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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday and announced a new military-aid package for Ukraine, the White House said. A U.S. official said the military aid was worth $125 million. In the call, Biden reaffirmed to Zelenskiy the U.S.’ “unwavering support for the people of Ukraine” in its …

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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – SpaceX’s attempt at the first ever private spacewalk next week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock, in one of the riskiest missions yet for Elon Musk’s space company. A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX …

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THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court stressed the court had jurisdiction to investigate Israeli nationals and asked judges to urgently decide on arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence minister Yoav Gallant. In court filings made public Friday, prosecutor Karim Khan urged judges weighing the arrest …

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By Maxim Rodionov, Filipp Lebedev and Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Russia’s security services shot dead four inmates on Friday who had taken hostages at a penal colony, fatally stabbed four of its staff and posted online videos describing themselves as Islamic State militants, officials said. “Snipers of the special forces of the Russian National Guard in …

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By Anita Komuves and Krisztina Fenyo BUDAPEST (Reuters) – “Long live the peace mission!” Hungarian rapper De:Nash shouted out sarcastically from a festival stage as he launched into a blistering run of rhymes lambasting oligarchs, corruption and Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s friendly relations with Russia. The crowd cheered back enthusiastically, enjoying the blast of public …

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(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin has formulated a response to the ongoing Ukrainian incursion in the Kursk region and those responsible for attacking Russia will be punished, Russian ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov said. “I tell you sincerely that the president has made a decision,” the TASS state news agency quoted Antonov as saying …

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BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government is currently examining whether any available national mpox vaccine doses could be donated, the health ministry said in a status report for August seen by Reuters on Friday. The ministry said it has given its remaining stock of the jynneos vaccine to the defence ministry and German army. The federal …

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