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(Corrects paragraph 2 to say cancellations of some arriving flights also possible) BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Brussels Airport said on Wednesday all flight departures scheduled for November 26 have been cancelled because part of its security and handling staff will be participating in a nationwide strike. Cancellations of some arriving flights on the same day are also …

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BERLIN (Reuters) -A remark by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz about Brazil that offended President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been taken out of context, a German government spokesperson said on Wednesday. Merz, at a trade congress last week, described asking journalists who had travelled with him to Brazil for the COP30 climate conference whether …

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MILAN (Reuters) -European aerospace and defence stocks fell more than 3% on Wednesday on signs of a fresh U.S.-led push to end the Russia-Ukraine war, which also lifted Ukraine’s government bonds. The STOXX Aerospace and Defence Index declined to its lowest level since early September, and was down 2.6% by 1322 GMT, marking its biggest …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has added Mikhail Khodorkovsky to its list of “extremists and terrorists”, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the country’s financial watchdog. In October, Russia’s Federal Security Service opened a criminal case against Khodorkovsky and other prominent Kremlin critics, accusing them of plotting to violently seize power. (Reporting by Reuters; editing …

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(Corrects to say November 8, not November 15, in paragraph 5) COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A Danish court on Wednesday found Norwegian national team football player Andreas Schjelderup guilty of sharing sexual material of two under-18 boys and gave him a suspended prison sentence. Schjelderup, 21, who last year played for Danish side FC Nordsjaelland, told the …

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PARIS (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates has agreed to seize around 40 Dubai apartments and luxury villas suspected of being linked to drug trafficking in France, French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Wednesday. Darmanin said in a post on X that the seizure of the properties, which had been bought by suspects using cash …

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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s parliament on Wednesday voted to dismiss Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk following a major corruption investigation into the country’s energy sector. Hrynchuk held the position from the summer of 2025. (Reporting by Yuliia Dysa)

SKOPJE (Reuters) -More than 30 people accused of public safety offences over the deaths of 63 people in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia in March went on trial on Wednesday. The blaze was triggered by flares lit during a hip hop performance that set fire to the ceiling of the packed Pulse club in …

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Catholics believe in holy water. How about holy beer? Pope Leo received a special gift on Wednesday from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a four-pack of American mild ale from a Chicago brewery. Pritzker, visiting Leo at the Vatican, handed the beers over to the pope as part of a gift exchange. He …

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