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Greek government faces no-confidence vote over deadly 2023 train crash

6 Mar 2025

By Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece’s centre-right government faces a no-confidence vote this week over a deadly 2023 train disaster, days after protesters brought the country to a standstill to press their demands for political accountability. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets on Friday to mark the second anniversary …

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Israel’s settler pressure on West Bank villages stirs annexation fears

6 Mar 2025

By Ali Sawafta, James Mackenzie BARDALA, West Bank (Reuters) -Just metres from the last houses in Bardala, a Palestinian village at the northern end of the occupied West Bank, Israel’s army has been bulldozing a dirt road and ditch between the community and open grazing land on the hills behind it. Israel’s military told Reuters …

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Portugal PM calls confidence vote he’ll likely lose, election looms

6 Mar 2025

By Sergio Goncalves and Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s prime minister proposed on Wednesday a confidence vote in his year-old minority government, risking his own dismissal as the main opposition parties vowed to defeat him. At the centre of the political crisis that could trigger a third early election since 2022 is a consultancy firm …

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Netherlands pledges $3.8 billion in support to Ukraine for 2026

5 Mar 2025

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government will reserve 3.5 billion euros ($3.8 billion) to continue its support for Ukraine in 2026, Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Wednesday. Schoof said the funds would ensure Dutch support would continue unchanged next year, adding that the money could also be used in 2025 if necessary. The previous …

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Macron will open debate about extending French nuclear protection to European allies

5 Mar 2025

By Ingrid Melander and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -France is open to discussing extending the protection offered by its nuclear arsenal to its European partners, President Emmanuel Macron said in a grave address to the nation on Wednesday, in which he warned that Europe must face up to the threat from Russia. France and Britain …

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Germany pushes for longer-term easing of EU rules on defence spending

5 Mar 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany opened the door on Wednesday to changing EU fiscal rules — the Stability and Growth Pact — to help governments spend more on defence in the long term without worrying about EU-imposed spending limits or disciplinary action, diplomats said. The proposal, a complete U-turn by Germany from just a year ago, …

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Macron’s address to the French nation on ramping up defence spending

5 Mar 2025

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said he was willing to discuss offering European allies the protection of France’s nuclear capabilities, adding that Russia represented a genuine threat to the continent’s security with U.S. military support no longer guaranteed. Below are some of the key quotes from his prime time address to …

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Putin promises continued electricity supplies in meeting with breakaway Abkhazia’s leader

5 Mar 2025

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would continue supplying electricity to the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia at a meeting in the Kremlin on Wednesday with its leader Badra Gunba. Putin congratulated Gunba on his victory in a presidential election at the weekend, describing Russia-Abkhazia relations as “special”. The election was held months …

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Clashes break out in Greece after rally outside parliament over deadly 2023 train crash

5 Mar 2025

ATHENS (Reuters) – Clashes broke out in Athens on Wednesday between Greek police and demonstrators protesting over a 2023 train crash that killed 57 people, most of them students, in the country’s worst rail disaster. The violence erupted after thousands of people peacefully rallied outside parliament where lawmakers debated a censure motion submitted by opposition …

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‘Rare’ cyclone Alfred swirls off Australia’s east coast, residents urged to evacuate

5 Mar 2025

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone that is swirling towards Brisbane, its third-most populous city, with authorities urging residents in flood-prone suburbs to evacuate soon. Storm warnings on Wednesday stretched for more than 500 kilometres (311 miles) across the coast in the states of Queensland and New …

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