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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he had arrived in Bucharest for talks with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on security cooperation in the Black Sea region. Kyiv is fighting a full-scale Russian invasion that has involved frequent air strikes on Ukrainian grain and port infrastructure, including along the Romanian border. “We will …

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By Phil Stewart and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military is “surging” fresh supplies of air defenses, munitions and other security assistance to Israel to help it respond to an unprecedented weekend attack by Hamas, a senior U.S. defense official said on Monday. “Planes have already taken off,” the U.S. official said, speaking …

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Top United Nations trade official Rebeca Grynspan met with Russian officials in Moscow on Monday for talks aimed at enabling the “unimpeded access” to global markets for grain and fertilizer from Russia and Ukraine, a U.N. spokesperson said. U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths also attended the meetings virtually, U.N. spokesperson Stephane …

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By Andrew Gray and Sarah Marsh BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) -The European Union backtracked in disarray on Monday on an announcement that aid to Palestinians had been suspended in response to the attack on Israel by Hamas after EU countries complained the bloc’s executive had overstepped the mark. The confusion began after Oliver Varhelyi, the top official …

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By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army on Monday said it would need Congress to approve additional funding to ensure the Pentagon’s munitions production and acquisition plans can simultaneously meet the needs of both Israel and Ukraine. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth made the comments as the U.S. House of Representatives is effectively paralyzed …

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(Reuters) -The Israeli military said it had called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and was imposing a total blockade on the Gaza Strip, in a sign it may be planning a ground assault in response to the devastating weekend attack by Hamas gunmen. Israeli TV channels said the death toll from the Hamas attack had …

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By Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, uncomfortable allies in the best of times, will put their uneasy relationship to a further test with Israel preparing a possible ground assault on the Palestinian Gaza Strip. After months of strain over the path forward …

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By Rachael Kennedy (Reuters) – Misinformation has spread online following Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel from Gaza and Israel’s response with air strikes, as the two sides continued to battle. During a major event like armed conflict, many social media users share misleading or baseless claims, including miscaptioned imagery or altered documents, in an effort …

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