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Legislators questioning German emergency funding for Palestinian salaries

19 Sep 2025

By Thomas Escritt and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – A 30 million euro ($35.24 million) one-time payment to the Palestinian Authority that Germany was hoping to announce next week to coincide with European allies’ formal recognition of a Palestinian state has been held up by sceptical legislators, Bild newspaper reported. The payment is designed to …

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UK sanctions Georgia-linked supporters of Putin over war in Ukraine

19 Sep 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain sanctioned Georgia-linked supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine on Friday in what the government said was a move designed to pressure Russia’s international network of backers. Two oil tankers were also sanctioned for transporting Russian oil to the Georgian port of Batumi, the government said in …

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Suspect in 1982 attack on Paris Jewish restaurant arrested in West Bank

19 Sep 2025

PARIS (Reuters) – France welcomed news on Friday that a suspect in an attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris 43 years ago, in which six people were killed and at least 20 others injured, had been detained by Palestinian authorities in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot posted on X that the …

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Russia says it has taken control of two more villages in eastern Ukraine, TASS reports

19 Sep 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had taken control of Muravka, a village in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, and Novoivanivka in the neighbouring Zaporizhzhia region, the state TASS news agency reported. Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield assertions. (Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Andrew …

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Three dead in Australia after Optus glitch disrupts emergency calls

19 Sep 2025

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Three people in Australia have died after a technical failure at Optus, the country’s second-largest telecommunications provider, disrupted emergency call services. CEO Stephen Rue said the failure occurred during a network upgrade on Thursday, which potentially impacted 600 customers in the states of South Australia and Western Australia, and in the Northern …

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Sweden may lend $23.5 billion for new nuclear reactors, government says

19 Sep 2025

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Swedish government is seeking parliament’s permission to lend up to 220 billion crowns ($23.5 billion) to energy companies willing to build new nuclear reactors, Financial Markets Minister Niklas Wykman said on Friday. The country in recent years closed several older reactors and the right-wing government now seeks to revive its nuclear …

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Germany open to ideas on frozen Russian assets, finance minister says

19 Sep 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants to work productively on ideas regarding the use of Russian assets frozen in the European Union, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said in Copenhagen on Friday, indicating an openness in Berlin towards the legally fraught issue. “Everything must be carefully examined,” Klingbeil said ahead of talks with his EU counterparts. “Germany …

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Russia’s St.Petersburg airport says its website was hacked

19 Sep 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, said on Friday that its website had been hacked. Pulkovo is Russia’s second-largest airport by passenger traffic. (Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Gleb Bryanski)

Iran’s deputy foreign minister criticises European powers over sanctions plan

19 Sep 2025

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran on Friday criticised a move by European powers to impose international sanctions by the end of the month if Tehran does not meet conditions, including access for U.N. nuclear inspectors. “What Europeans are doing is politically biased and politically motivated … They are wrong on different levels …

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