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US announces $275 million aid package for Ukraine, State Dept says

24 May 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States announced a new $275 million package of weapons and equipment for Ukraine on Friday to help it repel Russia’s assault near Kharkiv, the State Department said. The package contains urgently needed capabilities including ammunition for HIMARS, 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, missiles, anti-armor systems and precision aerial munitions, the department …

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Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines, sources say

24 May 2024

By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv and the West do not respond.     Three of the sources, …

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Singapore says investigators have data for flight hit by turbulence

24 May 2024

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore investigators examining flight SQ321 that was hit by severe turbulence have obtained data from the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, Singapore Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said on Friday. “We have a team that went to Bangkok and they have obtained the data from the cockpit voice recorder and …

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Russian court keeps U.S. soldier Black in custody, Interfax says

24 May 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A court in the Russian city of Vladivostok ruled on Friday to keep U.S. military serviceman Gordon Black under arrest, the Interfax news agency reported. Participating in the court via video link from a pre-trial detention centre, Black, charged with theft, had sought to have the arrest decision overturned. He said through …

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G7 finance summit kicks off seeking unity on Ukraine, China

24 May 2024

By David Lawder and Gavin Jones STRESA, Italy (Reuters) – Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven industrial democracies began a two-day meeting in Italy on Friday seeking to present a common front on the need to provide a loan to Ukraine and oppose China’s “unfair” industrial policies. However, comments from officials ahead of the …

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Hundreds feared dead after landslide hits remote Papua New Guinea village

24 May 2024

By Lewis Jackson and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Hundreds are feared dead after a massive landslide flattened dozens of homes and buried families alive in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea (PNG) early on Friday, a resident said. More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were buried when the landslide …

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Russian prison population fell by 50,000 last year, media report

24 May 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – The number of people held in Russian prisons dropped by 58,000 last year, Russian independent media reported on Friday, continuing a steady fall spurred in part by the recruitment of convicts to fight in Ukraine. In total, some 105,000 prisoners were released between 2022-2023, media reported, citing data published in the official …

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