MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian patriotic bloggers expressed anger on Wednesday over the arrest of the former commander of Russia's 58th army, who was detained for fraud, and cast him as a talented general who had the courage to speak the truth to incompetent superiors.
Russia's state news agency TASS reported on Tuesday that Major General Ivan Popov had been arrested on suspicion of "large-scale fraud".
It was not possible to contact Popov... (continue reading...)
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish government has agreed with its support party to create a three-year framework for military support to Ukraine totalling 75 billion crowns ($7.01 billion), it said on Wednesday.
"In order to strengthen the Swedish support to Ukraine, and increase the long-term perspective, the government and the Sweden Democrats have agreed to introduce a framework for the military support to Ukraine for the years 2024–2026," it said... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - European stocks slipped in early deals on Wednesday as a stronger-than-expected British inflation reading dampened the mood ahead of release of the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes and AI darling Nvidia's earnings.
The continent-wide STOXX 600 index dipped 0.3% as of 0705 GMT, with Britain's FTSE 100 leading losses among regional markets with an 0.6% drop. [.L]
Data showed inflation in Britain fell by a less-than-expected... (continue reading...)
LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland will recognise a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday, adding that he expected other countries to join Ireland, Spain and Norway in taking such a step in the coming weeks.
(Reporting by Conor Humphries, editing by Sarah Young)
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to announce the recognition of an independent Palestinian state on Wednesday, a government source said, confirming a report from news website El Confidencial.
A spokesperson for Sanchez's office declined to comment.
The development came as Norway said it would maker a similar announcement. European Union members Ireland, Slovenia and Malta have indicated in recent weeks that... (continue reading...)
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