By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation likely remained around the ECB’s 2% target last month, a slew of national data indicated on Thursday, keeping pressure off policymakers to cut interest rates further after a year of rapid cuts in borrowing costs. Inflation in the euro zone’s biggest economies was at or near expectations …
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By Maayan Lubell, Nidal al-Mughrabi and David Ljunggren OTTAWA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Canada plans to recognize the State of Palestine at a meeting of the United Nations in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on Israel as starvation spreads in Gaza. The announcement came after France said last week it would recognize …
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By AJ Vicens (Reuters) -One of the Russian government’s premier cyber espionage units is deploying malware against embassies and diplomatic organizations in Moscow by leveraging local internet service providers, Microsoft said on Thursday. The analysis confirms for the first time that Russia’s Federal Security Service, also known as the FSB, is conducting cyber espionage at …
By Michaela Cabrera and Lauren Bacquie PARIS (Reuters) -Residents of Montmartre in Paris are sounding the alarm over overtourism, fearing their picturesque hilltop neighbourhood could become the next Barcelona or Venice, as tourist numbers spike following last year’s Olympic Games. While Paris has so far avoided the large-scale protests seen in Spain and Italy, some …
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By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) -Martial arts fighter Conor McGregor on Thursday lost his appeal against a civil jury’s finding that he raped a woman in a hotel room in 2018, with Ireland’s Court of Appeal rejecting his appeal in its entirety. The plaintiff, Nikita Hand, alleged that McGregor sexually assaulted her on December 9, …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Syria’s foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani in Moscow on Thursday, the first visit by a top official from Syria’s new government since the toppling of longtime Russian ally Bashar al-Assad in December. Lavrov said Moscow would like Syria’s new President Ahmed al-Sharaa to …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s armed forces reported a 28% surge in soldier recruits from January to late July, compared with the same period last year, bolstering plans to boost NATO defences in response to what it sees as an increased threat from Russia. The Defence Ministry said on Thursday more than 13,700 people had joined the …
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By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Thursday it had taken full control of the shattered town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine after nearly 16 months of fighting, an assertion which Kyiv dismissed as “propaganda”. Following are key facts about Chasiv Yar, which Russians call Chasov Yar, and the long battle for its …
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s centre-right government will consult the main political parties and conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa about the potential recognition of a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said on Thursday. Unlike neighbouring Spain, whose leftist government recognised Palestinian statehood in May 2024 alongside Ireland and Norway and called on other EU countries …
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By Barbara Erling WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland, Ukraine’s western neighbour, is expected to be the last country in Europe to face U.S. troop reductions, Poland’s top defence official said, as Washington weighs scaling back its military presence across the continent. The prospect of a U.S. troop drawdown in Europe has been a recurring topic since the …
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