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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands and 40 other OSCE member states have formally called for an independent investigation into the alledged torture and mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces, Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said on social media platform X on Thursday. “By invoking this so-called ‘Moscow Mechanism’, the Netherlands and partnering countries …

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By John Irish and Parisa Hafezi PARIS (Reuters) -France, Britain and Germany will hold face-to-face talks with Iran on Friday for the first time since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June, aiming to gauge Tehran’s appetite for a compromise to avert sanctions, diplomats say. The three European countries, along with China …

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SARAJEVO (Reuters) -South African businessman Errol Musk, the father of billionaire Elon Musk, visited Bosnia this week to assess its potential as a location for a research institute on gravity, space-time and longevity, months after saying he planned to base it in Dubai. The elder Musk, a 79-year-old engineer who is estranged from his son, was …

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WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland is set to sign a $4 billion U.S. loan guarantee to help fund the modernization of its armed forces, the Polish defense ministry said on Thursday. Amid heightened regional tensions and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, Poland is ramping up defense spending and accelerating efforts to modernize its military, aiming to strengthen …

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) -The mayor of Budapest said on Thursday he had become a “suspect” in a police investigation targeting the organisers of an LGBTQ+ rights rally that turned into an anti-government protest last month. Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Hungary’s capital city on June 28 as a banned Pride march swelled into a …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union welcomed Ukraine’s pledge to protect the independence of its anti-corruption agencies and said on Thursday that a commitment to fight corruption is an important precondition both for EU financial aid as well as for potential EU membership. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Wednesday to retain the independence of anti-corruption …

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ROME (Reuters) -The migrant detention hub Italy has set up in Albania has cost seven times more than an equivalent facility back home, a study by the ActionAid Italy charity and the University of Bari said on Thursday. The Italian interior ministry declined to comment on the report. Conservative Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sees the …

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