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GEDERA, Israel (Reuters) – Although he fought hard to survive more than 500 days of captivity in Gaza, Israeli Omer Wenkert says he is not free. As long as hostages are being held in the Palestinian enclave, his torment will not end. “They are still there and I wake up to this every morning and …

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(Reuters) – Germany’s interior minister said on Thursday that 45% more people had been expelled at Germany’s land borders over the past seven days, when the new government stepped up border checks. Speaking at the border in the southern state of Bavaria that borders Austria, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said 739 attempts of “illegal entry” …

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By Canan Sevgili, Tiago Brandao and Andrei Khalip (Reuters) – Portuguese will go to the polls on Sunday in their third general election in just over three years. Here are some of the main issues dominating the election: WHY THE EARLY ELECTION? Prime Minister Luis Montenegro failed to win parliament’s confidence in March in a …

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(Reuters) – Following are the main parties running in Portugal’s general election on Sunday, its third in just over three years. Opinion polls are pointing to another fragile minority government and a fragmented parliament. DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE (AD), INCUMBENT  Portugal’s governing Democratic Alliance groups the centre-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) of caretaker Prime Minister Luis Montenegro …

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Dozens of news outlets, think tanks and rights groups published an open letter on Thursday protesting against planned legislation that they said is meant to silence criticism of the government. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party submitted the bill on Tuesday that would draw up a list of organisations that get foreign …

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By Sabine Siebold, Humeyra Pamuk and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – Germany on Thursday backed U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand to more than double NATO’s defence spending target to 5% of GDP, as Washington urged countries to eliminate any “weak links” in the alliance caused by a lack of military investment. “We are following …

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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union trade ministers want a more ambitious trade deal than Britain has agreed with the United States, they said on Thursday, adding that such an agreement retaining U.S. tariffs would not be enough to prevent EU countermeasures. U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer a week …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s position on a possible peace deal with Ukraine has changed to reflect changes on the frontlines where Russia has been advancing, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Asked by Reuters if Russia’s position had changed since June 2024 when President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine must officially drop its …

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