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Russian who made career of informing on others is charged himself
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 summons Russian embassy chief over GPS jamming
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 ...
EU Commission eyeing exemptions for 'forever chemicals' ban, Welt reports
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 central bank governor, deputy PM face fraud charges
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 ...
Britain says it will expel Russian defence attache
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 ...
Israel pessimistic on Gaza truce talks, but delegation remains in Cairo
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 ...
Brussels University to file police complaint over student violence in Gaza protest
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 ...
Russia says it advances in Ukraine, has struck energy and military industry
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 ...
Another British Conservative lawmaker defects to opposition Labour Party
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 ...
Factbox-How Ukraine is keeping the lights on under Russian fire
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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