(Reuters) – Ukraine’s Interior Ministry on Friday placed the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, a backer of the Kremlin’s 21-month-old war against Kyiv, on a wanted list after security services accused him of abetting the conflict. The measure is purely symbolic as Patriarch Kirill is in Russia and under no threat of arrest. It was …
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DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -Attacks from Houthi-controlled Yemen struck two Liberian-flagged ships in the Bab al-Mandab Strait on Friday, the U.S. military said, underlining the threat to vessels in shipping lanes being targeted by the Iran-aligned group. Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk said it would pause all container shipments through the Red Sea until further notice. German …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Washington is pushing Israel to focus the war in Gaza on precise targeting of Hamas leaders rather than widespread bombing and ground operations, the White House national security adviser said on Friday, amid signs of differences over timing. Israel has so far resisted increasing global pressure to rein in the Gaza offensive, which …
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(Reuters) – Russian anti-aircraft units destroyed 26 Ukrainian drones over the Crimean peninsula on Friday, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Telegram. A ministry statement said the interceptions took place between 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. (1730-1930 GMT). Crimea was seized from Ukraine by Russian troops and annexed in 2014. Separately, the Russia-installed governor of part …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French actor Gerard Depardieu’s Legion d’Honneur medal is under review following a string of allegations about sexual aggression and a TV documentary in which he was heard making lewd comments about women. French Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak said on France 5 television she had asked the “grande chancellerie” committee in charge …
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By Essi Lehto and Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland closed again its border with Russia on Friday evening at 1800 GMT for a month, after more than 300 asylum seekers entered from Russia within two days, the Finnish Border Guard said. The Nordic country reopened two border crossings on Thursday to allow travel between the …
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(Reuters) -The Israeli military mistakenly killed three hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas during an incident which is “under review”, a military spokesperson said on Friday. The military said the hostages were killed during combat with militants in Gaza and expressed its condolences to the families while saying there would be “full transparency” in …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Countries and businesses at a major U.N. forum pledged more than $2.2 billion towards a global displacement crisis and promised jobs for tens of thousands of refugees in an outcome the United Nations chief said would help “stem the tide of misery”. Thousands of people from aid agencies, businesses and …
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By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Shipping companies should use caution when deploying private armed guards onboard vessels sailing through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden because of the risk of escalation amid growing attacks on ships, an industry advisory said on Friday. Yemen’s Houthis have been attacking vessels in Red Sea shipping lanes …
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By Krisztina Than and Gabriela Baczynska BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vetoed a major European Union aid package for Ukraine on Friday and warned he could still halt Kyiv’s accession to the bloc after membership talks won EU approval. At a summit in Brussels on Thursday, the European Union’s 26 other leaders took …
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