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A struggle to survive in Ukraine’s east, with Russia at the gates
KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Hunkered in the basement of his battle-scarred building in eastern Ukraine, 65-year-old Volodymyr rarely emerges as Russian forces press at the doorstep of his […]
Dutch centre and centre-right parties to start talks on forming government
AMSTERDAM, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Three Dutch centre and centre-right parties will start trying to form a government together, government negotiator Sybrand van Haersma Buma said on Monday. Read full […]
Norway police detain suspected shooter in Oslo shopping centre
OSLO, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Norwegian police said on Monday they had arrested a suspected shooter after receiving reports of gunfire at Oslo’s largest shopping centre. Read full story Date: […]
Nigeria rescues 100 abducted schoolchildren, parents anxiously await news
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s government has rescued 100 schoolchildren abducted last month from a Catholic school in Niger state, a Christian group said on Monday after one […]
No need to ‘break’ with US over security policy, German spy chief says
BERLIN, Dec 8 (Reuters) – There is no need for a rupture between Europe and the U.S. over Washington’s new Security Strategy warning of “civilizational erasure” in the Old World, […]
EU countries agree positions on new asylum, migrant returns policy
BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – EU countries on Monday agreed their final negotiating positions for several proposed migration laws on new asylum rules, a common EU list of “safe countries […]
Ecuadorean judge orders former president Moreno to stand trial
QUITO , Dec 8 (Reuters) – An Ecuadorean judge on Monday ordered former president Lenin Moreno to stand trial on charges of alleged bribery connected to the construction of the […]
Japan warns of 3-metre high tsunami after magnitude 7.6 earthquake
TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) – A tsunami as high as three metres (10 feet) could hit Japan’s northeastern coast after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 occurred offshore […]
Flights at Crete’s Heraklion airport suspended due to farmers’ protests, aviation officials say
ATHENS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Flights to and from Greece’s Heraklion Airport on the island of Crete have been suspended due to protests by farmers since 1200 GMT and until […]
Greek farmers block borders, airport and roads in protest at delayed EU farm subsidies
ATHENS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Greek farmers disrupted traffic at border crossings and at an airport on the island of Crete on Monday, as well as blocking roads across the […]