KYIV/WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish truckers will block several border crossings with Ukraine starting next week in protest at what they say is Ukrainian hauliers’ free rein in Poland that is hurting their business, a co-organiser of the protest told Reuters. The protest, planned to start on Nov. 6, comes amid an economic slowdown in Europe and …
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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration plans to announce a $425 million military aid package for Ukraine on Friday including counter drone rockets and munitions, two U.S. officials said on Thursday. The package is not expected to include additional ATACMS missiles. Senior congressional Republicans have urged President Joe Biden to send longer-range …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of senior Republicans in the U.S. Congress urged President Joe Biden to send longer-range missiles to Ukraine, in a show of continued support for Kyiv among U.S. lawmakers despite pushback from some conservatives against more aid. In a letter to Biden dated Nov. 1 and seen by …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will from Wednesday ban the activities of Hamas, already a designated terrorist organisation in the country, as well as pro-Palestinian group Samidoun, the interior minister announced on Thursday. “With Hamas, I have today completely banned the activities of a terrorist organisation whose aim is to destroy the state of Israel,” Nancy …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday warned Bulgaria that it would retaliate against Sofia for its decision to expel a Russian journalist on national security grounds, something it called an “outrageous” attack on the media. Alexander Gatsak, a correspondent for the state-owned Rossiyskaya Gazeta, was stripped of his accreditation and residency permit and expelled for …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – If history is written by the victors, then a small group of Russian activists are doing their best to make sure the battle to remember the millions of victims of Soviet repression is not lost – one small steel plaque at a time. President Vladimir Putin has sidelined those who have done …
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LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Storm Ciaran smashed into northern Europe with strong winds and driving rain on Thursday, killing one person in France and forcing the closure of airports, rail and ferry services, and schools. A truck driver was killed by a falling tree northeast of Paris and 1.2 million households in France were left without …
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By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s pro-European president, Maia Sandu, accused Russia on Wednesday of “buying” voters in this weekend’s local elections by funnelling money to pro-Moscow political parties. Sandu, who has denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and accused Russia of trying to oust her in a coup, said Moscow had channelled the equivalent …
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By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu built his reputation as a security hawk on the back of his service in an elite special forces unit that carried out some of Israel’s most daring hostage rescues. His legacy as his country’s longest serving leader will now be shaped by one of the …
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By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis said on Wednesday that he will attend the COP28 climate conference starting next month in Dubai, the first time a pontiff will be at the U.N. environmental meeting since they began in 1995. The pope told Italy’s state-run RAI television TG1 news in an interview that he expected …
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