BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Three Belgian soldiers from one of the country’s parachute regiments were injured while on exercise in Scotland, said Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever in a post on X on Monday. He did not provide details. Belgium is planning to increase its total defence spending to 2% of its gross domestic product …
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(Reuters) – Former Sweden national team manager Janne Andersson will dedicate his time to delivering emergency aid to Ukraine with The Blue Light Foundation in Cooperation, Swedish media reports said. Andersson led Sweden to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 2018 but ended his seven-year reign as coach in November 2023 after the team …
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(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Russia was continuing its attacks on Ukraine and had made no response to a proposal for direct talks in Turkey this week in a “strange silence.” “Russian shelling and assaults continue,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. “Moscow has remained silent all day regarding …
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Monday that leaders at a meeting on Ukraine this weekend had asked the European Commission to put together new “massive” sanctions targeting Russia’s oil and financial sector if Russia failed to agree a ceasefire. The EU is already working on a 17th sanctions package that it …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday raised the prospect of joining talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey on Thursday. Trump will be visiting Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. He said “I think you may have a good result out of the Thursday meeting in Turkey between Russia and Ukraine.” …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Hamas has released Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander on Monday, the group said, paving the way for a possible return to ceasefire talks for the war-torn enclave. The Palestinian militant group said it is ready to be involved in negotiations to reach a comprehensive and sustainable ceasefire agreement. (Reporting by Nidal Al-Mughrabi; Editing …
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(Reuters) -Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev on Monday proposed a referendum on the country’s plans to adopt the euro next year, prompting criticism from the government, with one minister saying it was an attempt to “sabotage” the initiative. The proposed referendum question “Do you agree to have Bulgaria adopt the single European currency euro in 2026?” …
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By Michel Rose and Andreas Rinke PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron’s office has accused France’s enemies of spreading fake news by suggesting that he and other European leaders had taken drugs on a train during a visit to Kyiv. Video footage published online showed Macron sitting at a table in a train compartment with German …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian prosecutor on Monday requested six years in prison for Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of an independent monitoring group that has criticised the conduct of Russian elections. Melkonyants was arrested in August 2023, accused of organising the work of an “undesirable organisation”. He has pleaded innocent at his trial. Prosecutor Ekaterina Frolova …
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By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister warned Britain, France and Germany on Monday that a decision to trigger a U.N. mechanism reimposing sanctions on Tehran could lead to an irreversible escalation of tensions. Under the terms of a U.N. resolution ratifying a 2015 nuclear pact, the three European powers could reimpose United …
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