Tens of Thousands March in Madrid to Demand Spanish Prime Minister Resigns

MADRID, May 23 (Reuters) – A small ⁠group ⁠of protesters tried ⁠to break through barriers around the ​residence of Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on ‌Saturday during a mass ‌rally calling for him to resign ⁠after a ⁠series of corruption scandals. Police detained a group of ​masked people on the main road approaching Madrid’s …

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Rubio Touts US Energy on India Trip Meant to Repair Ties

By Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom, Simon Lewis and Trevor Hunnicutt NEW DELHI, May 23 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of ⁠State ⁠Marco Rubio discussed trade and energy with Indian Prime Minister ⁠Narendra Modi on Saturday on a visit aimed at shoring up relations battered by Washington’s tariffs and engagement with New Delhi’s rivals ​Pakistan and China. …

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Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir Banned From Access to French Territory

PARIS, May ⁠23 (Reuters) – ⁠France has ⁠decided to ban ​Israel’s police ‌minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ‌from ⁠access ⁠to French territory, said Foreign Minister ​Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday, ​adding that the decision ⁠reflected ⁠anger over ⁠the treatment ​of Gaza flotilla activists. “As ​from ⁠today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned ⁠from entering French territory,” wrote Barrot ⁠on X. …

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Iran’s Top Negotiator Says Tehran Will Not Compromise in Talks With US

DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) – Iran’s top negotiator, Parliament ⁠Speaker ⁠Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told ⁠Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in Tehran ​on Saturday that the U.S. was not an honest party in negotiations to end ‌their war and Iran would ‌not compromise on its national rights, state television reported. A regional mediation ⁠push …

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