DUBAI/BAKU (Reuters) -A man convicted of a fatal shooting at Azerbaijan’s embassy in the Iranian capital, Tehran, was executed on Wednesday, Iran’s judiciary news outlet Mizan said. The January 2023 shooting, in which the Azeri embassy security chief was killed, brought relations between Tehran and Baku to a new low, with Azerbaijan branding the shooting …
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PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech President Petr Pavel granted pardons on Wednesday to four members of the country’s special forces, who had been facing prosecution for alleged crimes related to the death of a detained Afghan soldier. The four members of the 601st special operations forces group were to stand trial on charges of extortion, insubordination, violation …
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By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -The German Council of Economic Experts cut its forecast for Europe’s largest economy on Wednesday, now expecting it to stagnate this year during a “pronounced phase of weakness”. The academic body that advises the German government on economic policy had predicted the economy would grow 0.4% this year in previous …
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By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German authorities on Wednesday arrested five adolescents suspected of forming a far-right terrorist group and said the charges included attempted murder and severe arson. The arrests, and three earlier similar arrests, follow arson attacks on a community centre in the eastern state of Brandenburg in October and on a migrant …
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(Reuters) -Novak Djokovic said he would carry on without a coach for now after parting ways with Andy Murray last week, as the Serbian prepares for his latest bid to win a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title at the French Open. The high-profile partnership with three-time Grand Slam champion Murray lasted only six months but …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Sergei Sobyanin, Moscow’s mayor, said on Wednesday that air defence forces had downed three drones en route to Russia’s capital. “The Defence Ministry’s air defence forces repelled an attack by three drones flying towards Moscow. Emergency services specialists are working at the site where the debris fell,” Sobyanin said on Telegram. Russia’s Defence …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia would defend its ships using the Baltic Sea with all means available and that a failed Estonian attempt to seize a tanker there recently showed that Moscow could respond with tough action if it had to. Estonia said on Thursday last week that Moscow had briefly …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday rejected Ukrainian and European accusations it was trying to drag out the peace process around Ukraine, but said that no decision had yet been made on a venue for talks when asked if they could be hosted by the Vatican. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday “it would be …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin indicated on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield plans could force the resumption in the foreseeable future of contacts between Moscow and Washington about nuclear arms control. Asked about Trump’s announcement that he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defense shield, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry …
KYIV (Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone attack hit a semiconductor devices plant in Russia’s western Oryol region that supplies Russian fighter jet and missile producers, Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday. Ten drones had reached the target area and a fire had broken out, the military said on the Telegram messaging app. It said the Bolkhovsky Semiconductor …
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