Moldova's justice ministry seeks temporary ban on pro-Russian party activities
CHISINAU (Reuters) - The Moldovan Justice Ministry asked a Chisinau court to place restrictions on political activities by the pro-Russian Chance party for six months on Wednesday. The ministry said the decision was taken after an audit of the part...
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World reacts to shooting of Slovak PM Robert Fico
(Reuters) -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said. Following are reactions to the assassination attempt: EUROPEAN COMMISSI...
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Gazprom CEO Miller is in Iran as Putin prepares to visit China
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller is on a working visit to Iran, his company said in a statement on Wednesday, just as President Vladimir Putin prepares to fly to China with a high-level delegation for talks with Xi Jinping. Iran's First...
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Greece arrests suspected criminal gang leader wanted by Turkey
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police have arrested a Turkish national, the suspected leader of a criminal group wanted by Ankara for a range of crimes including manslaughter, Greek police and intelligence sources said on Wednesday. Police acted on an in...
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US sanctions two commanders of Sudan's paramilitary RSF
(Reuters) - The United States Treasury said in a statement on Wednesday that it has imposed sanctions on two top commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following attacks in North Darfur. The commanders who were sanctioned ar...
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Ally of Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Kadyrov resigns suddenly
LONDON (Reuters) - A close ally of Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov resigned unexpectedly as speaker of parliament on Wednesday, creating a vacancy in the elite at a time when Kadyrov's health is under close scrutiny. Magomed Daudov ...
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US delegation to attend Taiwan inauguration as China tensions flare
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will dispatch former U.S. officials to Taiwan as its new president takes office, a show of support for the island calibrated to avoid enraging Beijing. Biden is sending a bipartisan del...
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EU leaders shocked by 'vile attack' on Slovak PM Fico
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Several EU leaders condemned the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen strongly condemned "the vile attack", she said on social media platform X. "Such acts...
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Palestinians mark 1948 Nakba in the shadow of war in Gaza
By Mohammad Salem and James Mackenzie GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinians commemorated the 1948 "Nakba" or catastrophe, on Wednesday, marking the time when hundreds of thousands were dispossessed of their homes in the war at the birth of the st...
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Factbox-Major cases keeping former Pakistan PM Imran Khan in jail
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted bail in a land corruption case on Wednesday, but will remain in prison on other charges. The 71-year-old former cricket star who has been in jail since August last year has...
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Slovak PM Fico in a life-threatening condition, govt office says
(Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a life-threatening condition, the Slovak government office said in an emailed statement, adding that he was being transported by a helicopter to Banska Bystrica hospital. (Reporting by Alan Charl...
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Finland plans to use reservists to patrol border with Russia
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland plans to change its conscription rules to allow thousands of reservists to help patrol its border with Russia should there be a sudden wave of migrants, the government said on Wednesday. Finns who have completed militar...
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UK government releases prisoners early to ease overcrowding in jails
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - The British government triggered emergency measures to release some criminals from prisons early and to delay the start of certain court hearings to prevent overcrowding in jails. The prison population in Engl...
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South Africa's president approves major health reform law
By Nqobile Dludla and Nellie Peyton PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law on Wednesday a bill that aims to provide universal health coverage, hailing it as a major step in the journey towards a more just soci...
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Blinken says Israel needs a clear and concrete plan for Gaza's future
By Simon Lewis KYIV (Reuters) - Israel needs a clear and concrete plan for the future of Gaza where it faces the potential for a power vacuum that could become filled by chaos, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. Washington an...
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Russian strikes injure at least 17 in Ukraine's south
(Reuters) - Russian airstrikes on Ukraine's southern cities of Mykolaiv and Kherson injured at least 17 people, local officials said on Wednesday. Eleven people, including at least one teenager, received injuries when Russia struck Kherson using av...
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India grants citizenship to first batch of 14 refugees under controversial law
By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India granted citizenship on Wednesday to a first batch of 14 people under a controversial law that has been criticised for discriminating against Muslims, midway through general elections in which religious di...
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Estonia parliament backs using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine reparations
By Andrius Sytas TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia's parliament has approved a proposal allowing the use of frozen Russian assets to pay compensation for war damage in Ukraine. Last week European Union ambassadors agreed to use windfall profits from Russ...
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Who is 'The Fly', the French gangster on the run after a prison van assault?
PARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of police are scouring northern France for Mohamed Amra, a fugitive known as "The Fly" who was freed by gunmen in a brazen attack against a prison van that killed two guards and wounded three. Here's what we know about Am...
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Yemen's Houthis say they targeted US warship and vessel 'Destiny' in Red Sea
DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said on Wednesday that they had targeted a U.S. warship and a vessel called "Destiny" in the Red Sea, part of an ongoing campaign of attacks that the Iran-backed group says is designed to show solidarity with the P...
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Blinken's guitar performance in Ukraine seen as tone-deaf by some
KYIV (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took to the stage with a Ukrainian band at a bar late on Tuesday during a surprise trip to Kyiv, drawing applause from the audience but some criticism online from people who felt the performan...
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Ireland to recognise Palestinian state by end May, foreign minister says
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland will recognise a Palestinian state before the end of this month if not on May 21 as first thought, Irish Foreign Minster Micheal Martin said on Wednesday. European Union members including Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and Malt...
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Palestinians wounded in Gaza desperate for Rafah crossing to reopen
By Ramadan Abed DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (Reuters) - Ni'ma Ali Imad is desperate to get her wounded son Mohammed out of Gaza for the medical treatment that doctors say they cannot provide in the Palestinian enclave. Five-year-old Mohammed lost his sight...
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Slovak PM Fico shot and injured, TASR agency reports
(Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting after a government meeting, news agency TASR reported on Wednesday. TASR cited parliament's vice-chairman Lubos Blaha as saying Fico was shot and injured. A Reuters witness sai...
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Portugal rejects far-right bid to charge president with treason over slavery reparations
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament on Wednesday dismissed a proposal by the far-right to charge the country's president with treason over his support for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism. President Marc...
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