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BELGRADE (Reuters) -Serbia’s parliament adopted a law on Friday aimed at speeding up the development of a luxury compound in Belgrade leased to an investment company founded by Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law. U.S.-based Affinity Global Development aims to build a hotel, apartments, shops and offices on the site of the former Yugoslav …

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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A Polish woman was on Friday sentenced to six months in jail for harassing the family of missing British girl Madeleine McCann for more than two years, but was cleared of a more serious charge of stalking them. Julia Wandelt falsely claimed to be Madeleine, who disappeared in May 2007, …

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By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) -German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius suggested a link on Friday between recent drone incidents in Belgium and discussions over the use of frozen Russian assets, held by Belgian financial institution Euroclear, to fund a giant loan to Ukraine. Sightings of drones over airports and military bases have become a constant …

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KYIV (Reuters) -More than 1,400 citizens from three dozen African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Kyiv’s foreign minister said on Friday. Ukrainian officials say Russia has tried to bolster the force attacking its smaller neighbour by recruiting fighters from a variety of countries, sometimes through subterfuge. Andriy Sybiha said Russia was enticing …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin on Friday dismissed speculation that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had fallen out of favour with Vladimir Putin after efforts to organise a summit between the Russian president and Donald Trump were put on ice last month. Lavrov, 75, a veteran Soviet-era diplomat known for his robust negotiating style, was absent …

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By Marc Jones (Reuters) -Talks between Ukraine and holders of its GDP warrants have broken down for a second time in six months, the Ukrainian government said, adding another delay to its hopes of restructuring the $3.2 billion of bond-like instruments. Having failed with an original proposal back in April, this time Kyiv offered warrant …

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