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WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called a meeting of the Secret Services Council for Wednesday to discuss "alleged Russian and Belarusian influence in the Polish power apparatus in previous years", he wrote on social media platform X on Tuesday.

As a hub for Western military supplies to neighbouring Ukraine during the more than two-year-old war with Russia, Poland has been on heightened alert for spying.

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Election Commission directed social media platform X on Tuesday to take down a video post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party after an opposition complaint that it promoted enmity among economically weaker groups.

The takedown order for violation of poll rules came days after police registered a case against leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including the president of its Karnataka... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - Argentina has a new largest banknote, the 10,000 peso, which is five times the size of the previous top bill but still only worth around $10 as the South American country grapples with the world's highest inflation rate that is nearing 300%.

The embattled country's central bank launched the new note on Tuesday, which it said will be rolled out gradually and features independence icons Manuel Belgrano and Maria Remedios del Valle, who were... (continue reading...)

By Stephen Nellis

(Reuters) -Apple on Tuesday introduced a new, larger consumer iPad model at a virtual event, putting a slightly newer chip in the device as analysts expected further upgrades to the company's professional iPad lineup.

The iPad Air, the Cupertino, California-based company's mid-priced model, will now come in a larger 13-inch screen size at $800, as well as the 11-inch size it previously came in for $600. The models come with Apple's M2 chip, which first... (continue reading...)

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has abruptly blocked a pension reform package from reaching cabinet, arguing that the spending demands of the labour ministry were excessive, a source said on Tuesday, confirming earlier media reports.

The government has planned to introduce an additional pension scheme investing in capital markets to ensure pensions remain linked to rising wages. The pension reform was a joint effort by the... (continue reading...)