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DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Multiple explosions could be heard on Saturday morning in the north of the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a Reuters witness said. The origin of the explosions was not clear. There was no immediate comment from separatist authorities or from Kyiv. (Reporting by Polina Nikolskaya; Writing by Tom Balmforth; …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin confirmed on Saturday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron will speak by phone on Sunday, the TASS news agency reported, amid soaring tensions over Ukraine. (Reporting by Tom Balmforth; editing by Katya Golubkova)

KYIV (Reuters) -The Ukrainian military said a soldier was killed in shelling by pro-Russian separatists on Saturday morning in east Ukraine, where violence this week in a longrunning conflict has stirred concern it could be the triggger for Russian military action. The Ukrainian militay said on its Facebook page that it had recorded 19 ceasefire …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian-backed separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine declared a full military mobilisation on Saturday, a day after ordering women and children to evacuate to southern Russia because of what they said was the threat of conflict. Denis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, said in a video statement that he had …

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THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Falling trees killed two people as Storm Eunice pummelled the Netherlands on Friday, damaging buildings and blowing off parts of the roof at the stadium of soccer club ADO Den Haag, authorities said. The government sent out text alerts telling people to stay indoors and said they should only call emergency …

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