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Sweden’s new national security adviser quits over dating site images

9 May 2025

OSLO (Reuters) – Sweden’s new national security adviser abruptly resigned on Friday, just one day after his appointment, amid criticism from the prime minister that he failed to disclose information regarding images published years ago on a dating website. Tobias Thyberg, a foreign service veteran who in previous roles served as ambassador to both Ukraine …

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Cyprus court jails Hungarians brokering property sales in Turkish-held north

9 May 2025

NICOSIA (Reuters) – A court in Cyprus sentenced two Hungarian nationals to prison on Friday for brokering sales of properties in the Turkish-held north of the island seized from fleeing Greek Cypriots in a 1974 war. The two women were convicted of advertising and finding buyers for coastal properties without the consent of the registered …

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Putin and Trump exchanged World War Two anniversary greetings via aides, Kremlin says

9 May 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated each other via their aides on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet and allied victory in World War Two over Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Friday. ‘Through their aides, the Russian president and President Trump exchanged congratulations on the occasion of …

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Austria suspects woman helped fallen property tycoon Benko hide assets

9 May 2025

VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian prosecutors said on Friday they had placed a woman under investigation on suspicion of helping property tycoon Rene Benko hide assets from administrators and creditors dealing with his real estate group Signa’s collapse. Benko has been in custody for more than three months as the Central Prosecutors’ Office for Economic Crimes …

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Polish opposition presidential candidate takes poll hit over apartment deal

9 May 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s main opposition presidential candidate was facing mounting criticism on Friday over his acquisition of an apartment from a vulnerable pensioner, as a poll showed a dip in support and the prime minister labelled him unfit for office. The campaign of Karol Nawrocki, who is backed by the nationalist opposition Law and …

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German prosecutors move to strip AfD lawmaker’s immunity amid bribery probe

9 May 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) – Public prosecutors in Germany have moved to strip a politician from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) of his immunity as a lawmaker after initiating a probe into bribery and money laundering allegations, local media reported on Friday. Prosecutors in the eastern city of Dresden confirmed that an investigation had been initiated …

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In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy

9 May 2025

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -From his first moments on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three important clues about what kind of leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church he will be. Leo, formerly U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost, was elected by the world’s cardinals on Thursday as the new pope …

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Pope Leo temporarily confirms Vatican heads in current roles

9 May 2025

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Leo has confirmed all top Vatican officials in their current roles on a temporary basis, giving him time to decide before making definitive appointments, the Vatican said in a statement on Friday. All Vatican senior officials, appointed for five-year terms, serve at the pleasure of the pope. A new pontiff …

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Portuguese centre-right in lead before election but short of majority, poll shows

9 May 2025

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s governing centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) kept its lead in a new opinion poll released on Friday ahead of a May 18 national election, though it was seen falling short of a majority in a parliament that looks set to remain fragmented. The ICS/ISCTE survey published by Expresso newspaper …

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