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By Olena Harmash, Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian lawmakers voted on Thursday to appoint nine new ministers, including the foreign minister and two deputy prime ministers, signing off on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s biggest government shakeup since Russia’s 2022 invasion. Andrii Sybiha, 49, an experienced diplomat who does not have a prominent …

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By Patricia Zengerle and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is engaged in urgent discussions with Congress to allow it to use up $6 billion in military aid for Ukraine before a Sept. 30 deadline, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The effort comes at a high-risk moment for …

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By Elizabeth Pineau, Ingrid Melander and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -After two months of political chaos following snap elections, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday named as prime minister Michel Barnier, who pledged to cooperate across the political spectrum but gave few clues on his plans. The EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator – a discreet conservative who is …

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By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine and U.N. nuclear agency IAEA have agreed that the agency’s experts will monitor the situation at key Ukrainian substations in addition to nuclear plants, Ukraine’s chief nuclear inspector said on Thursday. More than half of the electricity consumed in the country is generated at three nuclear power plants, …

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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A leading anti-corruption activist called on Honduran President Xiomara Castro on Wednesday to resign after a video surfaced that appeared to show her brother-in-law negotiating campaign donations with drug traffickers over a decade ago. The video emerged a week after the leftist Castro ordered an end to an extradition treaty with the …

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BEIRUT (Reuters) -Former Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh, who was arrested on Tuesday over alleged financial crimes, will remain in detention at least until a hearing is scheduled, likely next week, two judicial sources told Reuters on Wednesday. After the hearing, the presiding judge can decide whether to keep Salameh in detention, the sources …

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By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing for her highly anticipated Sept. 10 debate with Donald Trump by focusing on ways to unnerve the Republican candidate and draw attention to his frequent falsehoods on policies and recent history, all with an eye toward social media, aides and …

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By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suffered an unexpected blow on Wednesday when the small party helping keep his minority Liberal government in power withdrew its automatic support, forcing him to attempt new alliances to govern. Promising to continue governing and pushing through social programs, Trudeau dismissed talk of early …

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