MILAN (Reuters) -An Italian judge on Tuesday sentenced 16 Inter and AC Milan hardline ‘ultra’ soccer fans to prison terms ranging from two to 10 years for crimes including murder, extortion and criminal association with links to the ‘Ndrangheta mafia. The verdicts followed a fast-track trial held behind closed doors in a high security court …
(Reuters) -A Moscow court ruled on Tuesday to hand over the assets of the country’s third-largest airport, Moscow’s Domodedovo, to the Russian state at the Prosecutor General’s request, court filings showed. Domodedovo’s assets were owned by Russian businessman Dmitry Kamenshchik or his companies. Kamenshchik also had citizenship of Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, according …
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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military is deploying more fighter aircraft to the Middle East and extending the deployment of other warplanes, bolstering U.S. military forces in the region as the war between Israel and Iran rages, three U.S. officials said. One of the officials said the deployments include F-16, …
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(Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. knew exactly where Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was “hiding”, that he was an easy target but would not be killed, at least for now. “We know exactly where the so-called “Supreme Leader” is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there – …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. building that was once the headquarters of the first modern global organisation dedicated to peace and international cooperation could soon be abandoned by the United Nations due to a funding crisis triggered partly by the Trump administration. Named after former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, the opulent 225-room Palais …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark is willing to invest more in Greenland and grant the Arctic island greater authority over its foreign policy affairs, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday. “We are willing to invest more in the development of the Greenlandic society,” Frederiksen said in a joint press conference with her Greenlandic and Faroese …
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By Maha El Dahan and Stine Jacobsen DUBAI/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Two oil tankers collided and caught fire on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, where electronic interference has surged during conflict between Iran and Israel, but there were no injuries to crew or spillage reported. With Iran and Israel firing missiles at each other since Friday, …
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KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Britain announced new sanctions on people and groups it said were linked to Russian finance, energy and military operations on Tuesday, including two UK residents it accused of sending high-end electronics to Moscow for the war in Ukraine. The two – a Ukrainian and a Polish national living in Britain – had …
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(Reuters) -The European Union has imposed a 392.2 million-euro ($451.9 million) fine on Greece over a major scandal involving the mismanagement of agricultural subsidies by a government agency between 2016 and 2022. The bloc’s Executive Commission decided to reduce the subsidies Greece will receive in the next years by 5%, it said on Friday, reflecting …
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By Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) -More than 600 people of 17 nationalities have fled into Azerbaijan from Iran in the five days since the start of the air war between Israel and Iran, an Azerbaijani source with knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday. Armenian news agency Armenpress reported separately that India has evacuated 110 …
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