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MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia said on Monday its troops had advanced in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub that they have been trying to capture for over a year, but Ukraine said its forces were holding on. The Russian Defence Ministry said its soldiers were destroying what it described as surrounded …

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By Simon Jessop and Katy Daigle SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil on Monday opens three weeks of events linked to the COP30 climate summit, hoping to showcase a world still determined to tackle global warming. That may be tough in a year marked by economic upheaval and cancelled U.S. commitments. Business leaders meeting in Sao Paulo …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The nuclear weapons testing ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump will not involve nuclear explosions at this time, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday. “I think the tests we’re talking about right now are system tests,” Wright said in an interview with Fox News. “These are not nuclear explosions. These are what …

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By Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) -Populist Czech billionaire Andrej Babis’ ANO party signed a coalition deal with fringe right-wing allies on Monday, moving closer to regaining power after winning a vote on promises of hiking spending and opposing EU climate and migration policies. Babis’ return to power with the fringe allies will …

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By David Latona VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) -The leader of Spain’s eastern Valencia region said on Monday he was stepping down under pressure over his handling of catastrophic floods a year ago that were the worst of their kind in Europe in over half a century. Carlos Mazon had faced repeated calls to resign and was …

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By Andrew MacAskill NAHAL OZ, Israel (Reuters) -Avishay Edri wants to move back to the kibbutz he evacuated in southern Israel after it was attacked by Palestinian gunmen two years ago, but is hesitating as fears persist that the war in nearby Gaza will resume and it will not be safe. Edri, 41, has happy …

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