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Rugby-Argentine court upholds dismissal of rape charges against two French players

19 Feb 2025 19 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – An Argentine appeal court has confirmed the dismissal of aggravated rape charges against French international rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, according to the case file seen by Reuters. “After analysing all the evidence gathered in the case, it is clear that the version of events maintained by the plaintiff is not …

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Analysis-Germany’s far-right AfD is shut out from power for now, but waiting in the wings

19 Feb 2025 19 Feb 2025

By Sarah Marsh and Andrey Sychev NEU-ISENBURG, Germany (Reuters) – “Alice fuer Deutschland” (Alice for Germany) chanted supporters as far-right leader Alice Weidel addressed an election rally outside Germany’s financial centre Frankfurt, far from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s traditional eastern German stronghold. To some, the chant is provocative. German media and commentators have …

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Ukraine attacks oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, governor says

19 Feb 2025 19 Feb 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine attacked an oil refinery in the city of Syzran in Russia’s Samara region overnight, the regional governor said on Wednesday. “Emergency services are working on the territory of the enterprise. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties,” Vyacheslav Fedorishchev wrote on the Telegram messaging app. He did not specify whether …

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Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says

19 Feb 2025 19 Feb 2025

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has the onset of double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday, complicating treatment for the 88-year pontiff and indicating a further deterioration in his fragile health. Francis has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital …

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Trump says he may meet Putin this month, dismisses Ukraine concerns

19 Feb 2025 19 Feb 2025

By Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he might meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this month and dismissed Ukraine’s concern about being left out of U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the Ukraine war. “Probably,” Trump said as he ended a press conference …

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Soccer-Spanish referees condemn abuse of official who gave Bellingham red card

18 Feb 2025 18 Feb 2025

By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s soccer federation (RFEF) said referees are sickened by the abuse Jose Munuera Montero has received since showing Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham a red card, with the situation reflecting the hate and verbal violence match officials endure. Montero believed the 21-year-old England midfielder had directed foul language at him …

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US, Russia agree to restore diplomatic missions as first step in Ukraine war talks

18 Feb 2025 18 Feb 2025

By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis RIYADH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. and Russia agreed on Tuesday to restore the normal functioning of each other’s diplomatic missions, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after talks between senior U.S. and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia. The move appeared to signal a significant easing of restrictions on Russian …

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Holocaust survivor Marian Turski dies aged 98

18 Feb 2025 18 Feb 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) – Holocaust survivor Marian Turski, who became a journalist in Poland and headed an international committee of Auschwitz survivors, has died at the age of 98, said the Polish weekly magazine Polityka, where he worked as a columnist. In an article on Tuesday announcing Turski’s death, Polityka described him as “an exceptional guardian …

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Russia says drone attack cut oil via Kazakhstan Caspian pipeline by up to 40%

18 Feb 2025 18 Feb 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – Russia said oil flows through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), a major route for supplying Kazakhstan and exporting to the global market, were reduced by 30-40% on Tuesday after a Ukrainian drone attack on a pumping station. The attack, which caused no casualties, took place on the eve of talks between the …

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Putin appoints ex-space agency chief representative for space cooperation

18 Feb 2025 18 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday appointed the former head of Russia’s space agency, Yuri Borisov, as special presidential representative for international space cooperation. Borisov had headed Roscosmos since July 2022 in a tenure marked by the failure of a Russian moon mission and was relieved of his post earlier this month. No …

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