(Reuters) – Voters in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, go to the polls on Feb. 23 in what marks the first elections since Berlin severed its ties with Russia, its decades-long gas supplier. Here is how major parties outline their energy policies: CDU/CSU The conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), who run with Bavarian sister party CSU in …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden is preparing to change the constitution to be able to take away the passports of people who obtained citizenship by fraudulent means, or who are a threat to the state, the government said on Wednesday. People with dual nationality who received citizenship by providing false information, bribery or threats, as well …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy summoned Venezuela’s chief diplomat in Rome on Wednesday to protest over a lack of information on the fate of an Italian national arrested in the Latin American country two months ago, the foreign ministry said. NGO worker Alberto Trentini, 45, was arrested in Venezuela in November but no formal charges have …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Aena, the operator of all Spanish commercial airports, intends to make its terminals in the country carbon neutral in 2026, Chief Executive Maurici Lucena said on Wednesday. The company is investing 750 million euros ($773 million) in the process, he said during an event held in Madrid. He was referring to the …
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(Reuters) -Qatari mediators have sent Israel and Hamas a draft proposal for an agreement to halt the fighting in the Gaza Strip and exchange hostages for Palestinian prisoners as a first step towards an end to the 15-month-old war. A week before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes over from President Joe Biden, officials said a …
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Germany’s agriculture ministry said on Wednesday it expects meat and dairy product exports to the European Union to continue despite a case of the foot-and-mouth disease affecting livestock being confirmed last week. German authorities confirmed the country’s first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years on Friday in a herd of …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine introduced emergency power cuts in six regions amid what authorities described as a “massive” Russian missile strike, the national grid operator said on Wednesday. Kyiv’s air force had warned of numerous groups of missiles launched by Russia amid a nationwide air-raid alert, but there were no immediate reports of damage. In a …
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By Andrew MacAskill and Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) – The British minister responsible for financial services and fighting corruption resigned on Tuesday after weeks of questions over her financial ties to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, ousted last year as prime minister of Bangladesh. Tulip Siddiq, 42, had repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and Prime Minister Keir …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia summoned the Russian ambassador over reports a Melbourne man had been killed after being captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday. The Australian government had asked Russian authorities to immediately confirm the status of Oscar Jenkins and remained “gravely concerned” over reports that he …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian troops pressing their slow advance through eastern Ukraine took control of two settlements in Donetsk region, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. Moscow’s forces captured Terny, near the town of Siversk, one of the focal points of Russia’s campaign through Donetsk region, and Neskuchne farther south, a ministry report said. Ukraine’s …
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