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KYIV (Reuters) – An International Monetary Fund mission began work on Wednesday on the fifth review of its $15.6 billion lending programme to Ukraine amid a major wartime government reshuffle. The IMF is a key international lender to Kyiv and its four-year programme is a crucial part of a bigger global economic support package to …

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(Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 30 more people convicted for protest activity, state news agency Belta said on Wednesday. Human rights activists say there are about 1,400 people in prison in Belarus for voicing dissent against Lukashenko, who has run the country since 1994. The veteran leader, who turned 70 last week, …

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By Andriy Perun and Anastasiia Malenko LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -An overnight Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s western city of Lviv close to the border with NATO member Poland killed seven people, including three children, local officials said on Wednesday. The strikes, which also damaged historic buildings in the heart of the city, came …

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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia was adjusting its nuclear doctrine because the United States and its Western allies were threatening Russia by escalating the war in Ukraine and riding roughshod over Moscow’s legitimate security interests. Russia, the world’s biggest nuclear power, is making changes to its nuclear doctrine – which …

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(Reuters) – The United States announced criminal charges on Tuesday against Hamas’ top leadership, including the militant group’s chief Yahya Sinwar, accusing them of leading efforts to kill civilians and destroy the state of Israel. “As outlined in our complaint, those defendants — armed with weapons, political support, and funding from the Government of Iran, …

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ROME (Reuters) -The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged after a violent storm hit Rome, conservation authorities said on Tuesday. In a statement to Reuters, which first reported on the accident, the Colosseum Archaeological Park confirmed that the monument was hit by lightning. The triumphal arch was …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in a court filing on Tuesday that he would plead not guilty to criminal charges in a revised indictment accusing him of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trump, the Republican candidate in the Nov. 5 presidential election, waived his right to appear in court and …

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By Karolina Tagaris LAKE MORNOS, Greece (Reuters) – From beneath the shrinking Lake Mornos in central Greece, the muddied remains of homes are reemerging nearly 45 years since the village that once stood here disappeared underwater. After a winter of hardly any snow, a summer of punishing heatwaves and months of little rain and drought …

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By Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian minister in charge of weapons production resigned on Tuesday in anticipation of another defence role and four other ministers stood down in a major government shake-up at a critical juncture in the war with Russia. The resignations of Strategic Industries Minister Oleksandr Kamyshin, Deputy …

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