Reuters UK Top Archives - Page 445 of 2213

Bosnia’s prosecutor lifts arrest warrant against separatist Serb leader

5 Jul 2025 5 Jul 2025

BELGRADE (Reuters) -Bosnia’s prosecutor’s office said it had lifted an arrest warrant against separatist Serb leader Milorad Dodik after he surprisingly appeared at a hearing investigating allegations against him of violating the constitutional order. After months of ignoring summons to attend the prosecutor’s office to answer questions, Dodik appeared at a hearing on Friday, authorities …

Bosnia’s prosecutor lifts arrest warrant against separatist Serb leader Read More »

Pope Leo takes first action to address abuse by Catholic clergy

5 Jul 2025 5 Jul 2025

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo on Saturday appointed a French archbishop as the new leader of the Vatican’s commission on clergy sexual abuse, in the U.S. pontiff’s first public move to confront an issue that has damaged the global Church’s credibility. Thibault Verny, 59, will be president of the Pontifical Commission for …

Pope Leo takes first action to address abuse by Catholic clergy Read More »

Spanish PM Sanchez’s shake-up of Socialist party eclipsed by new sexual harassment scandal

5 Jul 2025 5 Jul 2025

By Charlie Devereux MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s attempt to draw a line under a corruption scandal was overshadowed on Saturday by the resignation over sexual harassment allegations of an official he had just promoted as part of a shake-up of his Socialist party. Francisco Salazar offered to step down as a deputy …

Spanish PM Sanchez’s shake-up of Socialist party eclipsed by new sexual harassment scandal Read More »

Greece battles wildfire in Evia, reports progress on Crete

5 Jul 2025 5 Jul 2025

ATHENS (Reuters) -Firefighters were battling a wildfire on the Greek island of Evia on Saturday which was burning forests and forced the evacuation of two villages, the fire brigade and authorities said. More than 160 firefighters along with 46 trucks and five aircraft were deployed in southern Evia, east of Athens, to put out the …

Greece battles wildfire in Evia, reports progress on Crete Read More »

Ukraine says it hit Russian military airfield

5 Jul 2025 5 Jul 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s special forces struck Russia’s Borisoglebsk military airfield in the Voronezh region on Saturday, hitting a glide bomb store and a trainer aircraft, the Ukrainian military said in a statement on social media. The military said that other aircraft were also likely hit, without giving details. “This airfield is the home base of …

Ukraine says it hit Russian military airfield Read More »

EU to stockpile critical minerals amid geopolitical risks, FT says

5 Jul 2025 5 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -The European Union plans to stockpile critical minerals as a precaution against potential supply disruptions due to geopolitical tension, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing a draft document by the European Commission. “The EU faces an increasingly complex and deteriorating risk landscape marked by rising geopolitical tensions, including conflict, the mounting impacts of …

EU to stockpile critical minerals amid geopolitical risks, FT says Read More »

Trump says Iran has not agreed to inspections, give up enrichment

5 Jul 2025 5 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran had not agreed to inspections of its nuclear program or to give up enriching uranium. He told reporters aboard Air Force One that he believed Tehran’s nuclear program had been set back permanently although Iran could restart it at a different location. Trump said he …

Trump says Iran has not agreed to inspections, give up enrichment Read More »

Trump says there could be a Gaza deal next week

5 Jul 2025 5 Jul 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Friday it was good that Hamas said it had responded in “a positive spirit” to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal. He told reporters aboard Air Force One there could be a deal on a Gaza ceasefire by next week but that he had not been briefed on the …

Trump says there could be a Gaza deal next week Read More »

Low water levels on Danube disrupt shipping as heatwave hits Hungary

5 Jul 2025 5 Jul 2025

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Unusually low water levels on the Danube river in Hungary are affecting shipping, agriculture, and local ecosystems along Europe’s second-longest river, which is a major transport route across the continent. Temperatures peaked at 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in Budapest this week as much of Europe baked in an early summer heatwave …

Low water levels on Danube disrupt shipping as heatwave hits Hungary Read More »

Russian air defences down dozens of Ukrainian drones, including two near St Petersburg

5 Jul 2025 5 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -Russian air defence units downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in widely dispersed parts of the country, including two near the country’s second-largest city, St. Petersburg, officials said. Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of Leningrad region surrounding St. Petersburg, wrote on Telegram that two drones were downed in different districts south of the city. He said no …

Russian air defences down dozens of Ukrainian drones, including two near St Petersburg Read More »