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French opposition parties raise spectre of no-confidence vote over 2026 budget

14 Apr 2025

By Makini Brice and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French opposition parties on Monday threatened to topple Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s government with a no-confidence motion after his finance minister said next year’s budget would require billions of euros in savings. A vote on the 2026 budget is not due until the end of this year, …

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Greek coast guard finds two bodies, 39 other migrants, on tiny island

14 Apr 2025

ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek coast guard said it had found the bodies of two women and 39 other migrants on the tiny island of Farmakonisi in the Aegean Sea on Monday, and that an investigation was underway to determine what had occurred. The circumstances of the deaths were unclear, they said. Greek authorities were …

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EU’s Kallas says EU working on 17th package of Russia sanctions

14 Apr 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union officials are working on a 17th package of sanctions against Russia for an EU foreign ministers meeting in May, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday. (Reporting by Andrew Gray; Editing by GV De Clercq and Tomasz Janowski)

Pope puts Sagrada Familia architect Gaudi on path to sainthood

14 Apr 2025

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has approved the first step towards sainthood for Antoni Gaudi, the modernist architect behind Barcelona’s “Sagrada Familia” basilica, the Vatican said on Monday. Gaudi was a pious man who worked for more than 40 years on the Sagrada Familia, the largest unfinished Roman Catholic church in the world, a …

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Kremlin says tough line from Merz on Ukraine risks escalating war

14 Apr 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin criticised Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday over comments suggesting Germany might send Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine. Merz, asked by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday if he would supply Kyiv with Taurus missiles, said he would consider it if it were part of a wider package of support …

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‘No scandal’ if Italy revises rules for mandatory bids, Treasury junior minister says

14 Apr 2025

MILAN (Reuters) – There would be no reason for protest if the Italian government reviews the ownership thresholds triggering mandatory takeover bids for public companies, Treasury Junior Minister Federico Freni said on Monday. Reuters reported last month that Rome was considering changing rules for mandatory bids, with sources saying the current 25% level envisaged for …

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EU ministers adopt Iran sanctions over citizen detentions

14 Apr 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign ministers on Monday adopted sanctions against seven Iranian individuals and two organisations over the detention of EU citizens, which the bloc calls a policy of state-sponsored hostage-taking, diplomats said. A list of those sanctioned, seen by Reuters, included the director of Tehran’s Evin prison and several judges and other judicial …

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Greek urban guerrilla group claims attack on Hellenic Train

14 Apr 2025

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police said on Monday the anti-terrorism unit was investigating what appeared to be a previously unknown guerrilla group, after a group claimed responsibility for a bomb blast last week and another last year. In a statement uploaded on Athens Indymedia website on Sunday, the Revolutionary Class Self-defence group said it carried …

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France says Algeria threatening to expel diplomatic staff

14 Apr 2025

PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Monday that Algeria had threatened to expel 12 of its diplomatic staff and that it would take immediate reprisals should that occur in the latest flare-up between them. Algeria protested over the weekend against Frances’s detention of an Algerian consular agent suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of an …

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