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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine is negotiating to maximise possible imports of electricity from European Union countries to compensate for the generation capacity destroyed by the Russian attacks, Ukrainian energy minister said on Friday. Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector have intensified since March, resulting in significant damage and blackouts in many regions. …

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(Reuters) – The northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon will compensate the victims of a stage collapse that killed nine people and injured scores at an election campaign event on Wednesday, the governor said. Samuel Garcia said on social media that 144 patients had been discharged and 36 remain hospitalized. The state government plans to …

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By Felix Light and Andrew Gray TBILISI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A senior European Union official expressed regret on Thursday after warning Georgia’s prime minister that polarisation over a contentious “foreign agent” law could create a situation akin to the recent assassination attempt on Slovakia’s leader. Oliver Varhelyi, EU commissioner for neighbourhood policy and enlargement, said his …

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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian jamming has kept many of Ukraine’s relatively new long-range GLSDB bombs from hitting their intended targets, three people familiar with the challenges told Reuters. Ukraine over the last year sought weapons with longer ranges than the 43 miles (69 km) of U.S.-provided GMLRS rockets so Kyiv could attack …

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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is preparing a $275 million military aid package for Ukraine, which will include 155mm artillery shells, precision aerial munitions and ground vehicles, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday. Moscow’s forces have hammered the northeastern city of Kharkiv for months and launched a ground assault into the …

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PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and far-right party leader Jordan Bardella clashed in a TV debate on Thursday in which they presented radically different views of the European Union, ahead of the June 9 European Parliament elections. Accusations of lying abounded in a debate that held high stakes for both sides. The …

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By Max Hunder and Anastasiia Malenko KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia pounded Kharkiv with missiles on Thursday, killing seven people in a printing house, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called out his western allies for not providing enough military support to rebuff Russian attacks. Moscow’s forces have hammered the northeastern city for months and launched a ground …

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By Anthony Deutsch, Andreas Rinke and Andrew MacAskill THE HAGUE/BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan’s request for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has created a diplomatic quandary for some key member states: How to be supportive of both Israel and the ICC? Khan’s move on Monday, the first …

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WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish and Greek prime ministers submitted a letter to the European Commision on Thursday urging the creation of a Europe-wide air defence system, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. The importance of air defence has been in sharper focus for Poland, which borders Ukraine and has seen missiles enter its airspace. “I …

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