ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) -In a bookstore in the Russian city of St Petersburg, employees are painstakingly cutting out labels, placing them on the covers of books and sealing the volumes in clear plastic wrapping. The wording on each slip of paper reads: “THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY A FOREIGN AGENT OR CONCERNS THE …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. investigators said on Thursday they had found a bolt-action rifle believed to have been used in the politically charged fatal shooting of influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a 31-year-old author, podcast host and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, helped build the Republican Party’s support among younger …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark plans to buy European-made air defence systems for 58 billion Danish crowns ($9.11 billion), its largest arms purchase ever, the country’s defence minister said on Friday, citing a challenging security situation. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in February ordered the military to “buy buy buy” equipment in preparation for potential future …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France will deploy three Rafale fighter jets to help Poland protect its airspace after this week’s drone incursions into its airspace, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday on X. “The security of the European continent is our top priority. We will not give in to Russia’s increasing intimidation,” he said. A …
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By Petra Wischgoll and Thomas Escritt GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) -Friedrich Merz promised to cut the far right down to size. This Sunday, he faces his first big electoral test since becoming German chancellor, and the nativist Alternative for Germany is scoring its best-ever polling results. Local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, could …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday his centre-left government would consider the recommendations of an independent report on Islamophobia, which suggests anti-Muslim sentiment in the country had hit “unprecedented levels”. An independent report released on Friday by the government’s special envoy to combat Islamophobia said the normalisation of Islamophobia has become …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Ireland will not take part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to participate, Irish broadcaster RTE said on Thursday, arguing that doing so would be “unconscionable” because of the conflict in Gaza. Recent editions of Eurovision have been overshadowed by opposition to Israel’s participation in the contest over …
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By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) -The Cuban Energy and Mining Ministry said on Thursday 80% of the capital, Havana, had power and most of the country’s energy grid had been reestablished 24 hours after it crashed, leaving 9.7 million residents in the dark. “Electricity coverage has been increasing, and we are generating …
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(Reuters) -Russian anti-aircraft units destroyed or downed nine Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow early on Friday, the capital’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said. Sobyanin, in a series of messages on Telegram, said specialist teams were examining fragments of the drones where they had hit the ground. The governor of Leningrad region, which surrounds Russia’s second largest …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British foreign minister Yvette Cooper is due to travel to Kyiv on Friday in her first overseas visit since being appointed in the role, reaffirming Britain’s commitment to Ukraine with a 142 million pounds ($192.75 million) winter support aid boost. Cooper is due to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and senior Ukrainian officials, to …
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