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Northern Ireland’s Adams tells UK court he was never in IRA in civil trial over bombings
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – Gerry Adams, one of Northern Ireland’s best-known political figures, once again denied ever being a member of the paramilitary Irish Republican Army as he gave […]
Fetching votes: In Paris mayor’s race, dogs dominate campaigns
PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) – Paris will choose a new mayor on Sunday, with one unlikely issue dominating campaigns alongside all the partisan acrimony – dogs. Read full story Date: […]
Kenyan court charges two men including Chinese citizen with smuggling live ants
NAIROBI, March 17 (Reuters) – A court in Kenya on Tuesday charged two men with transporting wildlife illegally after one of them, a Chinese national, was arrested at Nairobi’s Jomo […]
US Pacific Fleet to deploy wall-climbing, flying robots on ships
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) – Gecko Robotics has landed a $71 million contract to deploy wall-climbing robots and artificial intelligence across U.S. Navy ships in the Pacific Fleet, the Pittsburgh-based […]
Russian official say Ukraine’s drone development means no region can feel safe, TASS reports
MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) – A senior Russian security official warned on Tuesday that the pace and development of Ukrainian drone production meant that no Russian region was safe from attack. […]
Report on Spain’s nationwide blackout won’t assign blame, antitrust chief says
MADRID, March 17 (Reuters) – The upcoming report by Spain’s antitrust and energy watchdog CNMC on the massive blackout that hit the Iberian Peninsula last year will not assign blame […]
Exclusive-EU seeks diplomatic solution for Hormuz Strait, Kallas says
BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday diplomatic ways have to be found in order to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, […]
Exclusive-EU has adapted to US unpredictability, foreign policy chief says
BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) – The European Union has started taking the unpredictability of the United States into account one year after President Donald Trump returned to the White House, […]
Iraq in talks with Iran to safeguard oil tanker traffic through Hormuz
DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) – Iraq’s oil minister said Baghdad is talking to Iran about allowing some of the country’s oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the […]
Pollution from Russian strike on Ukraine hydro plant cuts water to Moldovan city
CHISINAU, March 16 (Reuters) – A Russian attack on a hydroelectric plant in southern Ukraine triggered an oil spill and polluted water systems in neighbouring Moldova, with supplies cut completely […]