Russia holds in custody subordinate of arrested deputy minister, Tass says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered another suspect to be held in custody following the arrest of an ally of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on suspicion of taking bribes, TASS news agency reported on Saturday. It cited court documents as...
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Portugal's president suggests debt cancellation to repair colonial, slavery legacy
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Saturday Portugal could use several methods to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, such as cancelling the debt ...
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Israeli foreign minister says hostage deal would defer Rafah operation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's foreign minister said on Saturday that a planned incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah could be suspended should a deal emerge to secure the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. The comments came as internat...
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Two Israeli hostages seen in latest video issued by Hamas
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas released a new video on Saturday that appeared to show two Israeli hostages who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel. The video is similarly filmed to previous hostage videos made ...
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Gaza aid flotilla halted after vessels flag removed, activists say
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A humanitarian aid flotilla destined for Gaza was halted after Guinea Bissau decided to remove its flag from two vessels, activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Saturday. "The Guinea-Bissau International Ships Regist...
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US State Secretary Blinken to travel to Saudi Arabia next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary for State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday and Tuesday to meet with regional partners and discuss efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages, the State Department...
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Rocked by spy scandal, Germany's far-right reprises old themes at campaign launch
By Thomas Escritt DONAUESCHINGEN, Germany (Reuters) - Buffeted by sliding poll ratings and reeling from allegations that it had harboured a Chinese spy in its ranks, Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany sought to recover lost momentum at the...
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Police fire tear gas to disperse Benin wage protest
By Pulcherie Adjoha COTONOU (Reuters) - Police in Benin fired tear gas to break up a protest over the cost of living called by trade unions and they arrested several senior union figures on Saturday, witnesses and union officials said. Armed police...
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Russia says it struck Ukrainian energy plants in response to Kyiv targeting its own energy sector
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday that its forces had carried out 35 strikes in the last week against Ukrainian energy facilities, defence factories, railway infrastructure, air defences, and ammunition stocks. It sai...
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Moscow may seize private US assets in Russia if US seizes frozen reserves, says Putin ally
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia may respond to any U.S. confiscation of its currency reserves frozen in the West by seizing the assets, including property and cash, of U.S. citizens and investors in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, a senior security official, sa...
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Macron visit to Germany in May to focus on EU ties
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Germany in May and will spend more days than planned with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, government sources said, in a sign of their ambition to bring more unity to EU relatio...
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Russia steps up offensive on east Ukraine village, Kyiv says its forces holding out
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia has sent more troops to Ocheretyne in eastern Ukraine to reinforce an offensive there, but Kyiv's forces largely hold the village and expect U.S. arms deliveries to turn the tide in their favour, the Ukrainian military said ...
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German chancellor shows support for debt brake reform in the future
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said for the first time on Saturday that he supports a reform of the country's constitutionally-enshrined debt brake, but does not currently see any possibility of doing it right now. Altering the ru...
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Lebanon moves towards accepting ICC jurisdiction for war crimes on its soil
(Reuters) - Lebanon has moved towards accepting the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction to prosecute violations on Lebanese territory since October, in what Human Rights Watch said on Saturday was a "landmark step" towards justice for war c...
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Socialist supporters call on Spanish prime minister to stay
By Elena Rodriguez MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands of Socialist Party supporters travelled from across Spain for a rally at the party's Madrid headquarters on Saturday to call on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to stay on, after he stunned the country th...
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Germany needs an economic turnaround, says finance minister Lindner
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany needs an economic turnaround in order to secure its geopolitical position, German Finance Minister and head of the Free Democrats FDP Christian Lindner said on Saturday. The German economy was the weakest among its large ...
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Abbas, international leaders to hold Gaza talks in Riyadh this week
RIYADH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and several international officials will be in Riyadh this week for talks aimed at pushing for a peace agreement in Gaza to be held on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum meeting, the WEF's...
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Kremlin, commenting on Blinken lobbying China on Russia, says Moscow and Beijing ties to continue
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin shrugged off a trip to China by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during which he raised concerns about Chinese support for Russia's military, saying Moscow and Beijing would continue to develop their own ties. B...
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes Japan's Bonin Islands, USGS says
(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Japan's Bonin Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday. The quake was at a depth of 503.2 km (312.7 miles), USGS said. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said there was ...
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Ukraine drones target two refineries, airfield in Russia's Krasnodar region, Kyiv source says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine attacked the Ilsky and Slavyansk oil refineries in Russia's Krasnodar region with drones early on Saturday, causing fires at the facilities, a Ukrainian intelligence source told Reuters. The attack was conducted by the SBU ...
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Olympics-Paris 2024 Olympics flame sets sail for France in final relay leg
ATHENS (Reuters) - The Paris 2024 Olympic flame sailed for France on Saturday on board a three-masted ship to mark the final sprint of preparations ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 26. The "Belem" left the port of Piraeus in the ...
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U.S. intelligence believes Putin probably didn't order Navalny to be killed - WSJ
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn't order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday...
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Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinian gunmen in West Bank, military says
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian gunmen who opened fire at them from a vehicle in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Saturday. The military released a photo of two automatic rifles that it said were ...
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South Korea to consult Naver, after report firm faces Japan pressure to divest stake
By Hyunsu Yim and Katya Golubkova SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Saturday it will consult with Naver, after media reported that the domestic internet company was under pressure from Japan to divest from a venture, adding that its companies s...
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Russian court places Forbes journalist Mingazov under house arrest, says RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered a journalist for the Russian edition of Forbes, Sergei Mingazov, to be placed under house arrest, Russia's state-owned RIA news agency reported on Saturday. Mingazov was detained on Friday on suspicion...
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