suspected Russian drone incursions and other disruptions across Europe. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the drone activity seemed designed “to …

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Norway says Russia violated its airspace three times in 2025

23 Sep 2025

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Norway’s government said on Tuesday that Russia has violated Norwegian airspace three times in 2025, adding that it was unclear if this was deliberate or the result of navigation errors. The incidents, which lasted between one and four minutes, were the first such violations by Russia in more than a decade, the Norwegian …

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