Meloni defends government after Italian culture minister quits over scandal
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CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) – Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday her government has not been weakened by a controversy over a consultancy role offered to the former lover of a minister who resigned after a tearful televised apology to his wife.
Russian troops take Kalynove in Ukraine’s Donetsk region – defence ministry
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a briefing published on Telegram on Saturday that its forces had taken a village in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
Three killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Kostyantynivka, governor says
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KYIV (Reuters) -Three people were killed and three others wounded by Russian artillery shelling of the town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, Donetsk region governor Vadym Filashkin said.
Italy will never waver in decision to support Ukraine, PM Meloni says
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CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) – Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday that Italy would never waver in its support for Ukraine, and that the current stalemate in the war showed that the Western response to Russia’s invasion of its neighbour was the right one.
Drone debris found next to Ukraine’s parliament building after overnight attack
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KYIV (Reuters) – Debris from a downed drone was found next to Ukraine’s parliament building after an overnight Russian air attack, the country’s parliament said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app on Saturday.
Kosovo closes two border crossings with Serbia after protest
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MERDARE, Serbia (Reuters) – Kosovo said on Saturday it had closed two border crossings with Serbia after protesters on Serbian soil partially blocked roads and turned back passengers with Kosovo documents in protest over recent tensions in Kosovo’s volatile north.
UK, US spy chiefs call for ‘staying the course’ on Ukraine
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LONDON (Reuters) – The heads of the U.S. CIA and Britain’s spy service said in an op-ed on Saturday that “staying the course” in backing Ukraine’s fight against Russia was more important than ever and they vowed to further their cooperation there and on other challenges.
Thirteen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, WAFA says
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RAMALLAH (Reuters) – At least 13 Palestinians were killed and 15 wounded in Israeli strikes on a school sheltering refugees and a residential building in Gaza, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency WAFA reported early on Saturday.
Olympics-Paris to name sports venue after dead Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei
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(Reuters) – The French capital will pay tribute to Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set on fire by her boyfriend, by naming a sports facility in her honour, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday.
UK names St James’s Park as site for national memorial to late Queen Elizabeth
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LONDON (Reuters) – A national memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth will be erected in a central London park, the British government announced on Saturday, at a site which it said had historical significance and a close personal connection to the record-breaking monarch.
UK PM Starmer visits Ireland seeking to reset relations after election win
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DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Keir Starmer will go to Dublin on Saturday, the first visit to the Republic of Ireland by a British Prime Minister for five years, as his new government seeks to improve relations with its nearest neighbour and other members of the European Union.
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Swiss voters are set to decide on a people’s initiative calling for better protection of ecosystems in the country. Have your say on the September 22 vote.
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Did you ever come across bodycams in your place of residence and if so, how do you think the use of bodycams alter the relationship between the public and (transport) police?
