By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission has proposed an EU climate target for 2040 that allows countries to count carbon credits bought from developing nations towards the EU goal for the first time. Here’s what that means, and why the EU move on Wednesday faced criticism from campaigners and some scientists. WHAT ARE …
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(Reuters) -Russian shelling killed five people on Thursday in and near the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the regional governor said, a key target under Russian attack for months. Vadym Filashkin, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said two people had been killed in Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub, where local authorities have been urging …
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -England stumbled to 77-3 to trail India by 510 runs on day two of the second test after skipper Shubman Gill scored a record-breaking 269 and their seamers struck early to put the tourists in a commanding position at Edgbaston on Thursday. India were charged up when Akash Deep picked up two …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Four people were injured in a stabbing attack near a shopping mall in the Finnish city of Tampere on Thursday and one person was arrested, but there were no indications of a terrorist or racist motive in the incident, police said. A police statement gave no further details on the injuries from the …
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(Reuters) -France on Thursday demanded the immediate release of two of its citizens held in Iran for more than three years, saying Tehran’s case against them was unfounded. The French government has accused the Islamic Republic of detaining Cecile Kohler and partner Jacques Paris arbitrarily, keeping them in conditions akin to torture in Tehran’s Evin …
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By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Thursday that Moscow wants a negotiated end to the Ukraine war but will not step back from its original goals, a Kremlin aide said. In a wide-ranging conversation that also covered Iran and the Middle East, …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -The Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza on Thursday warned residents of the coastal enclave not to assist the U.S.-and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, saying deadly incidents near its food distribution sites endangered hungry Gazans. “It is strictly forbidden to deal with, work for, or provide any form of assistance or cover to the …
By Andrew Osborn and Lidia Kelly (Reuters) -Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian Navy who was praised and promoted by President Vladimir Putin, has been killed in action, depriving Moscow of one of its most senior officers, the Russian military said on Thursday. Gudkov, who was handed a top military honour in …
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By Philip O’Connor and Lori Ewing BERN, Switzerland (Reuters) -Portugal players were heartbroken ahead of their Women’s Euro 2025 game against Spain on Thursday where a minute’s silence will be observed following the death of Portuguese national men’s team striker Diogo Jota in a car accident. “One of our own,” Portugal forward Jessica Silva posted …
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MUNICH (Reuters) -A man attacked and injured four people on Thursday on a high-speed train in southern Germany around 70 kilometres (43.5 miles) from the Austrian border before being arrested, police said. The ICE 91 train was carrying around 500 passengers from Hamburg in northern Germany to the Austrian capital Vienna. The man was arrested …
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