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No consensus for EU sanctions against Israel's Ben-Gvir, top diplomat says

6+ hour, 18+ min ago  (110+ words) BRUSSELS, June 15 (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers have not reached a consensus to approve sanctions against Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Monday. "Many member states have also proposed to sanction Minister Ben-Gvir,…...

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With Pope Leo's blessing, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia reaches new heights

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (527+ words) By Joshua Mc Elwee and Joan Faus BARCELONA, June 10 (Reuters) - Pope Leo visited Barcelona's Sagrada Familia on Wednesday and inaugurated the newest of its soaring geometric spires that makes the modernist structure designed by Antoni Gaudi the world's tallest church....

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German air show opens under shadow of Iran war, fighter project collapse

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (479+ words) By Joanna Plucinska and Christina Amann BERLIN, June 10 (Reuters) - Germany's ILA air show opened on Wednesday under the twin shadows of the Iran war and the collapse this week of a flagship Franco-German fighter jet project, clouding what is meant…...

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France, allies eye national measures to pressure Israel over West Bank, diplomats say

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (510+ words) PARIS, June 6 (Reuters) - France is working with several countries to step up pressure on Israel by pressing ahead with coordinated national sanctions targeting individuals linked to violence in the West Bank, three European diplomats said on Saturday. The measures, which…...

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Factbox-Juan Carlos memoir chronicles chequered life of former Spanish king

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (581+ words) (Reuters) -Former Spanish king Juan Carlos published a memoir on Wednesday in which he details his achievements as monarch, his sadness at his estrangement from his family and self-exile from Spain, and his hopes for reconciliation. Below are some facts…...

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First Gaza flotilla activists arrive in Turkey after Israel deportation

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (677+ words) Israel said on Thursday it had deported all the foreign activists seized by its forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, as the first group arrived in Turkey following global outcry over their treatment in custody. Hundreds of activists from countries around…...

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Italy and Spain urge EU sanctions on Israeli minister for activists' treatment

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (437+ words) Italy and Spain have called on the EU to sanction Israel's far-right national security minister, who posted a video showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla forced to their knees with hands bound. A global outcry erupted after Israeli minister…...

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EU countries urge sanctions on Israeli minister for activists' treatment

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (438+ words) Italy, Ireland and Spain have called on the EU to sanction Israel's far-right national security minister, who posted a video showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla forced to their knees with hands bound. A global outcry erupted after Israeli…...

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Gaza flotilla activists to be deported after taunting by Israeli minister

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (694+ words) JERUSALEM, May 21 (Reuters) - Gaza flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel's far-right police minister have been released from prison and will be deported to Turkey on Thursday, officials said....

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EU Commission finds treatment of Gaza flotilla activists unacceptable

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (157+ words) BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - The European Commission found the treatment of the Gaza flotilla activists shown in a video released by Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is "completely unacceptable", a spokesperson said on Wednesday. "Every detained person must be treated…...