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Russia to limit only VPN services which pose a ‘threat’ to security – RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to block certain Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and protocols which are deemed by a commission of experts to pose a threat, state news agency RIA reported citing correspondence from the digital ministry. Demand for VPN services soared after Russia restricted access to some Western social media after President Vladimir Putin …

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In very rare move, Pope dismisses conservative US bishop Strickland

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Saturday dismissed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, one of his fiercest critics among U.S. Roman Catholic conservatives, after he refused to step down following a Vatican investigation. It is very rare for a bishop to be relieved of his duties outright. Usually bishops in …

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Ukraine has enough energy resources to get through winter – energy minister

(Reuters) – Ukraine will have enough energy resources to get through the coming winter, but an expected surge in Russian attacks may disrupt the supply networks, Ukraine’s Energy Minister German Galushchenko said late on Saturday. “We have enough energy resources, in this regard we feel at peace,” Galushchenko told Ukraine’s public television. “The question is …

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Spain’s Sanchez wins support for PM bid amid anger over Catalan amnesty vow

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looked assured of another term in office on Friday after securing the backing of two more regional parties, but it comes amid widespread anger over his pledge of amnesty for Catalan separatists. The confirmed support of the National Basque Party (PNV) and the Canaries’ Coalition, along with …

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Israel’s war on Hamas homes in on Gaza hospitals

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maytaal Angel GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinian officials said two babies had died and dozens more were at risk after fuel ran out at Gaza’s largest hospital on Saturday, while Israel said it was ready to evacuate babies from the facility. As the humanitarian situation worsened, the Gaza’s border authority announced that the …

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Russia renews missile attacks on Kyiv, attacks intensify in the east

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia on Saturday launched a missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the surrounding region for the first time in more than seven weeks and pounded the east and south of the country with drones, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian border guards said they had retaken a village in the country’s northeast adjacent to …

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Iceland prepares for volcanic eruption in coming days

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Icelandic authorities said on Saturday they were preparing for a volcanic eruption in the southwest of the island in the coming days after a series of earthquakes and evidence of magma spreading rapidly underground. The Icelandic Meteorological Office said there was a “considerable” risk of an eruption on or just …

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German foreign minister, in Israel, says humanitarian crisis must be contained

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Saturday in Tel Aviv that the international community should focus on limiting the impact of military operations in Gaza on the civilian population. “All states, regardless of where their allegiance is, that are willing to help ensure that human suffering is contained should cooperate, even …

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