By Gerry Doyle (Reuters) – As U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine arrive at training centres in the United States and Europe, Kyiv’s allies hope the modern aircraft can push Russian planes farther from the frontlines, target radar transmitters more effectively and hunt down more cruise missiles. Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Fadi Shana CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Israel pounded the length of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing families in their homes even as Washington’s envoy discussed how its ally could better protect civilians in its war on Hamas militants. The more than two-month-old war is now raging across the entire Palestinian enclave, …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Air Force said Russian MiG-31K fighter jets carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles struck targets in central Ukraine just 10 minutes after their takeoff from Savasleyka airbase sparked a national alert on Thursday. The Air Force said it shot down one Kinzhal missile over Kyiv region, while another two hit Starokostiantyniv district, location …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former FBI official was sentenced to over four years in prison on Thursday after previously pleading guilty to working for Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch under U.S. sanctions whom prosecutors have called President Vladimir Putin’s “henchman.” Charles McGonigal, who led the counterintelligence division of the FBI’s New York …
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By Maha El Dahan, David Stanway and Valerie Volcovici DUBAI (Reuters) – The COP28 climate summit in Dubai started with all the ingredients for spectacular failure: It proposed an end to the fossil-fuel era at a conference situated in Arab oil country amid overt opposition from the powerful oil-producer group OPEC. Landing a pact that …
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Dvora Leshem spent each of the eight nights of Hanukkah outside the house of a different Israeli leader, in protest, demanding the return of her granddaughter who is being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Hanukkah, a family holiday that commemorates an ancient Jewish victory, is celebrated with the …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Hungary could back granting long-term financial aid to Ukraine outside of the European Union budget, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday, while reiterating his opposition to start accession talks with Kyiv. Orban spoke on arriving to a summit of EU leaders, where all other EU countries want to provide Ukraine with 50 …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Copenhagen police and the Danish intelligence service said on Thursday they had made several arrests in a coordinated action across the country on suspicion of preparation for a terrorist attack. (Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, editing by Terje Solsvik)
By Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) – As record numbers of Syrian refugees reach the shores of Cyprus, the Nicosia government wants the European Union to consider declaring parts of their war-torn homeland safe to repatriate them to, the Cypriot interior minister said. “Starting a discussion to re-evaluate the issue of Syria is crucial for us,” …
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By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – The economic cost of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on Arab neighbours Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan could rise to at least $10 billion this year and push more than 230,000 people into poverty, according to a U.N. study. The war has come as the three Arab countries face a …
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