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Greece may extend North Africa asylum ban if migrant flow resurges
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece could extend a suspension on examining asylum applications passed by parliament last month if migrant flows from Libya start rising again, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said on […]
Germany’s top court limits use of spy software to serious crimes
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s top court ruled on Thursday that law enforcement officials can use secretly installed spy software to monitor phones and computers only in cases that involve serious crimes. […]
Three men arrested in Germany over suspected treason, Munich prosecutor says
BERLIN (Reuters) -German authorities arrested three men in Bavaria in connection with the far-right Reichsbuerger group they suspect of being members of a terrorist organization and planning high treason, Munich […]
Kyrgyzstan enacts media law despite rights concerns
BISHKEK (Reuters) -Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed a controversial media law that expands government control over independent outlets, despite criticism from journalists and rights groups. Read full story Date: […]
France battles huge wildfire for second day in a row
SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-CABRERISSE, France (Reuters) -French firefighters battled for a second day on Thursday to contain its biggest wildfire in nearly eight decades, which has burnt over 16,000 hectares and killed one […]
Exclusive-Rubio orders US diplomats to launch lobbying blitz against Europe’s tech law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration has instructed U.S. diplomats in Europe to launch a lobbying campaign to build an opposition to the European Union’s Digital Services Act, which Washington […]
South Korea special prosecutor seeks detention warrant for ex-first lady
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s special prosecutor appointed to investigate former first lady Kim Keon Hee over corruption charges submitted on Thursday a request to the court to issue a warrant […]
Indian helicopters rescue people stranded by flooding in Himalayan state
BHATWADI, India (Reuters) -Indian rescuers used helicopters on Thursday to pluck to safety people stranded by flood waters in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, nearly two days after a sudden […]
Myint Swe, president under Myanmar’s junta, dies, state broadcaster reports
(Reuters) -Myint Swe, who became Myanmar’s president during a 2021 coup against an elected civilian government and immediately handed power to the military, has died a year after going on […]
France battles largest wildfire in decades, one person killed
SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-CABRERISSE, France (Reuters) -French firefighters were battling on Wednesday to control the country’s biggest wildfire in almost 80 years, with the blaze in the southern Aude region having already swept […]