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By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) – A former aide to Georgia’s most powerful man has fled the country in the middle of his trial on charges of embezzling cryptocurrency worth more than $700 million which he says are politically motivated. Giorgi Bachiashvili denied defrauding Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire former prime minister widely seen as Georgia’s …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia may need to act to respond to what it called European Union plans to militarise the bloc that cast Russia as its main adversary. European leaders on Thursday backed plans to spend more on defence and continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended …

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BELGRADE (Reuters) – The Kremlin supports Serbia’s authorities as they face growing anti-government protests, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday following a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Student-led anti-corruption protests have spread across the Balkan country over the past four months since 15 people were killed when an awning collapsed at a newly …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of asylum applications in Germany fell significantly in the first two months of this year, the BAMF federal office for refugees and migration said on Friday. Popular support for a reduction in asylum seekers had a big impact on last month’s national election, contributing to the first and runner-up finishes …

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MADRID (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic has rebuked Spain’s main opposition party over an AI-generated video in which it indirectly linked the Caribbean nation to corruption while attacking its own country’s government, leading Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to apologise. On Wednesday, Spain’s conservative People’s Party (PP) posted on X an AI-generated video featuring government officials …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has received a first tranche of funds worth about $1 billion from Britain, secured by the proceeds of frozen Russian assets, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday. “The funds will go towards strengthening Ukraine’s defence capabilities,” Shmyhal said. “We expect all sovereign assets of the Russian Federation to be confiscated …

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By Dmitry Antonov and Lucy Papachristou MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday that it was essential to engage in a dialogue with the United States on arms control after President Donald Trump made a broad call for the world’s nuclear powers to ditch their weapons. The Kremlin said these discussions should also include Europe’s …

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ANKARA (Reuters) – Fighting in the western Syrian city of Latakia threatens to undermine efforts to achieve unity and solidarity in Syria, Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Friday, adding that “such provocations” must not be allowed to jeopardise peace. It was the first comment by Turkey, a close ally of the Islamist-led government in Damascus, …

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