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Germany’s far-right AfD tops poll for first time in blow to chancellor-in-waiting Merz

9 Apr 2025

BERLIN – Germany’s far-right AfD party topped a major poll for the first time on Wednesday in a sign of growing dissatisfaction with mainstream parties as chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz seeks to seal a coalition government deal. Support for Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc, which won the February 23 election, fell by five percentage points to 24% …

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Russia says it destroys 158 drones in major Ukrainian drone attack

9 Apr 2025

(Reuters) – Ukraine launched a major overnight drone attack on Russia, disrupting flights early on Wednesday in the southern part of the country and forcing the evacuation of residents from dozens of apartments in the Rostov region, Russian officials said. The Russian defence ministry said in a post on the Telegram messaging app that its …

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Officer killed in assault on police station in Russia’s Chechnya, along with attacker

9 Apr 2025

(Reuters) – A man wielding a knife was killed after attacking a police station in Chechnya on Tuesday, along with one of the station’s officers in the Russian Caucasus region, officials said. Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya’s leader and a fervent supporter of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said the attacker was “liquidated” after the attack at the …

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Gabon to vote in first presidential election since 2023 coup

8 Apr 2025

By Gerauds Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Gabon holds a presidential election on Saturday, the first since a 2023 coup ended the Bongo family’s 56-year dynasty and which the country’s new military rulers hope will legitimise and cement their hold on power.  Officers led by Brice Oligui Nguema took power in August 2023, the last in …

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Italy fines tour operators almost 20 million euros over Colosseum tickets hoarding

8 Apr 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s antitrust authority has fined a ticketing company and six tour operators nearly 20 million euros ($21.7 million) for ticket hoarding practices limiting access to the Roman Colosseum, the regulator said on Monday. The AGCM authority said it had fined CoopCulture, which managed official ticket sales for the Colosseum from 1997-2024, 7 million …

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Russia and US to hold new round of consultations in Istanbul on April 10

8 Apr 2025

MOSCOW/WASHNGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Tuesday announced that American and Russian delegations will meet for a second time in Istanbul on April 10 to “solely” discuss stabilizing bilateral embassy operations. Speaking at a daily press briefing, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the discussions will not include any political or security issues. “Ukraine …

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Germany’s CDU/CSU and SPD parties reach agreement on coalition government, NTV reports

8 Apr 2025

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s conservatives under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Tuesday reached a deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) to form a government, NTV reported. Two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, however, that there was not yet an agreement. (Reporting by Tom Sims and Andreas Rinke; Editing by Chris Reese)

US tells UN: we have no patience for bad faith talks on war in Ukraine

8 Apr 2025

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States “will have no patience for bad faith negotiation or violation of commitments” as it seeks to end the war in Ukraine, acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea told the Security Council on Tuesday. “We will ultimately judge President (Vladimir) Putin’s commitment to …

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US should maintain current military presence in Europe, US general says

8 Apr 2025

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top U.S. general in Europe said on Tuesday that the United States should keep its military presence on the continent as it is now, as the Pentagon reviews its global footprint under President Donald Trump. The U.S. military had more than 100,000 troops in Europe following Russia’s 2022 invasion …

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Ice hockey-Ukraine support groups call on NHL to reject Russia collaboration

8 Apr 2025

NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than two dozen Ukrainian-American and Ukrainian-Canadian groups called on the NHL to reject any collaboration with the Russian Kontinental Hockey League, after talks between U.S President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said last month that Trump supported Putin’s idea of hosting hockey games between professional American …

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