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French far-left MEP Rima Hassan to be tried in July over post on X
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (383+ words) Authorities arrested Hassan and detained "her in custody for several hours on Thursday because they suspected the post made on March 26 and later erased could be construed as showing support for terrorism. "At the end of her custody, Rima Hassan…...
Eight Muslim-majority countries condemn Israel’s new death penalty law
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (333+ words) ISLAMABAD/KABUL, April 2 (Reuters) " Eight Muslim-majority countries "strongly condemned" Israel's move to pass a law making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly "attacks, a joint statement released by Pakistan said on "Thursday....
Russian court convicts German sculptor in absentia for depicting Putin and patriarch in sex act
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (326+ words) April 2 (Reuters) " German sculptor Jacques Tilly, the creator of a carnival float showing Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill engaging in a sex act, "was sentenced in absentia by a Moscow court on Thursday "to eight years…...
Serbian president invites parties for talks as anti-government protests continue
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (341+ words) BELGRADE, April 2 (Reuters) " Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic will begin talks on Friday as part of what he has billed as a way to lift the country out of a "political crisis but which critics have rejected as pointless negotiations "ahead…...
Spanish police bust underground hashish route from Morocco
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (225+ words) MADRID, March 31 (Reuters) " Spanish police have discovered a drug-smuggling tunnel in the North African exclave of Ceuta, complete with "a rail system and underground cranes "to transport hashish from Morocco into Spain. Police said in a statement on Tuesday that…...
UK PM Starmer raises migration, border security in talks with Syria’s president
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (109+ words) UK PM Starmer raises migration, border security in talks with Syria's president'wtaq.com UK PM Starmer raises migration, border security in talks with Syria's president LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) " British Prime Minister Keir "Starmer discussed migration and closer cooperation on returns,…...
Kremlin responds coolly to Zelenskiy idea of Easter energy attack truce
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (207+ words) MOSCOW, March x (Reuters) " The Kremlin on Tuesday responded coolly to a proposal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy "for an Easter energy attack truce, "saying it had not seen detailed proposals and favoured an overall peace deal instead. Zelenskiy, who…...
U.S. conservatives watch nervously as Orban faces tough test in Hungary vote
4+ day, 5+ min ago (1283+ words) By Anita Komuves and Andrew R.C. Marshall BUDAPEST, March 31 (Reuters) " U.S. conservatives have long pointed to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as proof that a Western leader can crack down on immigration, defy global institutions and wage war on "woke" liberalism " and…...
Euro zone inflation surges past ECB target on oil shock
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (812+ words) By Balazs Koranyi and Maria Martinez FRANKFURT, March 31 (Reuters) " Euro zone inflation soared past the European Central Bank's 2% target this month as surging oil and gas costs drove up headline prices, but the jump was smaller than expected and core…...
Analysis-Ukraine’s drone masters eye Iran war to kickstart export ambitions
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1036+ words) By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder LONDON/KYIV, March 30 (Reuters) " Ukraine's war has forced the country to become a trailblazer in drone interception. The conflict in the Middle East could be its make-or-break moment to take the technology global. In…...