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By Andrea Shalal DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday said it was “critically important” the United States fulfill its promises to support Ukraine, warning that failing to do so would embolden Russian leader Vladimir Putin to attack other countries. Yellen, speaking to reporters during a visit to Detroit to tout the Biden …

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(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday that he preferred Joe Biden to Donald Trump but was willing to work with any U.S. president. Putin was asked by interviewer Pavel Zarubin who was “better for us” out of Biden, a Democrat, and Trump, a Republican. Putin replied: “Biden. He …

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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – ByteDance-owned social media platform TikTok said on Wednesday it will ramp up its fight against fake news and covert influence operations in the run-up to European Parliament elections in June with a local language app in all 27 countries. Tiktok said the individual local language “election centres” build …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian scientists were close to creating vaccines for cancer that could soon be available to patients. Putin said in televised comments that “we have come very close to the creation of so-called cancer vaccines and immunomodulatory drugs of a new generation”. “I hope that soon …

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By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. official for arms control said on Wednesday she is “very confident” the United States will certify Australia and Britain as eligible for exemptions from export-control regulations under the AUKUS submarine project. Asked at a congressional hearing whether President Joe Biden should decide in April that Australia …

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By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – France and Ukraine are soon likely to sign a bilateral agreement on security commitments, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said on Wednesday. French President Emmanuel Macron was expected to finalise a security deal in Ukraine this month, but he postponed the trip for security reasons. “A bilateral accord is …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A German man has been detained on arrival in the Russian city of St Petersburg with gummy candies containing cannabis, Russia’s customs service said in a statement. The 38-year-old arrived in St Petersburg from Istanbul and on inspection of his luggage, he was found to have a pack of “Fink Green Goldbears” …

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