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Coordinated protests against tourism levels planned in Spain, Portugal and Italy

By Joan Faus and Corina Pons BARCELONA (Reuters) -Activists against overtourism are planning protests across Spain, Portugal and Italy on Sunday, with one group urging people to bring water pistols to the demonstration in Barcelona. Anger has been growing in southern Europe against what protesters say are excessive levels of tourism that they complain are …

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Finland completes probe into Baltic Sea cable damage, suspects tanker crew

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Finnish prosecutors are considering pressing charges against three senior officers of an oil tanker suspected of damaging undersea power and telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea in December, police and the prosecutor said on Friday. Finnish authorities suspect the Cook Islands-registered Eagle S of having broken the Estlink 2 undersea power cable connecting …

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World reacts to Israeli attack on Iran over nuclear activity

(Reuters) – Israel launched widescale strikes on Iran on Friday. Following is global reaction: BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER: “We are at a decisive moment in Israel’s history. “Moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival. This operation will continue for as …

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Analysis-Trump’s ‘peacemaker’ pledge takes big hit as Israel strikes Iran

By Gram Slattery and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -On the campaign trail, U.S. President Donald Trump promised to end the world’s hottest conflicts and usher in global peace, but nearly five months in, with Israel attacking Iran and bloodshed in Gaza and Ukraine unabated, those hopes are in shambles. U.S. ally Israel struck dozens of …

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Analysis-Killings at European schools fan concern U.S. problem is spreading

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -A spate of school killings in Western Europe has raised pressure on authorities to tackle a problem long seen as a largely U.S. phenomenon, increasing momentum for tougher gun and security laws and more policing of social media. While mass shootings remain far more common in the United States, four …

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At least 20 senior Iranian commanders killed in Israeli attack on Iran, two sources say

DUBAI (Reuters) -At least 20 senior Iranian commanders including the head of the revolutionary guards, Aerospace Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, were killed in Israel’s strikes on Iran on Friday, two regional sources told Reuters. (Reporting by Parisa Hafezi and Jonathan Saul, Writing by Jana Choukeir, Editing by Timothy Heritage)

Georgia jails third opposition leader as crackdown expands

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian opposition politician Nika Gvaramia was placed in pre-trial detention on Friday for up to nine months, the latest of several prominent government critics to be jailed. Having weathered mass demonstrations over a disputed October election and a subsequent decision to halt talks on joining the European Union, Georgian authorities …

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