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PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic will use some of the interest earned on Russian assets frozen in the European Union to buy more large-calibre ammunition for Ukraine, the Czech Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. Western countries blocked about $300 billion worth of sovereign Russian assets after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in …

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KYIV (Reuters) -Russia hit energy infrastructure in northern Ukraine in an overnight missile and drone attack and caused a big fire in the west of the country, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. Ukrainian forces shot down three ballistic missiles and 25 of the 26 drones launched in the attack on nine regions across the country, …

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(Reuters) – People were urged to stay inside their homes in Ukraine’s Ternopil after a large fire broke out overnight during air raid alerts, the military administration of the western Ukrainian region said on Tuesday. “Do not leave your home unnecessarily, limit children’s time outdoors as much as possible, close windows indoors,” the administration said …

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza overnight, according to statements from the military and the prime minister’s office on Tuesday. The families of Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell, and Chaim Perry have been informed, the statements added. The …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said its troops were subjected to dozens of attacks by Russian forces on Monday around Toretsk and Pokrovsk, two settlements in eastern Ukraine where Moscow is gaining ground against embattled Ukrainian forces. In a statement, the military said Russian troops attacked Ukrainian defenders 21 times over the course of Monday …

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By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -European scientists were poised to attempt a first in orbital gymnastics late on Monday, tapping into the gravity of the Moon and then the Earth in quick succession to guide the JUICE probe towards Jupiter in the first-ever double slingshot manoeuvre. Just over a year after it was launched, the …

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VALJEVO, Serbia (Reuters) – Hundreds of people gathered in the central Serbian town of Valjevo on Monday to protest Rio Tinto’s, lithium project in Western Serbia, over fears it could pollute the land. Protesters in the central square of the industrial city, which has a population of 55,000, and is located about 100 km (60 …

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