By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) – Russian prosecutors are seeking to recover nearly $33 million of funds that they say were allocated for the defence of the western Kursk region, invaded by Ukraine last year, but stolen instead by corrupt officials. Ukrainian troops stormed across the border in a surprise attack on Aug. 6 and …
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron that political leaders in Europe and beyond have given full backing to maintain respects for international borders. “The clear message from friends in the Nordic countries and Europe, and also outside Europe, is that there must …
By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) – French police have opened an investigation into death threats against a judge and two prosecutors involved in a corruption trial of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in which she could be barred from contesting the 2027 presidential election, police and judicial sources said. The abuse fits into a pattern …
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By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – Chanel assembled a sprawling runway set in the form of its trademark interlocking C logo for its spring summer 2025 catwalk show, held on Tuesday at the Grand Palais in central Paris. Models paraded a pastel-colored line-up of glittering dresses and tailored jackets along the white carpet of the …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian delegation has arrived in Damascus for the first time since Moscow’s ally President Bashar al-Assad was toppled, Russia’s TASS state news agency reported on Tuesday, as Russia tries to secure the future of its military bases in Syria. The delegation, which is expected to hold talks with Syria’s new rulers, includes …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Overnight Russian air attacks wounded eight people, set a private business on fire and damaged residential buildings around Ukraine, local officials said on Tuesday. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 65 drones and 28 more did not reach their targets in the barrage. A 62-year-old woman was hospitalised and a 66-year-old man …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia would like to see a resumption in the transit of gas via Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, after the European Commission issued a statement saying it planned to continue talks with Kyiv on natural gas supplies to Europe. Russian gas supplies via Ukraine stopped on Jan. 1 after its transit …
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By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Lawyers for the European Union on Tuesday told an arbitration tribunal that Britain’s ban of fishing for sandeels in its North Sea waters breached an agreement on fishing rights both sides struck after Brexit. The hearing marks the first time the two parties went to court since …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish police said they had arrested a man who tried to force his way through the gates of the Russian embassy in Stockholm in a car early on Tuesday morning. Police said the 45-year-old man had failed in the attempt and was arrested, suspected of aggravated trespass. The police gave no further information …
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DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov is set to meet Syria’s new rulers this week in Damascus, two Syrian sources said on Tuesday, in the first visit by Russian officials since Moscow’s ally President Bashar al-Assad was toppled. The Syrian sources had no further details on Bogdanov’s meetings or how long the …
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