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UK PM Sunak welcomes Jordan’s aid airdrop in Gaza after meeting with King Abdullah

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed Jordan’s efforts to airdrop humanitarian aid to Gaza, his office said in a readout on Thursday following a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah at Downing Street. A video released by Jordan’s state-owned broadcaster showed the monarch on board a plane and participating in dropping supplies to …

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UK PM Sunak urges Israel to allow delivery of aid to Gaza in call with Netanyahu

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on Israel to fully open the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow for the delivery of international aid to Gaza through Ashdod port, in a call to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, his office said on Thursday. “The Prime Minister highlighted the scale of the humanitarian crisis …

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Russian bloggers say fleet commander fired after latest Ukrainian ship attack

(Reuters) – Russian military bloggers and a former Kremlin adviser said on Thursday that Moscow had fired the commander of its Black Sea fleet, a day after Ukraine said it had destroyed a large Russian ship. There was no official confirmation of the dismissal of Admiral Viktor Sokolov. The Russian defence ministry did not respond …

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Poland detains man accused of planning sabotage on behalf of Russia

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland detained a man working for Russian intelligence who planned to commit acts of sabotage including setting fire to facilities in the western city of Wroclaw, security services said on Thursday. A hub for Western military supplies to Ukraine, Poland says it has become a major target of Russian spies, accusing Moscow …

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Putin urges Russians to have more kids, says ethnic survival at stake

(Reuters) – Russian families must produce at least two children for the sake of the nation’s ethnic survival, and three or more if it is to develop and thrive, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Russia has suffered heavy but undisclosed casualties since launching its war in Ukraine nearly two years ago, and hundreds of …

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Russia launches missile attacks on Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched new missile attacks on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting infrastructure, damaging residential and commercial buildings, and injuring at least 11 people in different parts of the country, officials said. It was the second series of Russian missile attacks so far this month and air alerts lasted for more than …

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EU sees no need to extend deal on Russian gas transit via Ukraine

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union sees no need to extend an agreement to transport Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine, ahead of the contract’s planned expiry at the end of the year, the bloc’s energy policy chief said on Thursday. Energy commissioner Kadri Simson said the EU’s analysis indicated that countries …

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Putin says European greens capitalising on climate fears

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised the green movement in Europe for capitalising on peoples’ fears about climate change, while questioning Germany’s commitment to phasing out coal. Long demonized by Germany’s Green party, which leads some of the government’s top ministries, coal was due to be phased out by 2030, but Russia’s conflict …

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Israel vows action against Hamas in Rafah amid global calls for restraint

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel will press ahead with an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, the last refuge for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, after allowing civilians to vacate the area, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. The Israeli leader, who is under growing international pressure to hold off on …

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Shooting near Kansas City Super Bowl victory rally kills at least one, injures 21

By Steve Gorman and Brad Brooks (Reuters) -A barrage of gunfire erupted on Wednesday in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, near an outdoor celebration of the NFL champion Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory, killing at least one person and wounding 21 others as throngs of fans scurried for safety. Police Chief Stacey Graves told a news conference …

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