By Janis Laizans and Elizaveta Gladun BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Thousands of Romanians took to the streets of Bucharest on Saturday to show their support for the European Union, amid political disputes over a presidential election rerun scheduled for May. Romania is due to repeat its two-round presidential election on May 4 and 18 after the …
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By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) -More than 100,000 protesters descended on Serbia’s capital Belgrade on Saturday in one of the largest rallies in decades, with students and workers facing riot police and supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic. Serbia has seen months of anti-government rallies after 15 deaths from a railway station roof collapse triggered accusations …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will host Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for a meeting in Paris on Monday in Carney’s first foreign visit since taking office, Macron’s office said on Saturday. Carney also plans to visit Britain next week at a time of trade frictions with U.S. President Donald Trump and discussions …
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By Dan Peleschuk (Reuters) -Ukrainian troops are still fending off Russian and North Korean forces in Russia’s Kursk region but face a potential new attack on Ukraine’s northeast Sumy region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. Military analysts say Russia is close to ejecting Ukrainian forces from their months-old foothold in the western Russian region, …
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By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Tens of thousands rallied in Budapest against Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday, waving the national flag as the leader of the surging opposition Tisza party pledged to make Hungary part of a strong Europe and end Orban’s 15-year rule. Peter Magyar, a former government insider, launched his movement a …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French authorities have allowed Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of Telegram, to leave France temporarily in a loosening of his obligations under a probe into criminal activities on the messaging app, the French news agency AFP reported on Saturday. Durov was arrested at an airport near Paris last August and …
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By Karolos Grohmann PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) – A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Saturday. Bach, who is stepping down in June after 12 years …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday, in a sign the 88-year-old pontiff plans to continue on as pope despite his ongoing battle with double pneumonia. Francis has extended the work of the Synod of Bishops, …
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(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he had urged Kyiv’s Western allies to give “a clear position” on security guarantees including about a potential foreign troop contingent on Ukrainian soil with a U.S. backstop. His comments came after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a virtual call with other European leaders and …
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By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) -Thousands of protesters, mainly students, descended on Serbia’s capital on Friday ahead of a planned weekend of massive anti-government rallies, many travelling hundreds of miles on foot or by bike. President Aleksandar Vucic said he had asked police to show restraint, but to detain troublemakers. “The state … will do …
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