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UK Urges pro-Palestinian Group to Cancel Protest After Synagogue Attack
HeadlinesIberian Blackout Was First Known Caused by Excessive Voltage, Report Says
French PM Proposes Wealth Tax in Bid to Break Budget Impasse, Opposition Wants More
HeadlinesCzechs Vote as Frontrunner Babis Promises More Spending, Less Ukraine Aid
US Sends $230 Million to Lebanon as It Moves to Disarm Hezbollah, Sources Say
Date: October 2, 2025
By Patricia Zengerle and Maya Gebeily WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration approved $230 million for Lebanon's security forces this week as they push to disarm the...
Nepal Festivities Ring Hollow for Families Mourning Dead Protesters
Date: October 2, 2025
KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Amid the lights, kite-flying and gatherings to celebrate Nepal's 15-day festival of Dashain this year, the homes of families such as the Chaulagains are shrouded in grief for...
Thousands Protest in France Against Spending Cuts
Date: October 2, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -Demonstrators in more than 240 locations around France are due to stage more protests and strikes on Thursday, the CGT union said, to demand the government scraps looming budget cuts....
Italy State Sector Deficit Widens Marginally Y/y in September
Date: October 1, 2025
(Reuters) -Italy posted a state sector budget deficit of 25.3 billion euros ($29.66 billion) in September, compared to a shortfall of 24.16 billion euros in the same month last year, the Treasury said...
Italy's Meloni Hails Return of St. Francis Day as National Holiday
Date: October 1, 2025
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) -Italy's parliament voted on Wednesday to restore a national holiday in honour of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the country's patron saints, almost half a century...
US Government Shutdown Negative for Credit Rating, Europe's Scope Warns
Date: October 1, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -European rating agency Scope has said that the shutdown of the U.S. government is another negative for the country's downgrade-threatened credit score. Scope, which currently rates...