By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Wildfires have burned more than a million hectares of land in the European Union this year so far, the highest amount in any year since official records began in 2006, EU data showed. A total of 1,028,000 hectares in the EU had been ravaged by blazes as of Tuesday – …
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VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of letting Social Affairs Minister Inga Ruginiene seek to form a new cabinet, bringing her a step closer to leading the government. The 44-year-old former trade union leader and member of the ruling Social Democrats party joined the cabinet only in 2024 and has been thrust …
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By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -Italy will negotiate with domestic banks on the terms of a contribution to provide additional cash for state finances, ruling lawmakers told Reuters on Tuesday, as the government assesses ways to fund tax cuts in its 2026 budget. The move piles pressure on the banking sector, which faces widespread criticism …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday Germany would not join an initiative of western allies to recognise the Palestinian state at next month’s United Nations General Assembly. Merz was speaking at a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who said last month that Canada planned to recognise the state …
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By Daniel Trotta, Luc Cohen and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to his native El Salvador made him a symbol of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, was detained again by U.S. immigration officials in Baltimore on Monday and may be deported a second time, this time to Uganda. The …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Russia should jointly safeguard their security and development interests, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the visiting Russian parliament speaker on Tuesday, in their efforts to build a more “equitable” international order. The two sides should continue their traditional friendship and deepen strategic mutual trust, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Xi as …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his European counterparts on Monday and discussed diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, the State Department said. Rubio spoke to UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and EU foreign policy chief …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa discussed on Monday developments in Syria and the region with U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack in Damascus, according to a statement from the Syrian president’s office. The meeting comes after Barrack discussed Syria and Lebanon with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel a day earlier. Syrian …
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PARIS (Reuters) -French police have detained a man on suspicion of murder after the discovery of four men’s bodies in the River Seine on the outskirts of Paris, the local prosecutor’s office said on Monday. The four bodies were found on August 13 in an area that is known for gay sexual encounters in Choisy-Le-Roi, …
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(Reuters) -Israel struck Nasser hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and others. Cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters contractor, was killed near a live broadcasting position operated by Reuters on an upper floor just below …
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