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BUDAPEST, June 3 (Reuters) – Hungary’s governing Tisza party has submitted a bill to parliament to abolish an organisation set up by former Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government that stigmatized opposition figures and journalists for serving “foreign interests.” The SPO was created in 2023 to monitor risks of what Orban’s then-governing Fidesz party described as …
BERLIN, June 3 (Reuters) – Germany granted citizenship to a record 332,500 people last year, a 14% increase, with Syrians making up the largest group for the fifth year in a row, according to data released by the Federal Statistics Office on Wednesday. • One in five people naturalised in 2025 was Syrian. However, compared …
COPENHAGEN, June 3 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has been reappointed to his position, the new government said as it prepared to take office on Wednesday. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday her Social Democrats and three more parties had agreed to form a centre-left minority coalition following a general election …
Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, as the Russian city hosted an annual international economic forum promoted by President Vladimir Putin. The drones flew more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) to hit the terminal, Zelenskyy said on social media. Clouds of …
TAIPEI, June 3 (Reuters) – Taiwan has asked that Japan and the Philippines respect its rights and territory when they hold talks on their maritime border, Taipei’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Japan and the Philippines said last month they would begin formal talks on delimiting the maritime boundary of the exclusive economic zone and …
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister accused activists of hijacking a tragedy to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest over the death of a teenager who was handcuffed as he lay dying while his killer stood nearby. Police were pelted with chairs, cans, rocks and flares late Tuesday by some of …
BERLIN, June 3 (Reuters) – A German official said on Wednesday that a window for dialogue is slowly opening between Russia and Europe on Ukraine, and it is essential to establish a format that is as effective as possible while also perceived by Europeans as legitimate. The official added that there are strong indications the …
Having a baby in the United States is about to get more complicated. Under new billing codes that take effect in January, doctors who manage maternity care will start charging à la carte for visits and services related to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care. It’s an about-face from recent years, when doctors have often received …
SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) – South Korea and the U.S. held inaugural talks this week to discuss nuclear cooperation under a joint fact sheet on security agreed by U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung last year, Seoul said on Wednesday. The talks, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, were due to …
NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire swept through a building in a New Delhi neighborhood Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others, police said. The building in the Malviya Nagar neighborhood in the southern part of the city had a restaurant on the ground floor and a hotel above. The predominantly residential …