BRUSSELS (Reuters) -More than a dozen European countries are expected to issue a declaration saying they are “deeply concerned” about Hungarian legislation targeting LGBTQ+ people, according to a draft seen by Reuters on Monday. Hungary’s parliament passed legislation in March to ban the annual Pride march there and allow police to use facial recognition cameras …
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday said any decision by European countries that might give Ukraine enhanced long-range missile capabilities would be a dangerous move, Kremlin correspondent Alexander Yunashev reported. Peskov’s comments came after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had spoken about the absence of range restrictions for weapons delivered to Ukraine, which one …
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(Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised Israel’s actions in Gaza on Monday, saying the extent of harm being done to the civilian population could no longer be justified as a fight against Hamas’ terrorism. “When boundaries are crossed, where humanitarian international law is really being violated, then Germany too, then the German chancellor too must …
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GENEVA (Reuters) -The European Union has rejected a Russian request for consultations on its carbon border adjustment package, a World Trade Organization document showed on Monday, citing Russia’s “war of aggression” against Ukraine as the reason. Russia requested consultations with the EU over its carbon border levy earlier this month at the WTO – the …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday that he assumes alliance members will agree to a broad defence spending target of 5% of gross domestic product during a summit in The Hague next month. “I assume that in The Hague we will agree on a high defence spend target of in total …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The Palestinian delegation won the right to fly their flag at the World Health Organization after a symbolic victory in a vote on Monday that its envoy hopes will lead to greater recognition within the United Nations and beyond. The proposal, brought by China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and others, at …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Sweden’s foreign ministry will summon Israel’s ambassador in Stockholm to protest against a lack of humanitarian aid to people in Gaza, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday. Last week, under growing international pressure, Israeli authorities allowed a trickle of aid into the Palestinian enclave but the few hundred trucks carried only …
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli military strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, including a senior rescue service official and a journalist, local health authorities said. The latest deaths in the Israeli campaign resulted from separate Israeli strikes in Khan Younis in the south, Jabalia in the north and …
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By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – French farmers disrupted highway traffic around Paris and rallied in front of parliament with their tractors on Monday, protesting against amendments filed by opposition lawmakers to a bill that would loosen environmental regulations on farming. The draft legislation proposes simplifying approvals for breeding facilities and irrigation reservoirs …
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HELSINKI (Reuters) -Russia’s attacks on Ukraine during the weekend proved that Moscow is not interested in peace, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday. “During the day Putin talks about negotiations, then he bombs Ukraine during the night,” Frederiksen told reporters at a meeting of Nordic leaders in Finland. Russia overnight unleashed what the …
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