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EU recovery fund not fully transparent or accountable, auditors say

6 May 2025

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union’s 650 billion euro ($736.58 billion) facility designed to promote recovery after the pandemic is not fully transparent and the money it disburses is not linked to project costs, the European Court of Auditors said on Tuesday. The ECA, the European Union’s supreme audit institution, has been reviewing …

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Meet the US Catholic TV network that drew the ire of Pope Francis

6 May 2025

By Helen Coster and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) – As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn will be competing against a small but influential Catholic broadcaster based in the Alabama town of Irondale. The Eternal Word Television Network was launched by a …

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Greenland should make own decisions free of interference, EU’s Kallas says

6 May 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday the people of Greenland should be able to make their own choices free from external pressure, following repeated Trump administration calls for the Arctic territory to become part of the United States. Speaking in a debate on Greenland in the European Parliament in …

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Cardinals enter seclusion ahead of secret conclave to elect new pope

6 May 2025

By Joshua McElwee and Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into two Vatican hotels on Tuesday, where they will be barred from contact with the outside world as they decide who should succeed Pope Francis. The conclave will start …

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Merz’s fumbled chancellor vote is big win for Germany’s far right

6 May 2025

By Thomas Escritt and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the far-right AfD, which just days ago was reeling from being officially labelled an extremist threat to democracy. At least 18 members of the conservative leader’s coalition …

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Ukraine targets Moscow with drones as Putin prepares anniversary parade

6 May 2025

KYIV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian drone attack forced Moscow to close its airports for several hours, Russian officials said on Tuesday, before President Vladimir Putin will host several leaders to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. With Chinese President Xi Jinping expected to arrive in Moscow on Wednesday for a parade …

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Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each, Russian military reports

6 May 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday swapped 205 prisoners of war each, the Russian Defence ministry said in a statement. The ministry said that the United Arab Emirates had helped mediate the exchange and that the freed Russian prisoners were currently in Belarus receiving medical and psychological support. (Reporting by Reuters; Writing by …

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