(Reuters) – Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia in March on espionage charges, was remanded in custody until Aug. 30 in Moscow on Tuesday, the state news agency RIA reported, citing the court. The FSB security service arrested Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, on March 29 in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on …
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By Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett LONDON (Reuters) -Over 100 members of the U.S. Congress and European Parliament called on Tuesday for Sultan al-Jaber to be removed as the designated head of the upcoming COP28 climate talks, saying the oil exec’s appointment threatened the integrity of negotiations. Jaber, who heads the United Arab Emirates oil …
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CANNES (Reuters) – France’s hardline CGT trade union on Tuesday said it had disrupted power and gas supplies at the Cannes film festival, in their latest protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to increase the French retirement age. Still, two Reuters journalists present at the festival, which started last Tuesday, said they had not noticed …
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By Cecile Mantovani and Joanna Plucinska GENEVA (Reuters) -Around 100 climate protesters demanding a ban on private jets interrupted flights at Geneva Airport on Tuesday and blocked entry to an aircraft exhibition at Europe’s flagship business jet event. The protest took place on the tarmac where business jets from companies like Airbus and Gulfstream were …
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By Shadia Nasralla and Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Security staff shielded Shell Chief Executive Wael Sawan and company directors as climate protesters tried to take to the stage at the energy giant’s annual shareholder meeting in London on Tuesday. Proceedings at the meeting opened after an hour of disruptions as protestors were carried out by …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Fighting in Russia’s western Belgorod region entered a second day on Tuesday following a military incursion from Ukraine. Russia has blamed Ukrainian armed groups and launched a terrorism investigation. Kyiv has denied any role and said the attackers are Russian citizens. Two groups – the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) and Freedom of …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has 9.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas in storage and plans to accumulate 14.7 bcm by the start of the new heating season, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday. Shmyhal said the government was already preparing for the next heating season, understanding it will be no easier than the …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Police have arrested at least nine people in Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla over alleged election fraud involving thousands of mail-in ballots for the country’s upcoming local and regional elections, authorities said on Tuesday. Six suspects were detained on Tuesday and three late on Monday as police searched 10 locations, according …
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MILAN (Reuters) – BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, has named Giovanni Sandri, its current head of Italy, as head of southern Europe, creating a cluster that also includes Spain, Portugal, Greece and Israel, two sources familiar with the matter said. The southern Europe cluster follows similar regional hubs BlackRock has created across Europe such …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC is still in talks about a possible plant in Germany but there will be no decision before August at the earliest, a company executive said on Tuesday. “I don’t want to get into the politics side of the thing, but I do think that there is a need for us …
