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Italy’s demographic crisis worsens as births hit record low

31 Mar 2025

By Philippe LeroyBeaulieu ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s demographic crisis deepened in 2024 as the number of births hit a new record low, emigration accelerated and the population continued to shrink, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Monday. Italy’s ever-falling birth rate is considered a national emergency, but despite Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her predecessors …

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Explainer-Marine Le Pen convicted of graft, faces ban on running for French presidency

31 Mar 2025

By Juliette Jabkhiro and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement on Monday and handed a five-year ban from public office, a verdict that bars her from running in the 2027 presidential race unless she successfully appeals the judgment. The judge also gave Le Pen a four-year prison …

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UK’s Starmer calls for coordinated fight against people smugglers

31 Mar 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Monday for nations to pool resources to tackle the problem of illegal migration at “every step” of the route, from North Africa and the Middle East to Britain’s streets. Starmer spoke at a meeting of more than 40 countries and organisations, including the United States, France …

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Israel’s Netanyahu summoned to give testimony in Qatar probe

31 Mar 2025

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left his corruption trial abruptly on Monday to give evidence in a separate investigation into possible ties between his aides and Qatar, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan reported. Two suspects in the investigation, dubbed “Qatar-gate” in Israel, had been arrested earlier on Monday, police said. It provided …

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Kremlin says US companies have shown initial interest in Russian rare earth projects

31 Mar 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that some Americans companies had shown interest in joint rare earth metals projects in Russia, but cautioned that such discussions were still at an early stage. Striking a potential agreement on minerals extraction with Kyiv has emerged as an important element in U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts …

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Sweden recorded lowest number of homicides in a decade in 2024

31 Mar 2025

By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s homicide and manslaughter rate dropped sharply last year as increased surveillance lessened gang crime that had pushed gun-related deaths to the highest level in the European Union. There were 92 cases of deadly violence in Sweden in 2024, 29 fewer than in 2023, and the lowest number since …

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Austria vows ‘steady hand’ in tackling growing budget deficit

31 Mar 2025

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s new coalition government pledged on Monday to show a “steady hand” in trimming the budget deficit by sticking to existing savings plans, although 2024’s deficit was bigger than expected and well beyond the European Union limit. The coalition of conservatives, Social Democrats and liberals took office this month, …

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Finland’s president says he has heard no serious US talk about NATO withdrawal

31 Mar 2025

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said on Monday that he had not yet heard from anyone serious in the United States administration that the U.S. would withdraw from NATO. His remarks came shortly after Stubb on Saturday had made a surprise trip to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida, where they discussed …

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Russia pounds Kharkiv for second night in row, Ukraine says

31 Mar 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia has attacked the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine for a second consecutive night, injuring three people, sparking fires at industrial buildings and damaging two kindergartens, Ukrainian officials said early on Monday. The attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, lasted most of the night and hit the city’s largest and oldest district, …

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