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Polish Air Forces intercepted Russian SU-24 aircraft, minister says

23 May 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -A Russian SU-24 aircraft was performing dangerous manoeuvres on Thursday evening and was intercepted by Polish Air Forces, Minister of National Defence Wladysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Friday, without giving further details. He added that the order to intercept the aircraft was issued by the joint operational command for NATO allied forces in Europe …

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Future queen of Belgium caught up in Harvard foreign student ban

23 May 2025

By Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Princess Elisabeth, the 23-year-old future queen of Belgium, has just completed her first year at Harvard University but the ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on foreign students studying there could jeopardise her continued studies. The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students …

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Ex-army chief says Ukraine cannot hope for ‘miracle’ to restore 1991 borders

23 May 2025

By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) -The former head of Ukraine’s armed forces has said Kyiv cannot hope for a miracle to happen and regain all the territory it has lost at war with Russia. Valery Zaluzhnyi said in a speech that Ukraine should not dream of restoring either its borders established with the 1991 collapse …

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Some flour reaches Gaza as blockade eases, aid groups call for more

23 May 2025

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Flour and other aid started reaching some of Gaza’s most vulnerable areas on Thursday after Israel let some trucks through, but nowhere near enough to make up for shortages caused by an 11-week blockade, Palestinian officials said. Many other trucks were still at the border, and people were still waiting …

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Russia casts doubt over Vatican as possible venue for its talks with Ukraine

23 May 2025

By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov cast doubt on Friday over the Vatican as a potential location for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, saying that the Holy See itself would find it uncomfortable to host two mainly Orthodox Christian nations. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that Pope …

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Slovak court to rule on May 29 in central bank chief’s corruption case

23 May 2025

(Reuters) -A Slovak court will rule on May 29 whether Slovak National Bank governor and European Central Bank policymaker Peter Kazimir is guilty of corruption, the court’s spokeswoman said on Friday. The case dates back to Kazimir’s previous position as finance minister before he became the central bank’s chief in 2019. Kazimir, who is a …

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Sweden lowers terrorist threat assessment back to level before 2023 Koran burnings

23 May 2025

By Simon Johnson and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden’s SAPO security service lowered its national terrorist threat warning on Friday back to the “elevated” level assessed before 2023, when it was raised in the wake of a spate of Koran burnings. SAPO had raised the threat level to “high”, the second highest level, after several …

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Spain returns artwork seized during Civil War

23 May 2025

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain on Thursday returned paintings belonging to a former Madrid mayor that were seized for their protection during the 1936-39 Civil War and never returned under Francisco Franco’s dictatorship. The seven paintings had been kept in several museums throughout Spain, including the Prado Museum in Madrid, where the handover ceremony to the family …

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EU watchdog launches inquiry into Commission’s easing of green rules

23 May 2025

By Benoit Van Overstraeten and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The EU’s Ombudswoman said on Friday she had launched an inquiry into how the European Commission fashioned its recent proposals to simplify sustainability laws, following a complaint by campaigners accusing the EU executive of weakening the rules without first consulting the public. In February, the Commission …

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Greek court charges 17 coast guard officers over 2023 migrant shipwreck, say sources

23 May 2025

ATHENS (Reuters) -A Greek naval court has charged 17 coast guard officers over one of the Mediterranean’s worst shipwrecks two years ago, in which hundreds of people are believed to have drowned, three sources said on Friday. The shipwreck of an overloaded migrant boat in international waters off the southwestern Greek town of Pylos on …

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