By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union governments want Brussels to keep secret how they plan to phase out using Russian oil and gas by the end of 2027, an internal EU document seen by Reuters showed. The European Commission last month proposed legislation to phase out EU imports of Russian oil and gas – …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s embassy in Paris on Thursday demanded consular access to a Russian basketball player, Daniil Kasatkin, whose lawyer said was detained in France at the request of the United States on suspicion of being part of a hacking network. “The embassy is dealing with the situation related to the detention of Russian citizen …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that BRICS was not an anti-American group and that it will not listen to “language of threats and manipulation”. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened BRICS countries with additional 10% tariffs after calling the bloc “anti-American.” “BRICS is not an anti-American association. …
By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Mathieu Rosemain (Reuters) -Britain plans to invest 163.3 million euros ($191 million) in satellite operator Eutelsat, the company said on Thursday, adding to a much bigger cash injection from France to help the company compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. Europe is racing to build up sovereign capabilities in several key areas, …
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By Ali Sawafta and Charlotte Greenfield TULKARM, West Bank (Reuters) -Malik Lutfi contemplated which of his family’s belongings to salvage in the few moments he was given while Israeli troops carried out home demolitions in the Tulkarm refugee camp where he grew up in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Now 51, the father of six has …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Thursday that Berlin was only in technical contact with representatives of the Taliban’s de facto government in Afghanistan, nothing more, and would continue to monitor the human rights situation there. “There are serious concerns about the humanitarian situation there, the human rights situation in Afghanistan, and …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will on Thursday sign a previously announced deal to supply Ukraine with more than 5,000 air defence missiles from Thales. Rayner is expected to sign the agreement in Rome, where the Ukraine Recovery Conference is taking place. The deal was first announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer …
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ROME (Reuters) -The European Commission announced 2.3 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in support to Ukraine on Thursday to help it rebuild after the damage caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion. The funds include 1.8 billion euros in loan guarantees and 580 million euros in grants from international and bilateral public financial institutions, EU Commission President Ursula …
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By Bart H. Meijer and Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament on Thursday, tabled by mainly far-right lawmakers who alleged she and her team undermined trust in the EU through unlawful actions. As expected, the motion failed to get the two-thirds …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s president said on Thursday the U.N. nuclear watchdog should drop its “double standards” if Tehran is to resume cooperation with it over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme, Iranian state media reported. President Masoud Pezeshkian last week enacted a law suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the IAEA said it …
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