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Vote for CDU-CSU, Italy’s foreign minister tells Italians living in Germany

14 Jan 2025

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and his centre-right party Forza Italia on Tuesday urged Italians living in Germany to support the conservative alliance in the country’s snap election scheduled on Feb 23. Germany’s alliance of the Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) is leading in polls, but with …

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German defence minister arrives in Ukraine to send message of support

14 Jan 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday on a visit intended to send a clear signal of Europe’s support ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has pushed for swift talks to end the Ukraine war. “The first and most important thing is to make it very …

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German authorities say no more foot-and-mouth disease cases found

14 Jan 2025

HAMBURG (Reuters) – German authorities said on Tuesday they had found no new cases of the livestock illness foot-and-mouth disease following intensive testing around the area where the first case was 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 water …

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Polish army denies report of ‘shadow fleet’ ship circling near pipeline

14 Jan 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -The Polish army on Tuesday denied a media report saying that a Russian “shadow fleet” ship had been seen circling over the Baltic Pipe subsea pipeline.A report by Polish state broadcaster TVP World, citing a foreign ministry source, said a Russian shadow fleet ship had been seen circling around the pipeline that delivers …

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Swedes recruited by foreign powers on social media to launch attacks, police say

14 Jan 2025

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Foreign powers are using social media apps to recruit Swedish gangs and even children for violent attacks against targets like the Israeli embassy, Sweden’s police chief said on Tuesday. Petra Lundh, the National Police Commissioner, did not specify which foreign powers, but last year Sweden’s security service said the Iranian government had …

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PM-designate Salam extends hand to Hezbollah, aims to rebuild Lebanon

14 Jan 2025

By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam said on Tuesday his hands were “extended to everyone”, in a gesture to the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group that accused opponents of seeking to exclude it by nominating him for the post. President Joseph Aoun formally designated Salam, who has been serving as presiding judge …

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Romanian court lifts house arrest of internet celebrity Andrew Tate

14 Jan 2025

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -A Romanian court lifted a house arrest order against internet personality Andrew Tate, replacing it with a lighter preventative measure pending the outcome of a criminal investigation, a spokesperson for Tate said on Tuesday. Tate has been under house arrest since August when prosecutors started a second criminal investigation against him, his brother …

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Slovak opposition to call no-confidence vote against PM Fico’s government

14 Jan 2025

(Reuters) -Slovakia’s opposition parties will call a no-confidence vote against the government, a party chief said on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of dragging foreign policy closer to Russia while failing to tackle problems at home. Fico’s ruling leftist-nationalist coalition has become shakier in recent months, with its majority shrinking to 76 out of …

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Slovakia’s PM rejects offer to discuss gas transit in Kyiv, TASS cites Slovak MP

14 Jan 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has rejected a Ukrainian invitation to visit Kyiv this week to discuss gas transit deals, Russia’s TASS news agency said on Tuesday, citing a Slovak lawmaker, amid a spat over the end of Russian gas deliveries. Russia’s gas flows to Europe ended at the start of the …

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Russia-Iran strategic pact to shape relations for next 20 years, TASS cites Iran’s ambassador

14 Jan 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A strategic partnership treaty that Russia and Iran are poised to sign will govern the two countries’ relations for the next two decades, the TASS state news agency reported on Tuesday, citing Iran’s ambassador to Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are due to hold talks in Russia …

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