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French crypto kidnappings suspect arrested in Morocco, source says

4 Jun 2025

By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) -Moroccan authorities have arrested a French-Moroccan man suspected of involvement in recent kidnappings in France targeting individuals with crypto wealth, a source with knowledge of the arrest said on Wednesday. French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin thanked Morocco for the arrest in a post on X, without giving further details of …

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EU Commission proposes extending temporary protection for Ukrainians to March 2027

4 Jun 2025

By Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Milan Strahm (Reuters) -The European Commission proposed on Wednesday extending temporary protection for Ukrainians who have sought refuge in the European Union until March 2027, underlining the need for flexibility as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on. The Commission, the EU’s executive body, also proposed steps to help displaced Ukrainians …

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Estonian parliament votes to withdraw from landmines treaty

4 Jun 2025

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -The Estonian parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines amid concerns over the military threat posed by neighbouring Russia. Eighty-one members of the 101 parliament supported the motion, its press office said. All five European Union and NATO …

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Antisemitic incidents in Germany almost double in 2024, report says

4 Jun 2025

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of antisemitic incidents in Germany almost doubled last year, at a time of continued war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the semi-official German body that tracks antisemitism reported on Wednesday. The Federal Research and Information Point for Antisemitism (RIAS) said it had registered 8,627 incidents of …

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Germany to make it easier to declare countries safe in drive to curb asylums

4 Jun 2025

By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -The German government announced plans on Wednesday to make it easier to declare certain countries of origin safe under a push to reduce the number of asylum seekers by eliminating the need for parliamentary approval. Under the plan agreed by ministers in Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government, approval from Germany’s two houses …

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Hungary postpones vote on law that could curb foreign-funded groups

4 Jun 2025

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary’s ruling party has postponed a parliamentary debate and vote set for mid-June on transparency legislation governing foreign-funded groups, a senior party official said, following protests that it seemed aimed at stifling political dissent. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party submitted a bill to parliament on May 14 that would draft a list …

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Poland says containers with arms, ammunition found near Ukraine border

4 Jun 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -Containers with ammunition and weapons were found in a Polish village near the Ukrainian border, possibly stocks of a private company meant for delivery to Ukraine, Polish authorities said on Wednesday. Private broadcaster TV Republika had earlier reported that eight containers containing weapons had been found at an airstrip in the village of …

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Italy cracks down on protests, squatters and cannabis

4 Jun 2025

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s upper house of parliament on Wednesday gave final approval to a wide-ranging security decree that targets public protests, pickpockets and squatters, and outlaws so-called “legal” cannabis.  The measures, spearheaded by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition government, have been criticised by opposition groups and civil rights campaigners as unduly …

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Georgia to shutter EU and NATO information centre as ties with West fray

4 Jun 2025

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -The Georgian government is to close its information centre on NATO and the European Union, Georgian media reported on Wednesday, citing the country’s foreign ministry, amid souring ties between Tbilisi and the West. According to its website, the information centre aims “to engage our population in Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic …

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