By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – For Kyiv-area resident Olha Pavlovska, who huddles with her neighbours every week to discuss the often grim news from the front, Ukraine’s shock incursion into Russia’s Kursk region this month offered a rare moment of hope. “This was a very brave and important step … for keeping up morale …
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ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the latest state efforts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in a phone call on Wednesday, Turkey’s foreign ministry spokesperson said. Spokesperson Oncu Keceli also said the call had taken place at the request …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) – Sergei Chemezov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, says the United States and its Western allies risk triggering a global war if Washington continues to “provoke” the conflict in Ukraine and allow Kyiv to attack Russian territory. His remarks to Reuters offer a rare …
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By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Taylor Swift was joined by surprise guest Florence Welch for her first live performance of “Florida!!!” during the final European date of her Eras tour on Tuesday. The pop megastar also debuted “So Long, London”, a ballad that fans widely believe is about the end of her relationship with British …
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By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ election effort has raised around $500 million since she became the Democratic presidential candidate, sources told Reuters, an unprecedented money haul that reflects donor enthusiasm going into the Nov. 5 election. Four sources familiar with the fundraising effort told Reuters that …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said its forces had come under multiple Russian attacks over the course of Tuesday on the Toretsk and Pokrovsk fronts in eastern Ukraine. In a statement, the military said Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions around Toretsk, including the settlement of Niu-York, but did not say what the outcome of that …
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -A ship on Argentina’s Parana River near the grains hub of Rosario has been quarantined due to a suspected case of mpox, local media reported on Tuesday. The ship is flying a Liberian flag, outlet Infobae reported, citing sources from Argentina’s naval league. According to the outlet, the ship’s captain reported that …
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By Sara Merken (Reuters) – A prominent New York lawyer who is among six missing passengers of a sunken yacht off Italy’s coast was traveling with his longtime client, British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, just weeks after helping him avoid conviction in a 12-year legal saga. Divers were still searching on Tuesday for the defense …
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By Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Tuesday its forces had taken control of what it described as the strategically important logistics hub of Niu-York in eastern Ukraine, part of Moscow’s grinding drive to capture the entire Donetsk region. Even as Ukrainian troops seek to advance in Russia’s Kursk region after …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill that paves the way for a ban of the Russia-linked minority Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), lawmakers said. The legislation prohibits the Russian Orthodox Church on Ukrainian territory and envisages a ban, to be approved by a court decision, on religious organisations “affiliated” with it. Kyiv has …
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