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Explainer-What caused the Iberian power outage and what happens next?

18 Jun 2025

By Susanna Twidale and Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) -Spain’s government and its grid operator have issued separate findings into the causes that led to the massive blackout across Spain and Portugal on April 28, which caused gridlock in cities and left thousands stranded on trains and in elevators across the Iberian Peninsula. WHAT CAUSED THE …

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Russian forces hit Ukrainian troops in Sumy region with Iskander missile, TASS says

18 Jun 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces hit a Ukrainian troop position in the northeast Sumy region with an Iskander missile, state news agency TASS cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Wednesday. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield report, or determine exactly when it took place. The Russian defence ministry did not provide the date …

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Russia tells US not to strike Iran, warns of nuclear catastrophe

18 Jun 2025

By Vladimir Soldatkin and Andrew Osborn ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) -Russia is telling the United States not to strike Iran because it would radically destabilise the Middle East, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday, and Moscow said Israeli strikes risked triggering a nuclear catastrophe. Russia signed a strategic partnership with Iran in January …

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Canada could produce first LNG by this weekend, sources say

18 Jun 2025

By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) -Canada could produce its first ever liquefied natural gas this weekend, from the LNG Canada export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, two people familiar with the startup of the plant told Reuters on Wednesday. The facility, the first of a handful of Canadian LNG projects to begin production, will be …

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Ukraine says it held talks with US on supporting defence projects under joint fund

18 Jun 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Senior Ukrainian officials spoke with their U.S. counterparts about the possibility of supporting defence projects in Ukraine under a joint investment fund set up last month, Kyiv’s first deputy prime minister said on Wednesday. Kyiv is aiming to shore up support from Washington, which has been its top military backer, as it seeks …

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Explainer-How much damage have Israeli strikes caused to Iran’s nuclear programme?

18 Jun 2025

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Israel has carried out wide-ranging military strikes on Iran, hitting sites including some of its most important nuclear installations. Below is a summary of what is known about the damage inflicted on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme, incorporating data from the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s last quarterly report on May 31. …

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Portugal’s new minority centre-right government takes power

18 Jun 2025

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -A minority centre-right government formally took power in Portugal on Wednesday after parliament threw out a motion by the small opposition Communist Party calling for rejection of the new administration’s programme. In its programme, the government promises to continue cutting taxes for the middle class and companies, maintain budget surpluses …

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Zelenskiy leaves G7 with no Trump meeting or fresh arms support from US

18 Jun 2025

By David Ljunggren, John Irish and Andreas Rinke KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy left the Group of Seven summit on Tuesday with new aid from host Canada for its war against Russia but said diplomacy is in “crisis” having missed the chance to press U.S. President Donald Trump for more weapons. The G7 …

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German police arrest man suspected of online child abuse after FBI tip-off

18 Jun 2025

By Friederike Heine BERLIN (Reuters) -A 20-year-old man accused of abusing children with mental health problems on the internet and driving one of them to suicide has been arrested in Germany after a tip-off from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, officials said on Wednesday. The police chief in the north German city of Hamburg, …

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Hungarian opposition party has 15-point-lead ahead of Orban’s Fidesz, poll says

18 Jun 2025

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary’s main opposition party Tisza has a 15-point lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz among decided voters, widening the gap between them ahead of next year’s election, a survey by pollster Median showed on Wednesday. The centre-right Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, poses the biggest political challenge to nationalist Orban’s 15-year …

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