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By Michelle Nichols, Humeyra Pamuk and Doina Chiacu UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that “accountability must be inevitable” for Russia as he accused invading Russian troops of committing “the most terrible war crimes” since World War Two. Zelenskiy showed a short video of burned, bloodied …

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa late on Tuesday revoked the emergency rule ordinance that had gone into effect on April 1, even as the government struggled to quell protests amid the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades. In a Gazette notification, Rajapaksa said the emergency rule ordinance would stand revoked as of …

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China’s U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun warned on Tuesday against measures that could fuel a crisis like the Ukraine conflict in other parts of the world when asked about a deal between Britain, the United States and Australia to cooperate on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities. “Anyone who do not want …

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By Eliana Raszewski LIMA, Argentina (Reuters) – Argentina is pushing China to fully finance a new $8.3 billion nuclear power plant in the country, as the government grapples with high debt levels and looks to bring down its fiscal deficit as part of a recent deal with the International Monetary Fund. The South American nation …

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The reports and images showing civilian deaths in Ukrainian city of Bucha are “very disturbing”, China’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday, but added that the circumstances should be verified and any accusations should be based on facts. Speaking at a Security Council meeting, Ambassador Zhang Jun repeated Beijing’s …

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(Reuters) – Emerging markets suffered their first portfolio outflows in a year in March, driven by investors ditching Chinese assets and growing anxiety over recent geopolitical events, a report by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) showed on Tuesday. Foreign net portfolio outflows for emerging markets came to $9.8 billion in March, IIF data showed, …

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