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BEIJING (Reuters) – China aims to “contain” foreign interference over Taiwan and “resolutely combat” any efforts towards the island’s formal independence this year, which is the sensitive 75th anniversary of the founding of communist China, state media said on Friday. China views democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, ignoring the objections of the government …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that 95% of Russia’s strategic nuclear forces had been modernised and that the Air Force had just taken delivery of four new supersonic nuclear-capable bombers. Putin made the comments in a recorded speech to mark Russia’s annual Defender of the Fatherland Day, which celebrates the armed forces, …

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By Daphne Psaledakis, Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will impose sanctions on over 500 targets on Friday in action marking the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Reuters in an interview on Thursday. The action, taken in partnership with other countries, will …

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By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s trial for perjury enters its last day on Friday and a verdict is due that could kill any chance he has of returning to politics. A potentially far more menacing case for Kurz still looms. WHO IS SEBASTIAN KURZ? Kurz became one of the …

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KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian drone hit a commercial area in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, killing three people, the Ukrainian military and regional governor Oleh Kiper said on Friday. The military said Russia launched 31 drones at Ukraine overnight, with air defences destroying 23 of them. In a post on the Telegram messaging app, …

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By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary will sign a defence industry deal with Sweden, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said ahead of a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Budapest later on Friday, as Hungary prepares to finally ratify Sweden’s NATO bid. “We will close all pending issues, and we will sign a …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday met the wife and daughter of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died last week in a prison camp, and called him “a man of incredible courage”. Biden, speaking to reporters in California, reiterated that Washington plans to impose a wide array …

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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday warned Iran of a “swift and severe” response from the international community if Tehran provided ballistic missiles to Russia, after Reuters reported earlier this week that the Islamic Republic shipped the powerful weapons to Moscow. Speaking at a virtual briefing with reporters, White House …

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