(Reuters) – Gerry Adams, former leader of the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), was wrongly refused compensation over historic convictions which were later overturned, Belfast’s High Court ruled on Friday. Adams, who led the Sinn Fein party during much of the conflict in Northern Ireland, was among hundreds of people held by …

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ADEN (Reuters) -Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Friday a vessel off Yemen’s southern coast was involved in an “incident” with a government boat, downgrading the event from its initial assessment of an attack. The agency had previously said the vessel was under attack and that shots were fired, adding that three boats, …

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MILAN (Reuters) -Telecom Italia (TIM)’s CEO Pietro Labriola is expected to propose to directors to seek further improvements of multi-billion bids for the company’s landline grid at a board meeting on May 4, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. The sale of TIM’s landline grid and submarine cable unit Sparkle is a …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday Britain’s plan to send illegal migrants to Rwanda was a deal between two free nations which are safeguarding the safety of the people, adding it was wrong to call it a deportation. Meloni, who heads a right-wing government in Rome, was talking to reporters …

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