By Vladimir Soldatkin, Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) -The head of Russia’s nuclear energy corporation warned on Thursday that an Israeli attack on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant could lead to a “Chernobyl-style catastrophe”. An Israeli military spokesperson said Israel had struck the site, but an Israeli military official later called this …
By Jana Choukeir, Pesha Magid and Steven Scheer DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli military official said on Thursday that “it was a mistake” for a military spokesperson to have said earlier in the day that Israel had struck the Bushehr nuclear site in Iran. The official would only confirm that Israel had hit the Natanz, Isfahan …
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ST PETERSBURG/BEIJING (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping both condemned Israel on Thursday over its strikes on Iran and agreed that de-escalation was needed, the Kremlin said after the two leaders spoke by telephone. Putin and Xi “strongly condemn Israel’s actions, which violate the U.N. Charter and other norms of international …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungarian police said on Thursday that they were banning the Budapest Pride march of the LGBTQ+ community planned for June 28, despite the city’s mayor saying it was a municipal event that requires no permits from authorities. Hungary’s parliament, in which Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s right-wing Fidesz Party has a big majority, passed …
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PARIS (Reuters) -France is preparing to help its citizens in Israel and Iran to leave those countries amid a week of strikes exchanged between the two rivals, French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Thursday. Barrot told reporters that a convoy will be arranged by the end of the week to get French nationals without …
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(Reuters) -A military court in Moscow sentenced a Russian man to 17 years in prison after finding him guilty of attempting to blow up a railway on behalf of a pro-Ukraine Russian paramilitary group, the TASS state news agency reported on Thursday. The defendant, Viktor Mosienko, who is a film and theatre actor, admitted guilt …
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BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania’s new government will likely include all four of its pro-European parties after weeks of negotiations, centre-left Social Democrat leader Sorin Grindeanu said on Thursday following talks with centrist President Nicusor Dan. Dan won a divisive presidential election last month despite a strong challenge from the increasingly popular far-right but not before borrowing …
SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgaria has closed its embassy in Tehran and evacuated diplomatic staff and their families to neighbouring Azerbaijan as the conflict between Iran and Israel intensifies, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov told local media on Friday. Zhelyazkov said 12 people from the embassy and their families were evacuated after Israel advised residents to evacuate …
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HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland’s parliament voted on Thursday in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines amid concerns over a military threat posed by neighbouring Russia. Finland joins other European Union and NATO members bordering Russia – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland – in leaving or planning to leave …
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ATHENS (Reuters) -Only the United States has the clout to engage Israel and Iran in negotiations as the two countries continue to trade air attacks, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday. “Europe alone does not have the necessary influence to bring the parties concerned to the (negotiation) table. Only the United States can …
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