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Italian lawmakers seek answers from government on spyware scandal

4 Jul 2025 4 Jul 2025

By Giuseppe Fonte and Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Italian lawmakers have formally asked the government whether it spied on journalists, possibly using technology supplied by U.S.-based spyware maker Paragon, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The move marks the latest twist in a months-long saga that has left Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s …

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Germany’s Merz held call with Trump on Ukraine arms deliveries

4 Jul 2025 4 Jul 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on the phone on Thursday about arms deliveries to Ukraine, a spokesperson for the German leaders told Reuters. Merz initiated the call with Trump, the spokesperson said on Friday. Spiegel magazine first reported on the call. (Reporting by Andreas Rinke, Writing by …

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New NATO commander stresses unity at handover ceremony

4 Jul 2025 4 Jul 2025

By Sabine Siebold and Andrew Gray MONS, Belgium (Reuters) -U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich took over on Friday as NATO’s top military commander, sending a message of resolve and reassurance to allies concerned about potential cuts to U.S. forces in Europe by the Trump administration. The U.S. has filled the post of Supreme Allied …

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Facing settler threats, Palestinian Bedouins forced out of rural West Bank community

4 Jul 2025 4 Jul 2025

By Ali Sawafta JORDAN VALLEY, West Bank (Reuters) -Thirty Palestinian families left their home in a remote area of the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, saying they were forced out after years of persistent harassment and violence by Israeli settlers. The families, members of the Bedouin Mleihat tribe from a shepherding community in the Jordan …

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Spanish PM’s Socialist party slips in poll as graft scandal takes toll

4 Jul 2025 4 Jul 2025

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party (PSOE) lost ground in the latest opinion poll released on Friday, in the wake of a corruption scandal, and a sizeable share of poll respondents said they wanted him to call an election. Pollsters Db40, who surveyed 2,000 people from June 26 to 30, said support …

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WHO says Gaza’s Nasser hospital ‘one massive trauma ward’

4 Jul 2025 4 Jul 2025

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Nasser hospital in Gaza is operating as “one massive trauma ward” due to an influx of patients wounded at non-United Nations food distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The U.S.- and Israeli-backed GHF began distributing food packages in Gaza at …

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Turkey arrests one of Sweden’s most-wanted suspected gang leaders

4 Jul 2025 4 Jul 2025

By Johan Ahlander and Ezgi Erkoyun STOCKHOLM/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -One of Sweden’s most-wanted suspected gang leaders was taken into custody in Turkey on Friday during a raid on suspected drug traffickers, in what Swedish police described as a major success in the battle against organised crime. “The arrest is the result of targeted work over time …

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Dictator Franco’s head replica rolls on football pitch in Spanish art festival

4 Jul 2025 4 Jul 2025

MOIA, Spain (Reuters) -Spanish artist Eugenio Merino and a U.S. art collective used a lifelike replica of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco’s head as a football at an art festival to warn of the dangers of fascism amid the rise of the far right in Europe and the United States. The performance formed part of the …

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Germany plans six-month voluntary military service, sources say

4 Jul 2025 4 Jul 2025

By Markus Wacket BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany plans to introduce a voluntary six-month military service scheme, sources familiar with the plan said on Friday, as Berlin tries to train more reservists and bolster national defences over security concerns about Russia. Volunteers would be sought for training in simple tasks such as guard duties under the scheme, …

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French air traffic controllers’ strike disrupts flights for second day

4 Jul 2025 4 Jul 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -A strike by French air traffic controllers entered its second day on Friday, leaving many passengers stranded at the start of Europe’s peak travel season. Civil aviation agency DGAC told airlines to cancel 40% of flights at the three main Paris airports on Friday because of the strike, which the air traffic controllers …

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