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The prison where France's ex-President Sarkozy will serve his sentence

By Juliette Jabkhiro and Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) -Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy head...

20th October, 2025

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy to attend allies meeting in London on Friday, says Macron

PORTOROZ, Slovenia (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend a meeting of Ukrai...

20th October, 2025

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London police will no longer investigate 'non-crime hate incidents'

LONDON (Reuters) -Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show "Father Ted", said on Monda...

20th October, 2025

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China criticises UK for delaying ruling on new embassy

LONDON (Reuters) -China accused Britain on Monday of lacking "credibility and ethics" after the UK g...

20th October, 2025

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Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery stops processing after drone attack, sources say

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Rosneft-controlled Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia's Volga region halted pr...

20th October, 2025

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Russia tightening law on sabotage, citing rising Ukraine, NATO threats

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian lawmakers said on Monday they had drafted a law mandating life imprisonmen...

20th October, 2025

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Russia says Lavrov and Rubio held 'constructive' pre-summit call

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said its foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco...

20th October, 2025

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Prague bans shared e-scooters from 2026 over 'chaos' on sidewalks

By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) -Prague will ban electric scooter rentals from January 2026, with th...

20th October, 2025

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Romanian court rejects plan to raise judges' retirement age

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania's top court struck down on Monday a government plan to ra...

20th October, 2025

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Finance

Austrian ex-billionaire Benko appeals against insolvency fraud conviction

VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian former property billionaire Rene Benko has filed an appeal against his co...

20th October, 2025

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UK PM Starmer to attend COP30 in Brazil, PM's spokesperson says

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attend the COP30 climate summit in Brazil...

20th October, 2025

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Operation underway to salvage LPG tanker MV Falcon after explosion in Gulf of Aden

ATHENS (Reuters) -An operation was underway on Monday to salvage the liquefied petroleum gas tanker...

20th October, 2025