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Populist Wilders breaks Dutch coalition to push immigration agenda in elections

By Stephanie van den Berg and Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders toppled the ruling coalition on Tuesday, gambling that a snap election focused on immigration will bring victory at the polls and secure his decades-old ambition of holding the highest political office. “We had agreed that the Netherlands would become …

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Factbox-Russia and Ukraine miles apart on peace terms

MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine have shared blueprints for a peace deal that demonstrate how far apart the warring parties are. Russia listed its demands in a memorandum handed to Ukrainian negotiators in Istanbul on Monday and published by Russian news agencies. The text of the peace proposals that Ukrainian negotiators put forward has been …

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Explainer-Court blow to Germany’s new government on asylum: what happens now?

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -A court ruling that Germany could not simply return to Poland three asylum seekers who entered the country in May dealt a blow to the signature migration policy of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s new government: turning illegal migrants back at the borders. Here is a closer look at a court case …

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Dutch government collapses after far-right leader Wilders quits coalition

By Bart H. Meijer and Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The Dutch government collapsed on Tuesday, most likely ushering in a snap election, after anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders quit the right-wing coalition, accusing other parties of failing to back his tougher immigration policies. But Prime Minister Dick Schoof, an independent, accused the political …

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What will happen next in Dutch government crisis?

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders triggered a government collapse in the Netherlands on Tuesday by pulling his nationalist PVV party out of the right-wing government coalition, which prompted the cabinet to resign.  Here’s a look at what will happen next: NEW ELECTIONS Prime Minister Dick Schoof said he would resign following Wilders’ unexpected …

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Analysis-Satellite imagery shows Ukraine attack destroyed and damaged Russian bombers

By Tom Balmforth and Milan Pavicic (Reuters) -Satellite imagery of a Russian air base taken shortly after Ukraine carried out a drone attack deep inside Russia over the weekend shows several strategic bombers were destroyed and badly damaged, according to three open source analysts. Ukraine targeted at least four air bases across Russia using 117 …

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Czech government set to face no-confidence vote in bitcoin scandal

By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala battled calls on Tuesday to quit after the opposition said it would call a vote of no-confidence in the government following the justice minister’s resignation over a bitcoin donation to the state from an ex-convict. Justice Minister Pavel Blazek denied doing anything illegal but stepped …

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Russia plans to integrate homegrown AI model into space station

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia plans to integrate its homegrown Gigachat artificial intelligence model into IT systems on the International Space Station (ISS), the head of space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. Gigachat, developed by the country’s largest bank, Sberbank, is one of Russia’s two flagship large language models (LLM) as it tries to catch up with …

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Romanian officials reroute flooded stream away from Praid salt mine

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romanian officials were rerouting a stream in central Romania to prevent further flooding of the Praid salt mine, one of Europe’s largest salt reserves and a crucial tourist attraction, after parts of its floor caved in. Authorities evacuated 45 households near the mine areas at risk of collapse after the worst floods in …

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Dutch Prime Minister Schoof steps down after Wilders quits coalition

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on Tuesday said he would step down, several hours after anti-Muslim populist Geert Wilders, leader of the largest government party, had quit the right-wing coalition. (Reporting by Bart Meijer, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout)

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