ROME, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Italian opposition parties have denounced an attack on press freedom after state broadcaster RAI removed a veteran journalist as presenter of its flagship investigative programme, while government allies have welcomed the move. The case has reignited a long-running debate over the independence of RAI, whose board is appointed by parliament…
MADRID, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Spain asked on Friday for help from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in processing migrants in the North African enclave of Ceuta almost a month after tens of thousands rushed across the border from Morocco. Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska sent a request to Beate Gminder, the…
PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Four French nationals are still missing after the devastating flash flood that struck areas near the Nepal-Tibet border earlier this week, French minister delegate for French nationals abroad Eleonore Caroit said on Friday. The Minister Delegate said the foreign ministry had identified 80 French people were in the area when…
KYIV, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top presidential adviser said on Friday that technical talks on Russia’s war would likely take place in the near future but added that he did not expect any swift agreement. “I think everyone will see the negotiations happening very soon. But this will mainly concern the technical side of…
OSLO, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Norway on Friday awaited news from the royal palace on the health of King Harald, the 89-year-old monarch who has been hospitalised for more than 10 days and who was said on Thursday to be in a “very serious” condition. Crown Prince Haakon spent the night at the Oslo University…
OMDURMAN, Sudan, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Sudanese welder Shannan Mohammed has been building furniture for a family in Omdurman little by little as constant blackouts interrupt his work. Pointing to half-built doors, chairs, and tables in the courtyard of a home, he says, “All this is money that has been frozen because of lack of…
Aug 27 (Reuters) – Russia launched missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight on Thursday, with the capital Kyiv and other cities coming under a massive attack, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine’s air force said the barrage included two Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles, 258 drones, and an unspecified number of ballistic missiles. The air force said that…
Aug 26 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has bestowed one of Ukraine’s top state honours on SpaceX owner Elon Musk as Kyiv seeks to expand use of the company’s Starlink terminals, which provide battlefield communications for Ukrainian forces. Under a presidential decree published on the presidential website on Wednesday, Musk was awarded the Order of…
By Saurabh Sharma and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to attend next month’s BRICS summit in New Delhi with a large delegation, three sources said, in what would be his first visit in seven years and a fresh sign of a thaw between the rivals. India…
BRUSSELS, Aug 24 (Reuters) – The European Commission on Monday approved a further €6.1 billion ($7.12 billion) in financial aid for Ukraine to procure new defence systems, such as air defence, missiles, ammunition and radars. The EU said this latest aid package came on top of €16 billion of previously approved procurement plans, of which…