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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Regular puffs of smoke from missile intercepts over northern Israel and fires from air strikes in southern Lebanon are outward signs of a fear that the Gaza war may be expanding into a wider conflict, which analysts say poses risks for both sides. The stark threats on Wednesday from Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – It is Israel’s responsibility – as the occupying power in the Gaza Strip – to restore public order and safety in the Palestinian territory so humanitarian aid can be delivered, the United Nations said on Friday. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said there is as “total lawlessness” in Gaza, …

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PODGORICA (Reuters) -A major power outage hit Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania and most of Croatia’s coast on Friday, disrupting businesses, shutting down traffic lights and leaving people sweltering without air conditioning in the middle of a heatwave. Montenegro’s energy minister said the shutdown was caused by a sudden increase in power consumption brought on by high …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia sees a pressing need for security talks with the United States but they must be “comprehensive” and include the subject of Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Friday. “It is impossible to rip out any individual segments from the general complex of accumulated problems, and we will not do this,” Kremlin spokesman …

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(Reuters) – As Ukraine’s military struggles with a shortage of missile defense systems amid Russia’s bombardment of its energy infrastructure, Patriot systems, which have helped Kyiv defend itself against the attacks, are in focus. WHAT IS THE PATRIOT SYSTEM? The Phased Array Tracking Radar for Intercept on Target, or Patriot, is a sophisticated surface-to-air missile …

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WARSAW (Reuters) – Hackers disrupted an online broadcast of Poland’s Euro 2024 match with Austria on Friday, the state broadcaster said, the second cyberattack targeting the Polish soccer team during the championships. Initial checks suggested the hackers launched a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack – which overwhelms servers with huge amounts of traffic – …

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