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Russia recalls envoy to Armenia over EU ties ahead of vote
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (262+ words) MOSCOW, May 30 (Reuters) " Russia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador to Armenia for consultations in protest at its rapprochement with "the European Union as a June 7 "election nears. Formally allied to Russia, the Caucasus nation of around 3 million…...
Britain to step up subsea cable protection on rising Russian threat
22+ hour, 59+ min ago (331+ words) LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) " Britain said shipowners and operators who recklessly damaged subsea internet cables could face tougher penalties, including prison sentences, under proposals to help deter "Russia and other hostile states from sabotaging vital national "infrastructure. Subsea cables carry over…...
Putin says Russia has the means to destroy anyone who attacks its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad
22+ hour, 45+ min ago (129+ words) MOSCOW, May 29 (Reuters) " Russia has all the means necessary at its "disposal to destroy "anyone who attempts to attack the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, President Vladimir Putin said "on "Friday. Putin was responding "to a question "about remarks made by…...
Swiss federal prosecutors probe terror links to knife attack
22+ hour, 31+ min ago (276+ words) ZURICH, May 29 (Reuters) " Swiss federal prosecutors have taken over the investigation into Thursday's knife attack at Winterthur railway station and are treating the "case as suspected terrorism, the Office of "the Attorney General (OAG) said on Friday. The federal prosecutor…...
Russian official warns Europe to brace for more drone incidents after Romania episode
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (261+ words) MOSCOW, May 29 (Reuters) " Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia's powerful Security Council, warned European leaders on Friday that drones would continue to stray "into their countries and prevent their populations "from sleeping peacefully. Medvedev spoke out after NATO accused Moscow…...
Bulgaria to cut US military aircraft stay over visa issue, PM Radev says
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (215+ words) SARAJEVO, May 29 (Reuters) " Bulgaria will allow U. S. military aircraft to stay in the NATO member country only until "the end of June, after the "United States failed to approve a visa-free system for Bulgarian visitors, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on…...
Factbox-The court cases plaguing Spain's ruling Socialist Party
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (690+ words) MADRID, May 29 (Reuters) " Spain's ruling Socialist Workers' Party faces several court cases involving allegations of graft, influence-peddling and other crimes that have implicated members of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's inner circle. Sanchez has not been named in any of the…...
Iran war impact could "doubly scar" euro zone consumers, ECB research finds
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (365+ words) FRANKFURT, May 29 (Reuters) " Euro zone consumers, already scarred by the Ukraine war, have changed their attitudes more quickly as a result of the upheaval of the Iran war, European Central Bank "research showed on Friday, meaning the economic hit could…...
Ukraine says Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged vessels
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (182+ words) May 29 (Reuters) " Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged merchant vessels late on Thursday and overnight as "they sailed along Ukraine's maritime "export corridor in the Black Sea, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Friday. The strikes caused fires on the…...
France to demand explanation from Russian envoy over Romania drone incident
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (154+ words) PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) " France will ask Russia's ambassador to explain what happened when "he fulfills a summons "after a drone struck an apartment building in Romania, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday, "calling "the incident irresponsible. Barrot "had already…...