MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday that it had taken note of comments made by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham who is sponsoring a tough new sanctions bill on Russia and that its backers should consider its impact on efforts to reach a peace deal on Ukraine. Graham said in an interview with ABC News …
By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel is interested in establishing formal diplomatic relations with long-standing adversaries Syria and Lebanon, but the status of the Golan Heights is non-negotiable, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. Israeli leaders argue that with its rival Iran weakened by this month’s 12-day war, other countries in the region …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Britain, France and Germany denounced threats against the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday, after a hardline Iranian newspaper said IAEA boss Rafael Grossi should be tried and executed as an Israeli agent. “France, Germany and the United Kingdom condemn threats against the Director General of the IAEA Rafael Grossi and …
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday that it could not rule out the possibility that anti-government protests in Serbia, a close Russian ally, could be an attempted “colour revolution”, but that it was sure the Serbian leadership could restore calm. Serbian police on Saturday clashed with anti-government protesters demanding snap elections and an end …
NICOSIA (Reuters) -Cyprus said on Monday it would invite arch-foe Turkey to a summit during its European Union presidency next year despite a decades-long rift over Ankara’s 1974 invasion and its backing of a breakaway state on the divided island. Nicosia will hold the rotating EU presidency in the first six months of 2026 and …
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GENEVA (Reuters) -Ukraine has joined other countries bordering Russia in signalling that it will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, in the face of what they say are growing military threats from Russia. NATO members Finland, Poland and the three ex-Soviet Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – have either withdrawn from …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany expects the EU’s plan for an 18th sanctions package against Russia to be adopted this week, a government spokesperson said in Berlin on Monday. “It will now be raised at ambassadorial level and reconsidered after a visit by the Commission to Slovakia later this week,” said German government spokesperson. The European Commission …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Switzerland said on Monday that a cyberattack on the non-profit health foundation Radix that involved data being stolen and encrypted had also affected the federal administration. In a statement, Swiss federal authorities said that Radix’s customers include various federal offices and that data have been published on the dark web in the wake …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow planned to cut its defence spending, but that he thought a decision by NATO members to increase their own defence spending could ultimately lead to the alliance’s collapse. NATO leaders on Wednesday backed a big increase in defence spending that U.S. President Donald …
By Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) -German retail sales unexpectedly fell by 1.6% in May compared with the previous month, statistics office data showed on Monday, dampening hopes for strong growth in the second quarter for Europe’s largest economy. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 0.5% increase, after sales declined by 0.6% in April. While …
