By Jeevan Ravindran and Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) – Dozens of royal fans have begun camping out in central London ahead of King Charles’ coronation on Saturday, but while they and millions more are anticipating the historic event with excitement, at least as many say they do not care. The coronation, whose origins date back …
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By Crispian Balmer and John Irish ROME/PARIS (Reuters) -Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called off a trip to Paris on Thursday, saying the French interior minister had insulted Italy with comments that were highly critical of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The French minister, Gerald Darmanin, had earlier told RMC radio that Meloni was “unable to …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday Spain will look at removing the left-wing Colombian guerrilla group known as the National Liberation Army (ELN) from the European Union’s list of designated terrorist organisations during the upcoming Spanish presidency of the EU Council. At a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro …
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By Daria Sito-Sucic MOSTAR, Bosnia (Reuters) – Bosnia’s aluminium producer Aluminij has agreed deals worth a combined 250 million Bosnian marka ($141.2 million) with Swiss mining company Glencore Plc and steel group Duferco, enabling it to create a fully green product, its CEO said in an interview. Aluminij will sign on Friday deals for building …
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WARSAW (Reuters) – The Polish government has approved draft legislation that would allow the military to sink an enemy ship targeting a key gas pipeline from Norway via the Baltic Sea following NATO’s warning that Russia might sabotage undersea energy infrastructure. In “exceptional situations”, and when other options had been exhausted, the military would be …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Talks on a potential donation of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine are progressing, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to The Hague, but no decision has been made. Answering a question at a press conference alongside Zelenskiy and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander …
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MILAN (Reuters) -Italian banks and insurers that are being called upon to rescue struggling life group Eurovita will help by using their balance sheet, Poste Italiane’s CEO said on Thursday, without elaborating. Matteo Del Fante said in response to a question during a post-results analyst call that it was reasonable to assume that the Italian …
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MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s antitrust watchdog said on Thursday it had started disciplinary proceedings against Telefonica over an agreement with streaming and cable TV channel DAZN to air Formula 1 races in 2021, 2022 and 2023. CNMC, as the watchdog is known, will investigate whether the agreement between the Spanish telecoms company and DAZN violates the …
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SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s free trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand are set to come into force at the end of this month, the business and trade ministry said as London seeks to deepen ties in the Indo-Pacific region. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and New Zealand PM …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Prince William and his wife Kate took a trip by Tube to a London pub on Thursday and told locals that preparations are still being nailed down for his father King Charles III’s coronation, the most significant royal event in a generation. King Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday …
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