By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou LONDON/ATHENS (Reuters) -A limpet mine may have caused a blast that damaged a Greek tanker sailing off Libya’s coast last week, the fifth such incident to hit commercial shipping in the region in recent months, maritime security sources said on Tuesday. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Vilamoura had left the …
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Russian former deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov was found guilty of corruption and condemned to 13 years in a penal colony on Tuesday, the harshest sentence yet in a series of graft cases against defence officials. Ivanov was arrested in April 2024 on suspicion of taking bribes, and investigators added new …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli planes and tanks struck heavily in north and south Gaza on Tuesday, destroying clusters of homes, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s confidant was in Washington, expected to discuss a possible ceasefire. Thousands of Gaza residents again took flight as Israel issued new orders to evacuate, while its tanks …
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By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned as a “vile provocation” a cartoon in a satirical magazine that appeared to depict Prophets Mohammad and Moses, amplifying an outcry by religious conservatives after the arrest of four cartoonists. The cartoon, published a few days after the end of a 12-day conflict …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s government on Tuesday unveiled a draft bill aimed at promoting sustainable consumption and reducing prices, which would ban practices such as reselling concert tickets for profit and advertising fossil fuels, or cars powered by them. “This government’s objective is to encourage industry’s transition towards more accessible and sustainable models, thereby lowering …
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By Tom Little and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark on Tuesday expanded its military service to include women, as the Nordic country seeks to recruit more soldiers and strengthen its defences amid heightened security concerns across Europe. Under a law passed by Denmark’s parliament in June 2023, Denmark will require women turning 18 after July …
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(Reuters) -Vertex Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday its next-generation cystic fibrosis treatment has won European Union approval for a rare and progressive genetic disease, expanding the company’s presence beyond the United States. The approval builds on the company’s dominance in this market and helps protect against future sales declines once its older cystic fibrosis drug, Trikafta, …
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DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) -The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, has often called himself a simple monk, but for more than 60 years armed with little more than charm and conviction, he has managed to keep the cause of his people in the international spotlight. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, fled into …
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By Alan Charlish and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will introduce temporary controls along borders with Germany and Lithuania on July 7, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, echoing several other European Union countries in reimposing frontier checks to stem illegal migration. Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany itself have also brought back border controls, …
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By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s top general ordered military officials on Tuesday to prohibit troop buildups in tent encampments and to build new shelters at training centres to protect soldiers against deadly Russian air strikes. The order by Oleksandr Syrskyi comes after a spate of Russian attacks focused attention on lax discipline at military …
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