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Exclusive-US mulls giving millions to controversial Gaza aid foundation, sources say

6 Jun 2025

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The State Department is weighing giving $500 million to the new foundation providing aid to war-shattered Gaza, according to two knowledgeable sources and two former U.S. officials, a move that would involve the U.S. more deeply in a controversial aid effort that has been beset by violence and chaos. The …

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Survivors of Spain’s Franco-era ‘fallen women’ centres seek apology, recognition

6 Jun 2025

By Silvio Castellanos and Eva Mañez MADRID/VALENCIA (Reuters) -Consuelo Garcia del Cid was 16 when the family doctor came into her bedroom in Barcelona, Spain with her mother in 1974, grabbed her left arm and pushed a needle into a vein. She blacked out then woke up in a strange room a day’s drive away …

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Norway outlaws sex without consent as Europe strengthens rape laws

6 Jun 2025

By Vera Dvorakova and Elviira Luoma OSLO (Reuters) -Norway strengthened its rape laws on Friday by criminalising sex without explicit consent, joining a growing list of countries to widen the definition of sexual attacks. Up to now, prosecutors have had to show that an attacker used violence or threatening behaviour, or had sexual intercourse with …

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Bosnia’s women rugby pioneers target Olympic qualification

6 Jun 2025

By Amel Emric ZENICA, Bosnia (Reuters) -Erna Huseinovic fell in love with rugby after coaching young children at a local club in the central town of Zenica, the home of Bosnia’s first women’s rugby sevens team. A speedy winger, Huseinovic is preparing with her teammates for their first international competition in Croatia in September. “I …

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Russia downed three drones targeting Moscow, mayor says

6 Jun 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian air defence forces shot down three drones attempting to attack Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, the Russian capital’s mayor, said on Friday. He did not provide further details about the incident but said emergency services were working at the sites where debris from the downed drones had fallen. Separately, Russia’s aviation watchdog said that …

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Poland postpones acquisition of 32 Black Hawk helicopters

6 Jun 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland has postponed the purchase of 32 more U.S. Lockheed Martin S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for its army, the Polish Ministry of Defence said on Friday, referring to a shift in priorities. Poland launched negotiations for the acquisition of the helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin’s Polish arm PZL Mielec, in 2023 under the …

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Germany’s Merz says some US lawmakers have ‘no idea’ of scale of Russia’s rearmament

6 Jun 2025

By Friederike Heine and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -Some U.S. lawmakers do not understand the scale of Russia’s rearmament campaign, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday, a day after he held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House. “I met with some senators on Capitol Hill and told them to please …

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Russia asks UN agency to help solve question of US fuel at Ukraine nuclear plant

6 Jun 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia asked the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Friday to mediate between Moscow and Washington to resolve the question of what to do with U.S. nuclear fuel stored at a Ukrainian power plant controlled by Russian forces. Russia wants to restart the idled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which lies near one of the front …

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Russia responds to Trump-Musk feud with jokes, jibes and job offers

6 Jun 2025

By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) -The feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk provoked chatter, mockery and amusement among the ruling class in Moscow, where one senior official joked about hosting peace talks and another said Musk should bring his businesses to Russia. “Elon, don’t be upset!” nationalist senator Dmitry Rogozin, who once ran Russia’s space …

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