By Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that the war with Russia would eventually end in dialogue, but that Kyiv had to be in a strong position and that he would present a plan to U.S. President Joe Biden and his two potential successors. The Ukrainian leader, …
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KURCHATOV, Russia (Reuters) -U.N. nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi said after visiting Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant on Tuesday that there was a risk of a nuclear accident and the situation was serious. “The danger or possibility of a nuclear accident has emerged near here,” Grossi told reporters, referring to the fact that fighting is …
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KURCHATOV, Russia (Reuters) – A nuclear plant in western Russia, where fighting is raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, is especially vulnerable to a serious accident because it lacks a protective dome that could shield it from missiles, drones or artillery, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday. Rafael Grossi, director general …
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PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – The captain of the luxury yacht owned by the family of British tech magnate Mike Lynch that sank off Sicily last week declined to respond to prosecutors during questioning on Tuesday, one of his lawyers said. James Cutfield, a 51-year old New Zealand national, was put under investigation on Monday by …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Russia launched missile and drone attacks targeting scores of Ukrainian regions and killing at least six people, officials said on Tuesday, a day after Moscow’s biggest air attack of the war on its neighbour. Three people were killed when a hotel was “wiped out” by a missile in the central city of …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday that Ukraine needed an extra $15 billion to cover its budget deficit in 2025. He said that Ukraine estimated the total budget gap for next year to be $35 billion, with plans in place to cover $20 billion. The deficit was about $38 billion in …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinians displaced by fighting in the Gaza Strip crowded onto the seashore as Israeli forces continued to battle Hamas fighters in central and southern areas, with health officials reporting at least 17 people killed in strikes on Tuesday. Ceasefire talks were continuing in Cairo with little sign of a …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The head of Russia’s western Belgorod region said the situation on the border with Ukraine was “difficult but under control” after reports of a Ukrainian attack on Tuesday. Belgorod and other border areas have been on high alert since Ukraine launched a lightning attack on neighbouring Kursk region three weeks ago and carved …
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TILBURG, The Netherlands (Reuters) – Thousands of people gathered in the Netherlands this weekend to celebrate their red hair at the annual Redhead Days Festival in the southern town of Tilburg. Architecture student Ellen Linderstad told Reuters she spent more than 24 hours on trains and buses from Stockholm to get to the event as …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A suspected case of mpox has been reported at Brazil’s main international airport near Sao Paulo, health and sanitation regulator Anvisa said on Monday. A passenger who had been in an area of the airport cordoned off for those waiting to request refugee status since earlier this month presented “signs and symptoms …
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