MOSCOW (Reuters) -Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko inspected a tank battalion near the Lithuanian border and gave orders that any “provocation” there must be met with force, a Telegram channel close to his administration said on Tuesday. “I will say publicly: any provocation must be stopped by military means,” Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President …
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DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Russian investigators were in Tajikistan on Tuesday, questioning the families of four men charged with carrying out a deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow, three Tajik security sources told Reuters. The sources, who were not authorised to comment publicly, said Tajik security officials had brought the families to the capital …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine hit the Konstantin Olshansky landing ship, which Russia captured from Ukraine in 2014, with a missile, Ukrainian navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on Tuesday morning. “Currently, this ship is not combat-capable,” Pletenchuk said on national television. There was no immediate comment from Russia. Russia took the Konstantin Olshansky from Ukraine, along …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Monday that last week’s deadly attack at a concert outside Moscow was carried out by Islamic militants, but suggested it was also to the benefit of Ukraine and that Kyiv may have played a role. Putin’s remarks, to a Kremlin meeting devoted to measures taken in response …
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By Michelle Nichols and Nidal al-Mughrabi UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas after the United States abstained from the vote, sparking a spat with its ally Israel. The remaining 14 council members voted for the resolution – proposed …
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By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert (Reuters) – Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down by year-end in a broad management shakeup brought on by the planemaker’s sprawling safety crisis exacerbated by a January mid-air panel blowout on a 737 MAX plane. In addition, board chair Larry Kellner and Stan Deal, head of the company’s …
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By Fernando Kallas MADRID -Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr broke down in tears and said he was struggling to stay motivated and enjoy playing football due to the recurring racist abuse he is subjected to in Spain. During an emotional press conference ahead of Brazil’s friendly international against Spain on Tuesday, the Real Madrid winger said …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -The Russian ambassador to Poland ignored a summons to appear at the country’s foreign ministry on Monday after Warsaw said a missile launched at targets in western Ukraine violated its airspace. Poland’s military said its defence radar systems recorded the missile entering the country’s airspace for 39 seconds on Sunday, encroaching 2 km …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s security state has been ruthlessly effective at detaining Vladimir Putin’s opponents but was caught off guard by a mass shooting near Moscow, raising questions about its priorities, resources and intelligence gathering. Charged with hunting down Ukrainian saboteurs inside Russia, with keeping anti-Kremlin activists in check, and with disrupting the operations of …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s flagship policy to restore damaged nature is hanging in the balance, with a vote to pass the law on Monday cancelled after Hungary unexpectedly withdrew its support for the bill. The vote, scheduled to take place at a meeting of EU countries’ environment ministers in Brussels, …
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