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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Belarusian defence ministry said on Sunday it had summoned Ukraine’s military attaché to protest against what it called repeated violations of Belarus’ airspace by Ukrainian aircraft. Relations between the two countries have plummeted since last year, when Russia sided with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during mass street protests and Lukashenko in turn …

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By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish DUBAI (Reuters) -The reluctance of the United States to lift all sanctions on Iran is the main challenge to reviving a 2015 nuclear pact, a senior Iranian official said on Sunday, as Western powers questioned Tehran’s determination to salvage the agreement. Indirect talks between Washington and Tehran on reinstating …

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(Corrects figure in paragraph 8 to $2.4 billion instead of 2.4 million) By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) – Thousands of people blocked roads across Serbia in an anti-government protest against two new laws that environmentalists say will let foreign companies exploit local resources. Serbia’s government has offered mineral resources to companies including China’s Zijin copper …

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By Pap Saine and Bate Felix BANJUL (Reuters) -Gambian President Adama Barrow had a narrow early lead after Saturday’s presidential election, according to provisional results from the first few constituencies to be verified by the electoral commission. In a test of stability and democratic progress, the small West African country is holding its first election …

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By Steve Holland and Tom Balmforth WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on Tuesday, with the two leaders set to discuss the tense situation in Ukraine. “Biden will underscore U.S. concerns with Russian military activities on the border with Ukraine and reaffirm the United States’ …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -CNN fired news anchor Chris Cuomo, the network announced on Saturday, after “additional information” came to light during an investigation into his efforts to help his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, deal with allegations of sexual misconduct. Cuomo, who hosted CNN’s most-watched prime-time news show, had been suspended on Tuesday. He …

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(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of protesters marched through several northwest European cities on Saturday to demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions imposed amid a surge in infections. Austria last month became the first country in Western Europe to reimpose a lockdown, which is set to last 20 days, and said it would make vaccinations mandatory from …

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