By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian lawyer who represented U.S. teacher Marc Fogel in negotiations over his release said a lack of support from the administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden had delayed his release while his health deteriorated in prison. Fogel, 63, was serving a 14-year sentence for drug smuggling after …
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BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Centrist Liberal Party leader Ilie Bolojan became Romania’s interim president on Wednesday, facing the uphill challenge of steering the country through a repeat presidential election in May with the far right on the rise. The European Union and NATO member state was plunged into institutional chaos in December when a presidential election …
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VIENNA (Reuters) – Talks between Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO) and the conservative People’s Party (OVP) have collapsed, dashing the FPO’s hopes of leading a government for the first time, at least for now. It is the second bid to form a coalition to fail since the eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO won September’s parliamentary election with …
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By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala BERLIN (Reuters) – Organisers of the Berlin Film Festival hope that politics will not eclipse the movies this time round even as they try to liven up an event that has looked jaded in recent years. The Berlinale, which opens on Thursday, has always been the most political of …
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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A record number of journalists was killed around the world last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, adding that Israel was responsible for nearly 70% of the deaths. At least 124 journalists in 18 countries died in 2024, the deadliest year for reporters and media workers …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Former Spain women’s soccer coach Jorge Vilda told a court on Wednesday that he attempted to persuade player Jenni Hermoso to downplay the kiss on the mouth his boss Luis Rubiales gave her at the 2023 World Cup but denied he had tried to strong-arm her. Vilda, who is on trial on …
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VIENNA (Reuters) – Talks to form Austria’s first coalition government led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) have collapsed, the FPO said on Wednesday. FPO leader Herbert Kickl “has informed President Alexander Van der Bellen that the coalition talks with the OVP have failed”, the FPO said in a statement. (Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German opposition leader and chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz is scheduled to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, a party spokesperson said on Wednesday. In addition to Vance, Merz will also hold bilateral talks with high-level officials including China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, …
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By Krisztina Than and Thomas Escritt BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Prime Minister Viktor Orban hailed the leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as an ally who could help “lift the boot” of Brussels from Hungary’s chest, welcoming her less than two weeks before a German election. Alice Weidel, leader of the Alternative for Germany, …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – All Swedish schools and pre-schools will have to make plans to keep unauthorised people off their premises, the government said on Wednesday, as the country tries to come to terms with the worst school shooting in its history last week. Ten people were shot dead at the Campus Risbergska school in Orebro, …
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