(Reuters) -A Russian missile attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, hit a location used by policemen on Friday, killing a senior officer and injuring 40 other people, the prosecutor general’s office said. Nine civilians and a rescue worker were among the injured in the late afternoon attack, the office said on the Telegram messaging …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. intelligence agencies blame Russia for making a video that falsely purports to show a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted multiple times in the U.S. state of Georgia, they said in a joint statement on Friday. Georgia is one of seven battleground states expected to determine the winner in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election …
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By David Latona and Charlie Devereux ALFAFAR, Spain (Reuters) -More than 90% of the households in eastern Spain hit by catastrophic floods that killed at least 205 had regained power on Friday, utility Iberdrola said, though thousands still lacked electricity in cut-off areas that rescuers struggled to reach. Spanish rescuers opened a temporary morgue in …
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By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, Moldova (Reuters) -Poll officials accused of corruption in the first round of Moldova’s presidential election have been removed ahead of Sunday’s run-off in which pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu is seeking a second term, the top election official said on Friday. Sandu, who spearheads Moldova’s drive to join the European Union, scored …
By Alexandra Alper and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday finalized a new rule expanding its authority to review foreign purchases of real estate near U.S. military bases for national security threats. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The U.S. has become increasingly concerned about the national security risks posed by Chinese-linked purchases of …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Friday reported attacks on civilians by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces as Britain said it would push for a U.N. Security Council resolution on the more than 18-month long conflict. War erupted in mid-April 2023 from a power struggle between the …
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By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday denied Elon Musk’s bid to move a Pennsylvania lawsuit over his $1 million voter prizes to federal court, moving the case back to state court. It was not immediately clear if the decision would affect the billionaire’s plan to keep awarding money until the U.S. …
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(Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Friday it killed senior Hamas official Izz al-Din Kassab, describing him as one of the last high-ranking members of Hamas responsible for coordinating with other groups in the Gaza Strip, in an airstrike in Khan Younis. The Palestinian group mourned the death of Kassab in a statement, adding that …
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By Timour Azhari and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -A U.S. official asked Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire with Israel to revive stalled talks to end Israeli-Hezbollah hostilities, a senior Lebanese political source and a senior diplomat said – a claim denied by both sides and the U.S. official. The sources said the request was …
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -American efforts to halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah have failed after the U.S. drafted an “unrealistic” ceasefire proposal and Israel’s insistence on being able to enforce a truce directly, people briefed on the diplomacy told Reuters. With no workable proposal on the table ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, …
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