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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday said it was extremely concerned about recent events in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, warning that the situation could escalate into a wider conflict in the Middle East. “We are extremely concerned,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “We are watching with great concern what is happening around …

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By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) -Russia may be paving the way to conduct a nuclear test, a move that would sharply raise tensions with the West and likely prompt other world powers to resume testing for the first time this century. President Vladimir Putin last week said Russia’s parliament should consider withdrawing Moscow’s ratification of …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he will chair a meeting of the government’s COBRA emergency response committee to discuss Israel later on Monday. (Reporting by William James, writing by Sarah Young, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday linked the assault by Hamas on Israel with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and criticised Iran over both conflicts. Israel was caught off guard on Saturday when the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched a devastating attack. “The only difference is that there is a terrorist organization that attacked …

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By Samia Nakhoul and Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – A careful campaign of deception ensured Israel was caught off guard when the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched its devastating attack, enabling a force using bulldozers, hang gliders and motorbikes to take on the Middle East’s most powerful army. Saturday’s assault, the worst breach in Israel’s defences …

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By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – As Ukraine seeks the upper hand against Russia’s far larger military with tens of thousands of cheap attack drones, producers and officials are working to have more components made locally to avoid exposure to shifting geopolitics. The FPV (first-person-view) drone sector, a rapidly expanding part of Ukraine’s defence effort, …

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary has evacuated 215 people from Israel by air on two planes overnight and they have safely landed in Budapest, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a Facebook post on Monday morning. Szijjarto thanked Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania for granting fast permissions for the flight. (Reporting by Krisztina Than; …

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MADRID (Reuters) – Two Spaniards have been “affected” by the Hamas assault on Israel, Spain’s acting foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Monday. Albares did not elaborate on the status of the Spaniards or give any further details. “We have information about two Spaniards who have been affected and we are in constant contact …

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