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Norwegian athletics coach Ingebrigtsen avoids jail in high-profile family case

16 Jun 2025

By Terje Solsvik and Stine Jacobsen OSLO (Reuters) -A Norwegian court on Monday found athletics coach Gjert Ingebrigtsen guilty of one count of minor assault against his daughter, while acquitting him of the more severe charges of abuse against his Olympic champion son Jakob and his daughter. Ingebrigtsen was sentenced to a 15-day suspended prison …

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Ukraine says repatriation of war dead over after 1,245 more bodies received from Russia

16 Jun 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine received another 1,245 bodies of its soldiers killed in the war with Russia on Monday in the final stage of the repatriation of remains agreed at talks in Istanbul, Ukrainian officials said. “Today marks the final stage of the repatriation of fallen soldiers,” Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said. “Since last week, when …

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Putin and Erdogan condemn Israeli actions against Iran in phone call, Kremlin says

16 Jun 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan condemned Israel’s “act of force” against Iran and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities when they spoke by phone on Monday, the Kremlin said. “Both sides expressed the most serious concern about the ongoing escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict, which has already led …

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Dark web drug market busted by European and U.S. authorities

16 Jun 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Police across Europe have dismantled a dark web drug marketplace known as ‘Archetyp Market’, the pan-European Europol police body said on Monday, which added that U.S. authorities had also assisted them in the operation. Europol said police operations took place last week across Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Sweden to dismantle the …

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Nordic countries sign new ammunition agreement with Norway’s Nammo

16 Jun 2025

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway have signed a new ammunition agreement with Norwegian defence equipment firm Nammo to ensure that the Nordic countries have enough ammunition, Norway’s defence ministry said on Monday. “The Nordic region needs enough ammunition, both to deter those who do not wish us well and to defend ourselves if …

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Russia is ready to mediate on Iran, and to accept Tehran’s uranium, Kremlin says

16 Jun 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia remains ready to act as a mediator in the conflict between Israel and Iran, and Moscow’s previous proposal to store Iranian uranium in Russia remains on the table, the Kremlin said on Monday. Tehran says it has the right to peaceful nuclear power, but its swiftly-advancing uranium enrichment programme has raised fears …

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Funding cuts to human rights are comfort to dictators, UN’s Turk says

16 Jun 2025

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday that donor cuts to his office would weaken global accountability efforts and be a comfort to dictators and authoritarians. In an opening speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Volker Turk said that warning systems for abuses as well …

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Greek police arrest 12 in latest operation against sports-related gangs

16 Jun 2025

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek police have arrested at least 12 people during an operation to break up two gangs whose members they said were sports fans involved in drug trafficking, beatings, robberies and arson, they said on Monday. The large-scale operation was still in progress, police said in a statement. The gangs, who possessed explosives, were …

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German arms purchases to favour speed over supplier origin, top official says

16 Jun 2025

By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s military procurement agency will prioritize rapid delivery in future defence contracts over the origin of the manufacturer, its top official told Reuters, as the country prepares to nearly double its military spending. “Which country we buy from depends on who can quickly offer the required material,” Annette Lehnigk-Emden, director-general …

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