MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia test launched its Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on Thursday for the first time after technical glitches prompted officials to abort missions at the very last minute for two days in a row. The launch of the Angara, a new post-Soviet launch vehicle, is intended to showcase Russia’s post-Soviet space …
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By Guy Faulconbridge, Olzhas Auyezov MOSCOW/ALMATY (Reuters) -Here is a summary of the impact of record floods which have swamped large areas of Russia and Kazakhstan: WHICH AREAS ARE AFFECTED? The worst hit areas in Russia are just to the south of the Ural Mountains, about 1,200 km (750 miles) east of Moscow. Emergencies have …
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VILNIUS (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius on Thursday to attend a conference and meet with the leaders of several other European countries, he said in a post on social media platform X. Leaders from a dozen states in central Europe, including Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania, are due …
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ROME (Reuters) – Nine people, including a baby, have died after their boat capsized while trying to cross the Mediterranean in stormy weather, and another 15 people are feared missing, Italy’s coast guard said on Thursday. The Italian coast guard said it received a cooperation request from the Maltese search and rescue (SAR) authority after …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament passed a bill on Thursday to overhaul the rules governing how the military mobilises civilians into its ranks as the war rages on with no end in sight. The legislation, which must be signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy before it becomes law, is seen as crucial for Ukraine to address …
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By Thomas Peter NIZHYN, Ukraine (Reuters) – Oleksandr Revtiukh fires a vicious hook at the seasoned fighter facing him. He’s in the boxing ring, eight months after losing his left arm and most of his left leg in mine blasts while fighting in Ukraine. Revtiukh follows with a snarling jab. His old life is gone. …
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By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Russian missiles and drones struck Ukrainian power facilities across five regions in a major attack on Thursday, officials said, ratcheting up pressure on the embattled energy system as Ukraine’s stocks of air defences dwindle. The strikes damaged facilities from the Lviv region on the Polish border to the northeastern Kharkiv …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump thinks it is not appropriate for him to visit Ukraine right now since he does not hold office, his campaign said on Wednesday after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged him to come. Zelenskiy, in an interview with Axel Springer media outlets published on Tuesday, asked …
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PARIS (Reuters) -A man armed with a knife fatally stabbed one person and wounded another on Wednesday in the French southwestern city of Bordeaux, a government source briefed on the attack said. The attacker was killed by police. Police do not initially think the attack was terrorism-related, BFM TV reported. The Bordeaux prosecutor’s office did …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Palestinian Islamist group and Haniyeh’s family said. The Israeli military confirmed carrying out the attack, describing the three sons as operatives in the Hamas armed wing. The three sons – …
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