By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -When French far-right leader Marine Le Pen accused the judiciary of deploying a “nuclear bomb” to blow up her presidential hopes, she added France to the countries where accusations of “lawfare” – political meddling by judges – are gaining currency. A Paris court convicted Le Pen and two dozen figures …
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By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping and European Union leaders are set to visit Vietnam in the next few weeks in a swirl of diplomatic activity amid growing risks from U.S. trade tariffs, officials said. China, the EU and Vietnam run very large trade surpluses with the United …
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(Reuters) – A Ukrainian overnight drone attack forced the evacuation of at least 60 people when falling drone debris hit their apartment building in the Russian city of Kursk, not far from the border with Ukraine, a regional official said on Wednesday. “As a result of the attack of enemy drones on Kursk, there is …
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(Corrects typo in the headline) By Sam Tabahriti and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s spy agency MI5 is revealing some secrets. In collaboration with host The National Archives and prepared over several years by the agency’s own archivists, “MI5: Official Secrets” is giving the public the chance to see equipment and methods used by the …
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By Gram Slattery and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A key Kremlin negotiator is expected in Washington this week for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, two sources familiar with the plan said, the most senior Russian official to visit since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022. Kirill Dmitriev, the chief of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday its forces had taken control of the village of Rozlyv in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the focal point of their steady westward advance through the area. Ukraine’s military said Russian forces had launched five attacks on Rozlyv and the nearby village of Kostiantynopil, but made …
Russian forces capture new village in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv says fighting continues Read More »
By Leah Douglas, Marisa Taylor and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, with security guards barring entry to some employees just hours after they received dismissal notices. The cuts, which affect several high-profile agencies …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations on Tuesday dismissed as “ridiculous” an assertion by Israel that there was enough food in the Gaza Strip to last for a long period of time, despite the closure of all 25 bakeries in the enclave supported by the World Food Programme. No aid has …
Israel says plenty of food in Gaza, UN says that’s ridiculous Read More »
By Dan Peleschuk and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine will hold in-depth talks on Friday with a small group of foreign countries about contributing forces to a contingent that would act as a security guarantee for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday. The Ukrainian leader told a news conference with Germany’s foreign minister …
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By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) -A group of former world leaders is urging Europe to keep pushing its green agenda even as trade wars and defence spending distract attention from climate issues, Ireland’s former President Mary Robinson told Reuters on Tuesday. The Elders, a group set up by former South African President Nelson Mandela, are …
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