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By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused his main rival in the federal elections next month of breaking a taboo by signaling his openness to pushing disputed measures on migration through parliament with the far-right Alternative for Germany. Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate for the two allied conservative parties …

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By Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court has taken measures to shield staff from possible U.S. sanctions, paying salaries three months in advance, as it braces for financial restrictions that could cripple the war crimes tribunal, two sources said on Friday. The U.S. House of Representatives voted …

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(Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 fell on Friday, as a jump in sterling hurt export-oriented firms, while Burberry soared after a strong U.S. holiday season helped the luxury firm beat quarterly sales expectations. The blue-chip FTSE 100 dropped 0.7%, but still looked on course for its fifth straight week of gains. The benchmark hit a record …

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VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian property tycoon Rene Benko can remain in custody for a further 14 days, a Vienna court ruled on Friday, after the founder of collapsed property group Signa was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of trying to hide assets from creditors. Prosecutors said on Thursday that, in the context of his personal …

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PARIS (Reuters) – The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, is for first time displaying haute couture gowns and accessories from fashion houses, including Chanel, Saint Laurent and Dior, next to decorative arts from Ancient Greece to France’s Second Empire. “Paris is the capital of fashion – there is a very strong relationship between the fashion …

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DAMSASCUS (Reuters) – Syria’s new ruling administration has cancelled a contract with a Russian firm to manage and operate the country’s Tartous port that was signed under former President Bashar al-Assad, according to three Syrian businessmen and media reports. Syrian government spokespeople either said they could not confirm the reports, or did not respond to …

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By Olena Harmash and Andrew Osborn KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Friday it had struck a Russian oil refinery and a microchip factory in a huge drone attack that caused fires at the refinery’s production facilities and an oil pumping station. Russia said hours earlier that its forces had repelled an overnight drone attack, but …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones hit a Russian oil refinery in the city of Ryazan overnight, causing a fire and damaging equipment at one of Russia’s biggest refineries, four industry sources told Reuters on Friday. The sources said oil storage at the refinery had been set ablaze. Among damaged equipment were a railway loading rack …

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DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Saudi Economy Minister Faisal Alibrahim said on Friday that the kingdom’s $600 billion expanded package with the United States includes investments as well as procurement from the public and private sectors. Alibrahim’s comments were the first public remarks by a Saudi official after U.S. President Donald Trump said the kingdom’s “investment” should …

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