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By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s domestic security agency classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as “extremist” on Friday, allowing for closer monitoring of the country’s largest opposition party, which condemned the move as a “blow against democracy”. Here is a timeline for the AfD, Germany’s most successful far-right party since World War Two. …

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By David Latona, Emma Pinedo, Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) -Spain suffered several power glitches and industry officials sounded repeated warnings about the instability of its power grid in the build up to its catastrophic blackout on Monday. The government has ordered several investigations into the blackout. Industry experts say that whatever the cause, the mass …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday its forces were continuing to create a “security strip” in border areas of Ukraine’s Sumy region after driving Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk region, just across the border in western Russia. Ukraine says its forces still have a foothold in Kursk, where it staged an incursion in …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s domestic intelligence agency provided very detailed justification for classifying the far-right Alternative for Germany as extremist but possible proceedings to ban the party must not be rushed, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday. “I am against a quick shot, we have to evaluate the classification carefully,” he said at a …

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By Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new pope by day three of next week’s conclave, then things are not going to plan. Short conclaves wrapped up in a couple of days project an image of unity, and the last thing the red-robed cardinals will want is …

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By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) – French anti-terrorism prosecutors will no longer handle the investigation into 30 people suspected of involvement in a spate of prison attacks, saying on Friday their alleged actions were “within the framework of major organised crime”. Over five separate nights in April, at least 10 French prisons were attacked. Automatic …

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