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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of blowing up Russian gas pumping station

21 Mar 2025

By Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of blowing up a Russian gas pumping station in a border area where Ukrainian troops have been retreating, amid talks over a proposed U.S.-backed moratorium on attacks on energy infrastructure. Video footage showed a blaze at the Sudzha …

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Network that smuggled 1,700 migrants from Spain to France dismantled, Europol says

21 Mar 2025

PARIS (Reuters) – A criminal network that smuggled 1,700 illegal immigrants from Spain to France was dismantled by French and Spanish police this month with support from Europol, the EU law enforcement agency said on Friday, and 19 people were arrested. Migrants mostly from North Africa, but also from sub-Saharan Africa and Syria, were picked …

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Serbia teen becomes 16th victim of train station roof collapse, hospital says

21 Mar 2025

BELGRADE (Reuters) – A teenager injured in the November roof collapse at a railway station in Serbia’s Novi Sad died on Friday, becoming the 16th fatality linked to a disaster that has triggered a wave of mass protests and the resignation of the prime minister. The patient, identified by the Military Medical Academy (VMA) in …

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EU agrees five-year deadline to boost defences against Russia, says Polish PM

21 Mar 2025

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders are now in agreement that the EU must be fully capable of defending itself against a Russian attack by 2030, despite earlier resistance to the deadline from some countries, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday. Europe is dramatically stepping up spending on defence because …

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Polish cabinet approves liberalisation of wind farm rules

21 Mar 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) – The Polish government has approved on Friday draft legislation easing rules to build onshore wind farms, a key step in delivering a 2023 election pledge to boost power production from renewable energy sources. The new rules, which need to be approved by parliament, cut the distance required between planned installations and residential …

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Germany seizes tanker belonging to Russian ‘shadow fleet’, Spiegel reports

21 Mar 2025

By Rachel More and Friederike Heine BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany seized a decrepit tanker found adrift off its northern coast in January that is believed to be part of a shadow fleet used by Russia to circumvent oil sanctions, Spiegel news magazine reported on Friday, citing security sources. The Panama-flagged ship, called Eventin, was secured by …

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Multimillion euros French hearing aid scam busted, says Europol

21 Mar 2025

PARIS (Reuters) – A multimillion euro scam which centred on getting fraudulent reimbursements for hearing aids from the French state has been dismantled and eight suspects have been arrested, European police body Europol said on Friday. Europol said that in July 2024, the suspected fraudsters had set up fictitious hearing aid companies, using falsified diplomas …

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