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(Reuters) -A key figure in Ukraine’s 3-month-old campaign to outfox its larger enemy by targeting oil facilities deep inside Russia with drones said Moscow was improving its ability to intercept them, but that his unit was forging technology to keep one step ahead. Ukraine has attacked Russian energy facilities more than 60 times since the …

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SOUTHERN ISRAEL (Reuters) -An international security force to be put in place in Gaza under a ceasefire agreement will have to be made up of countries that Israel is “comfortable with”, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday during a visit to Israel. Rubio added that the future of governance in Gaza still …

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By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Nearly 4,400 people have been abused by Catholic priests in Italy in cases reported since 2020, a victims’ group alleged on Friday, renewing pressure on bishops to confront a crisis that has long plagued the world’s largest Christian faith. The unofficial tally by Rete l’Abuso, Italy’s largest church abuse victims’ …

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By Alessandro Parodi and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -France’s Socialists have threatened to topple the government by Monday if their budget conditions are not met, saying on Friday they would file a no-confidence bill early next week if billionaires are not forced to pay more tax. “We have made an effort not to censure the …

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MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s High Court is investigating privately-owned steelmaker Sidenor for allegedly selling steel to an Israeli firm for the purpose of making weapons, it said on Friday, in one of the first potential legal consequences of Spain’s ban on such deals. Judge Francisco de Jorge is leading the investigation targeting Sidenor’s CEO Jose Antonio …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev was in the United States for meetings with Trump administration officials including special envoy Steve Witkoff, according to media reports on Friday. Dmitriev was expected to meet Trump administration officials “to continue discussions about the U.S.-Russia relationship,” CNN reported, citing sources with knowledge of the …

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