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Russian who made career of informing on others is charged himself

Lucy Papachristou |Updated 34 minutes ago |2 min read

By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - Timur Bulatov, a Russian activist who has boasted about denouncing LGBT people and Kremlin critics to the authorities, is now in the line of fire himself, charged with discrediting the Russian armed forces.

Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna arrives at Oslo City Hall during NATO's informal meeting of foreign ministers in Oslo, Norway June 1, 2023. Hanna Johre/NTB/via

Estonia summons Russian embassy chief over GPS jamming

Reuters |Updated 44 minutes ago |1 min read

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Estonia's foreign ministry has summoned the head of the Russian embassy in Tallinn to protest the jamming of GPS signals, the Baltic country's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on X on Wednesday. "Today we summoned Russian ...

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023.

EU Commission eyeing exemptions for 'forever chemicals' ban, Welt reports

Reuters |Updated 54 minutes ago |2 min read

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Commission is planning to allow for wide-ranging exemptions from a proposed ban on substances known as PFAS, or "forever chemicals", to protect key industries, German newspaper Welt reported on Wednesday. Citing ...

Maltese Finance Minister Edward Scicluna presents his government's 2019 budget at parliament in Valletta, Malta October 22, 2018.

Maltese central bank governor, deputy PM face fraud charges

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta's attorney general has filed charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds against Central Bank of Malta Governor Edward Scicluna and Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne, court documents show. More serious corruption ...

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Britain says it will expel Russian defence attache

Reuters |Updated 4 minutes ago |1 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it would expel Russia's defence attache, remove diplomatic status from some properties and limit the length of Russian diplomatic visas. Home Secretary James Cleverly said the action followed a ...

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Israel pessimistic on Gaza truce talks, but delegation remains in Cairo

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel sees no sign of a breakthrough in Egyptian-mediated talks on a truce with Hamas that would free some Gaza hostages, but is keeping its delegation of mid-level negotiators in Cairo for now, an Israeli official said on ...

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Brussels University to file police complaint over student violence in Gaza protest

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels University (ULB) will file a police complaint against students involved in a violent protest against Israel's war in Gaza, including an assault on the Jewish students union leader, rector Annemie Schaus said on ...

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Russia says it advances in Ukraine, has struck energy and military industry

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that its forces had advanced in eastern Ukraine, taking villages in two regions, and that it had struck Ukraine's energy and military infrastructure in response to attacks on Russian refineries. Russian ...

Natalie Elphicke, MP for Dover, listens to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking during a press conference as he gives an update on the progress made in the six months since he introduced the Illegal Migration Bill under his plans to "stop the boats", at Western Jet Foil in Dover,Britain. Picture date: Monday June 5, 2023. Yui Mok/Pool via

Another British Conservative lawmaker defects to opposition Labour Party

Reuters |Updated 4 minutes ago |2 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - A lawmaker in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party defected to the opposition Labour Party on Wednesday, the second to do so in less than two weeks, criticising what she called the broken promises of a "tired and ...

A worker digs to uncover a gas pipe leading to a house that was destroyed during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Krasylivka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, May 8, 2024.

Factbox-How Ukraine is keeping the lights on under Russian fire

Olena Harmash |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) - Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, hitting nearly a dozen energy infrastructure facilities across the country, in the latest in a string of attacks on the power sector over ...

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