German budget draft will be submitted in early July, says finance minister

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s budget draft will be submitted at the beginning of July, without an increase in taxes and respecting the debt brake included in the constitution, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday. Germany’s three-party government – comprising Lindner’s Free Democrats, the Social Democrats and the Greens – have been in dispute over …

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Thailand justifies talks with Myanmar as key ASEAN members stay away

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand on Monday justified hosting talks aimed at re-engaging with Myanmar’s shunned military, saying dialogue was necessary to protect its border with the strife-torn country, even as top diplomats of key Southeast Asian neighbours stayed away. Myanmar’s generals have been barred from high-level meetings of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) …

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Swedish defence must adapt to match ‘long-term’ Russian threat -lawmakers

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -A special Swedish parliamentary defence committee said on Monday the country’s defence must adapt to focus on the threat posed by Russia and a military attack could not be ruled out. The Nordic nation has been scrambling to bolster its defences, applying to join NATO last year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, though …

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El monitor de cultivos de la UE recorta casi todas las previsiones de producción de grano para 2023

PARÍS, 19 jun (Reuters) – El servicio de monitoreo de cultivos de la Unión Europea redujo el lunes casi todas sus previsiones de rendimiento medio para las cosechas de cereales y oleaginosas de este año en el bloque, alegando condiciones meteorológicas adversas. En su informe mensual, el servicio MARS redujo a 5,92 toneladas por hectárea …

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Canada sanctions Iranian judges over alleged human rights abuses

(Reuters) – The Canadian government on Monday said it sanctioned Iranian judges over alleged human rights abuses, adding that the step would prohibit dealings with them and freeze any assets they may have held in Canada. “Today’s sanctions list 7 individuals for their role in gross and systematic human rights violations in Iran’s criminal justice …

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El trato de los talibanes a las mujeres podría ser un “apartheid de género”: experto de la ONU

GINEBRA, 19 jun (Reuters) – Un experto de Naciones Unidas dijo el lunes que el trato que los talibanes dispensan a las mujeres y niñas afganas podría equivaler a un apartheid de género, ya que sus derechos siguen siendo gravemente vulnerados por las autoridades de facto del país. “La discriminación grave, sistemática e institucionalizada contra …

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Bruselas está dispuesta a aceptar el acuerdo sobre renovables con garantías sobre plantas de amoníaco

Por Kate Abnett BRUSELAS, 19 jun (Reuters) – Los legisladores de la Unión Europea tienen previsto aceptar los cambios introducidos la semana pasada en la legislación sobre energías renovables para dar garantías a Francia y otros países sobre la posible exención de las plantas de amoníaco, dijo el lunes el principal negociador del Parlamento. Los …

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