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Germany eyes swift moves on defence, investors sniff bonanza

3 Mar 2025

By Andreas Rinke and Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) -The prospect of a military spending boom by Germany unprecedented since the Cold War sent Europe’s defence stocks soaring after Reuters reported the likely next government was mulling a fiscal sea change for Europe’s biggest economy. Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, did not confirm that his …

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Polish Cold War hero Walesa writes to Trump expressing ‘horror’ at Zelenskiy spat

3 Mar 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) – Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and Solidarity trade union leader who played a leading role in the fall of Communism, signed a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump expressing “horror” at his argument with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The Nobel Peace Prize-winner posted the text of the letter, which was signed by …

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EU to provide Moldova with 60 million euros for defence in 2025

3 Mar 2025

CHISINAU (Reuters) – The European Union will provide Moldova with 60 million euros ($62.95 million) to spend on defence this year, the European Council’s president said on Monday, to boost the capabilities of the small agricultural country that neighbours Ukraine. During a visit to the Moldovan capital, President Antonio Costa said 37 millions euros had …

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Austria’s three-party government takes office, shutting out far right

3 Mar 2025

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria’s first three-party government since the aftermath of World War Two took office on Monday, ending the country’s longest-ever wait for a ruling coalition and keeping the Russia-friendly, far-right Freedom Party (FPO) out of power. Although the FPO won September’s parliamentary election with about 29% of the vote, the eurosceptic …

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Ukraine investigates negligence after deadly Russian strike on military training camp

3 Mar 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine acknowledged on Monday that a Russian missile strike on a military training ground at the weekend had inflicted deaths and injuries and said a criminal investigation was underway into possible negligence. Russia’s defence ministry shared a video of what it described as an Iskander-M ballistic missile strike on a camp in Dnipropetrovsk …

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Russia says fire at Ufa oil refinery extinguished, was caused by technical issue

3 Mar 2025

(Reuters) – A fire that broke out on Monday at the Ufimsky oil refinery, one of Russia’s largest, was due to technical issues and has been extinguished, Russia’s emergency ministry said, adding that the refinery had continued operations. It was not clear if output was stopped at any point because of the blaze. Bashneft’s press …

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Exclusive-Kazakhstan hikes oil output to a record high of 2.12 million bpd in February, source says

3 Mar 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kazakhstan raised crude oil and gas condensate production in February by 13% from January to a record high 2.12 million barrels per day, a source told Reuters on Monday, again exceeding its quota within the OPEC+ group of oil producers. Excluding gas condensate, a type of light oil, crude oil production jumped …

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Israel clears another refugee camp as squeeze on West Bank tightens

3 Mar 2025

By Ali Sawafta and James Mackenzie RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Israeli troops demolished houses and cleared a wide roadway through the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, in a weeks-long operation against militant groups that has forced tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes. The operation, during a fragile ceasefire in Gaza …

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One dead after car drives into crowd in German city of Mannheim, police say

3 Mar 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) – One person has died and several are injured after a car drove into a crowd of people in the German city of Mannheim on Monday, a police spokesperson said, adding that one suspect had been arrested. The official said it was unclear whether any other suspects were involved. The police is appealing …

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UN rights chief deeply worried about direction of US policy under Trump

3 Mar 2025

By Emma Farge and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations rights chief expressed deep concern on Monday about a “fundamental shift in direction” by the United States under President Donald Trump, warning that divisive rhetoric is being used to deceive and polarise people. “We have enjoyed bipartisan support from the U.S. on human …

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