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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany welcomed police officers from across Europe on Thursday to bolster its defences against potential threats at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament, with Interior Minister Nancy Faeser promising vigilance on the eve of the opening match.

"Our focus of course is above all on the threat of Islamist terrorism, hooligans and their offences, everyday crime, violent criminals, but this time also on cyber attacks," Faeser said at a... (continue reading...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased to a 10-month high last week, pointing to easing labor market conditions.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits jumped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 242,000 for the week ended June 8, the highest level since last August, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 225,000 claims in the latest week.

BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (Reuters) - The United States is very concerned that hostilities on the Israel-Lebanon border could escalate to a full-out war, a senior U.S. official said, saying that specific security arrangements are needed for the area and a ceasefire in Gaza is not enough.

The Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel have been trading fire since the eruption of the Gaza war in October in steadily intensifying attacks that have fueled concern of a... (continue reading...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in May amid lower energy costs, another indication that inflation was subsiding after surging in the first quarter.

The producer price index for final demand dropped 0.2% last month after advancing by an unrevised 0.5% in April, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday.

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the PPI nudging up 0.1%. In the 12 months... (continue reading...)

ROME (Reuters) - NHIndustries has signed a contract worth more than 600 million euros ($648.18 million) with the NATO helicopter management agency (NAHEMA) to develop an upgrade of the NH90 military helicopter, the France-based group said.

The company - a joint-venture between France's Airbus, Italy's Leonardo and Dutch Fokker Aerostructures - will work on the new Software Release 3 configuration update, for the medium-sized, twin-engine helicopter.