By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) -Authorities in Moldova on Friday barred a pro-Russian party from taking part in local elections on the grounds it endangers national security — two days before the vote viewed as a litmus test of President Maia Sandu’s campaign to join the European Union. Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced the bar …
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By Yara Nardi CAMPI BISENZIO, Italy (Reuters) -Six people died and two were missing after rivers burst their banks following torrential overnight rain in the central Italian region of Tuscany, local authorities said on Friday. There had been fears that the River Arno could flood the historic city of Florence after nearby towns were swamped …
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By Mike Stone and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will provide $425 million worth of additional arms and equipment to Ukraine for its ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion, the Biden administration announced on Friday. The package uses the last of the funds in the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), a more than $18 …
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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The United States has begun sending smaller military aid packages to Ukraine in order to stretch out support given a stalemate in Congress over providing funding for Ukraine, the White House said on Friday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters the U.S. intention is to extend the …
By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Eric Trump testified on Friday that he relied on accountants and lawyers to verify the accuracy of financial documents that a judge has ruled to be fraudulent in a trial that threatens to hobble his father Donald Trump’s real estate empire. His testimony wrapped up before noon. Up next …
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By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As Israeli forces intensify their assault against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, diplomats in Washington, the United Nations, the Middle East and beyond have started weighing the options for the “day after” if the Palestinian militant group is ousted – and the challenges they see ahead are …
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By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Friday dismissed new U.S. sanctions over the war in Ukraine, saying that the United States would never defeat Moscow, while the boss of Russia’s fastest growing natural gas company quipped the sanctions were a badge of success. The United States on Thursday targeted Russia’s future energy capabilities, …
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BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian police have rounded up a total of 738 migrants in several raids in northern and eastern areas of the Balkan country, part of a nationwide operation launched last week after a shootout in which three migrants died. In a statement late on Thursday, the police said they had rounded up migrants …
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By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a massive drone attack early on Friday, hitting critical infrastructure in the west and south of Ukraine and destroying private houses and commercial buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, officials said. The air force said it shot down 24 “Shahed” drones out of 40 launched by Russia, …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) -Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Friday described Israel’s actions in Gaza as “something approaching revenge”, in some of the strongest criticism of Israel by a leader of a European Union member state. Gaza health authorities say at least 9,061 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its assault on the …
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