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Former Polish PM’s close associate fights extradition from UK on corruption charges

22 Sep 2025

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A former Polish government official and close associate of ex-Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki appeared in a London court on Monday, fighting extradition to face corruption charges relating to contracts for power generators to Ukraine. Michal Kuczmierowski was head of Poland’s Government Strategic Reserves Agency, referred to by its Polish acronym …

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Russia accuses Estonia of making false airspace incursion allegation to whip up tensions

22 Sep 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Monday accused NATO member state Estonia of falsely claiming that Russian military jets had violated its airspace last week, saying Tallinn had no evidence to back up its claim and was seeking to ratchet up East-West tensions. Estonia said on Friday that three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets had entered Estonian …

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Brazilians protest efforts to shield Bolsonaro and lawmakers from courts

22 Sep 2025

By Isabel Teles and Bernardo Caram SAO PAULO/BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of major cities on Sunday to protest legislative efforts to shield former President Jair Bolsonaro and federal lawmakers from the courts, marking the country’s strongest leftist demonstrations in years. The protests, organized by social movements, …

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Russia, after Western Palestinian state recognition move, says it still backs a two-state solution

22 Sep 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia still believes that a two-state solution is the only way to settle the conflict in the Middle East, the Kremlin said on Monday, after it was asked about a decision by some Western countries to recognise a Palestinian state. Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday in …

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Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills three, governor says

22 Sep 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian morning attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia killed three people and injured two more, officials said on Monday. “Monday morning in Zaporizhzhia began with explosions and fires,” Governor Ivan Fedorov wrote. He said that Russian forces used at least 10 aerial bombs in the attack on the city of around …

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Malta to formally recognise Palestinian state at UN assembly, PM says

22 Sep 2025

VALLETTA (Reuters) -Malta will announce its formal recognition of a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Monday, the Prime Minister’s Office said, joining a group of countries in making the move.    Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday, a move intended to promote a two-state …

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Greek sheep farmers devastated by sheeppox outbreak as flocks culled

22 Sep 2025

By Lefteris Papadimas KILELER, THESSALY, Greece (Reuters) -Greek sheep farmers are in despair in central Greece as sheeppox destroys their flocks, while the Greek authorities are warning of a possible nationwide ban on the movement of animals. The outbreak of the highly infectious virus in the country is threatening to drive up food prices and …

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Israeli drone strikes kill five, including children, in southern Lebanon

22 Sep 2025

BEIRUT (Reuters) -An Israeli drone strike killed five people, including three children, in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil on Sunday, Lebanon’s health ministry said. Israel has frequently targeted what it calls Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon despite a U.S.-brokered truce between Lebanon and Israel which took effect in November following more than a …

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European airports struggle to fix check-in glitch after cyberattack

22 Sep 2025

By Sabine Siebold and Christoph Steitz BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Some of Europe’s biggest airports battled to restore normal operations on Sunday after hackers disrupted automatic check-in systems, with Brussels asking airlines to cancel half of Monday’s flight departures due to persistent problems. Hackers on Friday targeted check-in and boarding systems provider Collins Aerospace, owned by RTX, …

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Portugal formally recognises Palestinian state, minister says

22 Sep 2025

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Portugal’s Foreign Affairs Minister Paulo Rangel announced on Sunday that the country has now recognised the state of Palestine.  “The recognition of the state of Palestine is the realization of a fundamental, constant, and fundamental line of Portuguese foreign policy,” Rangel told reporters at the headquarters of Portugal’s permanent mission to the …

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