DUBLIN / BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Phil Hogan stepped down as EU Trade Commissioner on Wednesday after days of pressure over allegations that he violated COVID-19 guidelines during a trip to his native Ireland, saying it had become clear that the controversy was a distraction from his work, FILE PHOTO: European …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s sudden illness has unleashed his strategy to challenge Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in the upcoming regional elections. But it also exposes a longer-term issue – the leadership vacuum within Russia’s opposition. FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny awaits the start of …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Manhattan top prosecutor told a U.S. court on Thursday that he should be able to get President Donald Trump’s tax return, saying Trump could not immunize himself from a criminal probe into his business practices by pursuing an appeal that ” has no chance of …
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide will hold a press conference in Oslo, Norway on August 27, 2020. Heiko Junge / NTB Scanpix / via REUTERS EDITORIALS FOR COMMENT – This image was provided by a third party . NOWAY OUT. NOW COMMERCIAL OR …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined political and financial reforms needed by Lebanese politicians to unlock foreign aid and save the country from multiple crises, including an economic meltdown, according to a Reuters document. A member of the French military wears a face mask as he stands …
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