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Iran complains to UN about Trump’s ‘reckless, belligerent’ remarks

31 Mar 2025

(Reuters) – Iran complained to the United Nations Security Council on Monday about “reckless and belligerent” remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, describing them as “a flagrant violation of international law” and the founding United Nations Charter. Trump threatened Iran on Sunday with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement …

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France’s Le Pen: I’m out of the running for the 2027 race, but will fight on

31 Mar 2025

PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Monday that a court’s decision to bar her from office for misuse of European funds ruled her out of the 2027 presidential election, adding she had no confidence in an appeal being heard before the vote. “Let’s be clear, I am eliminated but in …

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Moldova expels Russian diplomats after accusing embassy of helping convicted lawmaker escape

31 Mar 2025

By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova expelled three Russian diplomats on Monday after it accused Russia’s embassy of engineering the escape of a pro-Kremlin lawmaker to prevent him being jailed over illegal political funding. The case of Alexander Nesterovschii, who could not be reached for comment, is the latest in which Moldova’s pro-European government …

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Zelenskiy says Russia has committed over 183,000 war crimes in Ukraine

31 Mar 2025

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Monday for Russia to be punished for more than 183,000 alleged war crimes documented by Ukraine since Moscow’s 2022 invasion, saying justice was needed to prevent “evil from proliferating.” He made his comments to a summit of European officials in Bucha, northwest of the …

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Exclusive-Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls ruling against Le Pen ‘judicial activism’

31 Mar 2025

By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told Reuters on Monday that a court ruling that banned French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years was “left-wing judicial activism.” Le Pen on Monday was convicted of embezzlement in a watershed ruling that knocked her …

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Le Pen’s pro-institution line was paying off until France judges ended her presidential hopes

31 Mar 2025

By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) – Far-right leader Marine Le Pen believed respect for France’s cherished institutions would open her path to the presidency, betting it would endear her once-fringe party to mainstream French voters. She launched the tactic after a resounding 2017 election loss to President Emmanuel Macron and it was working well until …

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Italy investigates drone flyovers of EU facility, spying suspected

31 Mar 2025

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into possible espionage and terrorism after a drone flew several times over an EU research centre in northwestern Italy, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday. The European Joint Research Centre (JRC) in the town of Ispra, on Lake Maggiore, reported five flyovers …

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Ukraine’s main European allies weigh new sanctions on Russia

31 Mar 2025

By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) -The foreign ministers of Ukraine’s main European allies said on Monday they would redouble their aid to the country while considering new sanctions on Russia to force it to accept a ceasefire. In a joint declaration after a meeting in Madrid, the top diplomats representing Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Britain …

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