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MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s leftist coalition government on Tuesday approved a draft bill to reinforce abortion rights and make Spain the first country in Europe to offer state-funded paid leave for women who suffer from painful periods. The minority So…

(Refiles to change attribution to Kofman instead of “he” in the penultimate paragraph) By Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Even as the Kremlin prepares to take full control of the ruins of Mariupol city, it faces the …

TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Clashes rocked Libya’s capital early on Tuesday as the parliament-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, tried to take over government there but was forced back out by a rival administration that refuses to cede power. Bashagha en…

By Dominique Vidalon and Matthieu Protard PARIS (Reuters) -Societe Generale Chief Executive Frederic Oudea in a surprise move on Tuesday said he would not seek to renew his mandate at the next shareholders’ meeting on May 23, 2023. France’s third-bigge…

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s BaFin will have more leeway and independence in conducting its work as the country’s financial watchdog, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday. BaFin’s reputation was battered after it failed to spot wrongdoing ahead of the …

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Johnny Depp’s attorney grilled the actor’s ex-wife Amber Heard on Tuesday, producing affectionate notes she wrote during their short-lived marriage to challenge her accounts of frequent violence and bolster the “…

LONDON (Reuters) -A British lawmaker from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has been arrested on suspicion of rape and other sexual offences committed over a seven-year period. London’s Metropolitan Police said a man, aged in his 50s, h…

LONDON (Reuters) – British business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Tuesday he had written to petrol retailers over concern a cut in fuel duty was not being passed on to consumers, adding he had asked the competition regulator to investigate. The Times…

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Global aircraft leasing faces a new shake-up this week after SMBC Aviation Capital’s deal to buy smaller rival Goshawk Aviation for $6.7 billion. The move comes as firms report a stronger than expected U.S.-led recovery …

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has given national central bank chiefs a bigger say in policy meetings, asking her own board to speak less and set aside more time for debate…