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Oceans protection treaty could take effect from January, Macron says

9 Jun 2025 9 Jun 2025

By Manuel Ausloos NICE, France (Reuters) -The international treaty on the high seas, which focuses on conservation and sustainable use of maritime areas beyond national jurisdictions, has received sufficient support to take effect early in 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. Speaking at the third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, Macron said …

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IAEA chief relays Iran warning against Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities

9 Jun 2025 9 Jun 2025

(Corrects name of television channel to i24NEWS in paragraph 2) CAIRO (Reuters) -International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi said Iranians warned him that an Israel strike on the country’s nuclear facilities could cause Iran to be more determined about developing a nuclear weapon, according to an interview broadcast and published on Monday. “A …

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Smoke in cockpit forces Budapest-Lyon flight’s emergency landing in Austria

9 Jun 2025 9 Jun 2025

VIENNA (Reuters) – Smoke in the cockpit forced a plane carrying 143 passengers and six crew to the eastern French city of Lyon from Budapest to make an emergency landing in Graz, Austria’s second city, Austrian police said on Monday. “No people were injured in the incident. The cause of the smoke is currently unclear,” …

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Explainer-What is the High Seas Treaty to protect world oceans?

9 Jun 2025 9 Jun 2025

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – While many countries have agreed to take steps to protect the vast, ungoverned swathes of the world’s oceans, they have yet to see their High Seas Treaty go into effect. This week’s U.N. Oceans Conference in the French city of Nice hopes to change that. WHAT IS THE HIGH …

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Low turnout thwarts Italian referendums, deals blow to opposition

9 Jun 2025 9 Jun 2025

By Angelo Amante and Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – Low voter turnout on Monday sank Italian opposition referendum proposals to ease citizenship laws and tighten job protection rules, with senior figures in the coalition of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni saying the outcome boosted the government. Near-final data from polling stations in Italy showed only around …

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Italy and Israeli Paragon part ways after spyware affair

9 Jun 2025 9 Jun 2025

By Giuseppe Fonte and Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Italy and Israeli spyware maker Paragon said they have ended contracts following allegations that the Italian government used the company’s technology to hack the phones of critics, according to a parliamentary report on Monday and the company. Both sides said they had severed ties, giving conflicting accounts …

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Spain’s top prosecutor poised to face trial over leak accusation

9 Jun 2025 9 Jun 2025

By David Latona and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s Supreme Court is set to put the prosecutor general on trial over allegations of leaking confidential information in a tax fraud case involving the partner of a leading opposition figure, according to a court document seen by Reuters on Monday. The case is at the heart …

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Six detained for abuse of patients in Bulgaria nursing home

9 Jun 2025 9 Jun 2025

SOFIA (Reuters) -Six people have been arrested in a Bulgarian village on suspicion of beating and drugging patients in a private nursing home for older people and those with dementia or other mental health problems, authorities said on Monday. As elsewhere in Europe, incomes in Bulgaria have failed to keep pace with the rising costs …

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Russia launches biggest drone attack on Ukraine, targets military airfield, Kyiv says

9 Jun 2025 9 Jun 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia hit Ukraine overnight with its largest drone attack since the start of the war, causing some damage at a military airfield in the west of the country that was one of its main targets, the Ukrainian air force said on Monday. It was the latest in Russian onslaughts since Ukraine destroyed a …

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Iran obtaining IAEA documents is ‘bad’, shows poor cooperation, Grossi says

9 Jun 2025 9 Jun 2025

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran’s acquisition of confidential U.N. nuclear watchdog documents is a ‘bad’ step that goes against the spirit of cooperation that should exist between the agency and Tehran, its chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday. The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a confidential report on Iran to member states on …

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