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European leaders to ask EU for easier expulsion of foreign criminals

22 May 2025 22 May 2025

By Louise Rasmussen and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Nine European countries, led by Italy and Denmark, will on Thursday call on the European Union to make it simpler for member states to expel foreign criminals, according to a letter seen by Reuters. European governments have expressed frustration with how the European Court of Human Rights …

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EU says it has begun to ease sanctions on Kosovo

22 May 2025 22 May 2025

(Reuters) -The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Thursday said the bloc has begun to lift sanctions on Kosovo, but that the process would be conditional on a sustained de-escalation of violence and hostilities in the north. The European Union placed economic curbs on the country in 2023 for its role in tensions in the …

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Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington aspired to Middle East bridge-building

22 May 2025 22 May 2025

By Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The two young Israeli embassy employees killed by a gunman at a Jewish museum in Washington had big dreams of building bridges and promoting dialogue in the conflict-ridden Middle East, according to people who knew them. Yaron Lischinsky, a research assistant in the embassy’s political section, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, …

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Eurovision winner wants Israel excluded from 2026 contest over Gaza war

22 May 2025 22 May 2025

MADRID (Reuters) -Austrian singer JJ, who won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, called in an interview published on Thursday for Israel to be excluded from the 2026 edition in Vienna due to the war in Gaza. Eurovision, which stresses its political neutrality, faced controversy again this year linked to the war. An Israeli military campaign …

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Monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in Moscow metro stirs debate

22 May 2025 22 May 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow’s metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it’s a mistake to commemorate someone who presided over so much suffering. The life-size wall sculpture in Moscow’s Taganskaya metro station depicts Stalin standing on Moscow’s Red …

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German finance minister optimistic that G7 can agree joint communique on Ukraine support

22 May 2025 22 May 2025

By Christian Kraemer and Maria Martinez BANFF, Alberta (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil on Thursday said he was optimistic that the Group of Seven advanced economies could agree a joint communique showing support for Ukraine, amid a rift between the U.S. and the rest of the G7 on the issue. Sources earlier said it …

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France rejects Israeli comments accusing European officials of antisemitic incitement

22 May 2025 22 May 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -France rejects Israeli comments accusing some European officials of antisemitic incitement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine told reporters at a weekly news conference, adding these comments were “unjustified and outrageous”. “France has condemned, France condemns and France will continue to condemn always and without ambiguity all antisemitic acts,” he said. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar …

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Factbox-Key facts about Chagos Islands deal signed by UK and Mauritius

22 May 2025 22 May 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain signed a multi-billion dollar deal on the future of the Chagos Islands with Mauritius after a last-gasp injunction was overturned, securing itself a lease for the U.S.-UK Diego Garcia air base for the next century. Here are some key points about the islands, the deal and why it was contentious: ISLANDERS DISPLACED …

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Israelis feel besieged by global antisemitism after Washington attacks

22 May 2025 22 May 2025

By Dedi Hayun, Emily Rose and Madeline Chambers JERUSALEM (Reuters) -When Jerusalem resident Ziv Halsband woke up to news that two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington had been shot dead, the software developer came to a disturbing conclusion: Jews were not safe anywhere. “We hope that (U.S. President Donald) Trump will continue …

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EU brands just four countries as ‘high risk’ under deforestation law

22 May 2025 22 May 2025

By Kate Abnett, Charlotte Van Campenhout and Bart H. Meijer BRUSSELS -Commodities from just four countries will face the strictest checks under the European Union’s anti-deforestation law, with major forest nations including Brazil and Indonesia spared the toughest rules. The European Commission said in an act published on Thursday that the law would categorise goods …

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