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By Radovan Stoklasa BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – At least 15,000 people demonstrated in Slovakia’s capital on Tuesday as protests grew against plans of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government to fast-track criminal law changes that include scrapping a special prosecutor’s office focused on corruption. Opposition parties led protests in cities around the central European country of 5.4 …

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(Reuters) -Ukrainian officials have been discussing the possibility of reopening Boryspil International Airport, closed for war reasons, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday after A Boeing 777-300 operated by local airline Skyline Express took off from the airport with no passengers or cargo on board. The so-called “technical flight” was a sign the infrastructure remains …

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By Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Union and the United States urged Serbia to address concerns about its electoral process after independent observers found worrying irregularities including vote buying during Sunday’s snap election. The electoral process in Serbia, which has been a candidate to join the EU since 2012, needs …

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By Frank Jack Daniel PALMACHIM AIRBASE, Israel (Reuters) -Heavy civilian casualties are the cost of Israel’s intense campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza and the militants’ urban warfare strategy, Israeli military officials said, in the face of global alarm at the staggering toll from the bombing. Israel has dropped thousands of tonnes of munitions over …

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By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV/LONDON (Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday the military had proposed mobilising 450,000-500,000 more Ukrainians into the armed forces in what would mark a dramatic step up of Kyiv’s war with Russia. The Ukrainian leader told his end-of-year news conference it was a “highly sensitive” issue that …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that a recent slowdown in prisoner swaps with Moscow was due to unspecified “reasons” on the Russian side, but expressed hope that the swaps could soon resume. The two sides held a number of prisoner swaps from the early months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine …

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By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s new parliament debated on Tuesday a resolution calling for the restoration of public media impartiality, as the incoming government vowed to reform outlets that critics say became politicised under the previous administration. The chamber will also debate a resolution calling for changes in the National …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine will produce one million drones next year, boosting current production levels, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday. Ukraine has been working to increase its domestic weapons production since the start of Russia’s invasion in February 2022. Drones increasingly play a central role on the battlefield and are used in large numbers …

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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday dismissed suggestions of a rift with army chief Valery Zaluzhny but said he still wants to see “very concrete things” from the military leadership. His remarks come amid weeks of public speculation about tensions between the two men after Kyiv’s vaunted counteroffensive failed to retake significant parts …

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