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Eurosceptic Simion hopes to ride wave of anger to victory in Romanian election

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Eurosceptic George Simion will get a second shot at becoming Romania’s president on May 4, hoping to ride a wave of anger stirred by the cancellation of a December election that another far-right contender looked set to win. NATO and European Union member Romania looked poised to swing towards …

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Kyiv Mayor Klitschko says Ukraine may have to temporarily cede land for peace

(Reuters) – Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Ukraine may need to temporarily cede land as part of a peace deal with Russia, Britain’s BBC reported on Friday. “One of the scenarios is… to give up territory. It’s not fair. But for the peace, temporary peace, maybe it can be a solution, temporary,” Klitschko was quoted …

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Nato’s Rutte calls for ‘quantum leap’ as Europe boosts defence investment

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called for European countries and Canada to make a “quantum leap” in boosting their contribution to the alliance. Rutte, who is visiting Washington for talks with U.S. officials, wrote in an annual report published Thursday that European NATO allies and Canada invested 19.4% more in defence in …

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Trump tells Putin to ‘STOP’ after Russian attack kills 12 in Kyiv

By Yurii Kovalenko, Valentyn Ogirenko and Jeff Mason KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing at least 12 people, in the biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year and drawing a rare rebuke from U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, who told Vladimir Putin: “Vladimir, STOP!” Trump told reporters at the …

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Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ member extradited to US from Spain, Bloomberg reports

(Reuters) – A Scottish man accused of being a member of the “Scattered Spider” hacking group was extradited to the United States from Spain on Wednesday, Bloomberg News reported, citing a U.S. Justice Department official. Tyler Buchanan has been charged with offenses including wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, and was detained in California after …

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China, Russia and Iran jointly discuss Iran’s nuclear programme with IAEA, reports Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) – China, Russia and Iran jointly met with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme, Chinese state news agency Xinhua said on Friday. The joint meeting on Thursday between the IAEA representatives and the nuclear agency’s director general came after Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi visited Beijing this week. …

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US-Russia ‘moving in the right direction’ toward a deal, top Russian diplomat tells CBS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Russia are moving in the right direction to end the war in Ukraine, but some specific elements of a deal remain to be agreed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with CBS News. “The statement by the president (Trump) mentions a deal, and we are …

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Alpine skiing-Promising French teenaged skier Simond dies in training accident

(Reuters) -Promising French Alpine skier Margot Simond died after an accident while training in Val d’Isere on Thursday, the French Ski Federation announced. The 18-year-old had been scheduled to compete in the Red Bull Alpine Park event, created by Olympic champion Clement Noel, this weekend. The even has been cancelled following Simond’s death. Organizers said …

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US, European allies agree Russia is a long-term threat, NATO’s Rutte says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said after talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday that the United States and its European allies agree that Russia is a long-term threat. “We all agree in NATO that Russia is the long-term threat to NATO territory — to the whole of the Euro-Atlantic territory,” Rutte …

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Iran, France signal readiness for nuclear talks amid US negotiations

By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday he was ready to travel to Europe for talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, with France indicating European powers were also ready for dialogue if Tehran showed it was seriously engaged. Iran is looking to build on the momentum …

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