OSLO (Reuters) – Two generals from Norway and Russia met in the Arctic on Thursday to discuss border cooperation and related issues, the Norwegian armed forces said on Friday, in the first known such meeting since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last year. The meeting between Lieutenant General Yngve Odlo, chief of Norway’s joint headquarters and …
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By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Friday indicated it was moving swiftly towards revoking its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty after President Vladimir Putin held out the possibility of resuming nuclear testing. Putin on Thursday said Russia’s nuclear doctrine – which sets out the conditions under which he would press the …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden will send Ukraine a new military support package worth 2.2 billion crowns ($199 million) – consisting mainly of artillery ammunition – and is looking into sending fighter jets, Defence Minister Pal Jonson said. Jonson told a news conference the armed forces were due to report by Nov. 6 on the potential for …
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By Vitalii Hnidyi HROZA, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile slammed into a cafe and grocery store in a village in northeastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing 51 people during a gathering to mourn a fallen Ukrainian soldier, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the incident was a deliberate attack on civilians and “no blind …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the White House on Friday to commemorate German-American Day, the White House said in a statement on Thursday. The two leaders will reaffirm their ties, “including our close coordination as NATO Allies on a range of important issues such as …
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(Reuters) – The Biden administration is considering using a U.S. State Department grant program to send additional military aid to Ukraine, a U.S. official said on Thursday. The State Department can provide assistance to foreign governments for the purchase of U.S. defense equipment and military training under the Foreign Military Sales program by offering Foreign …
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(Reuters) – Slovakia’s outgoing caretaker government will not send more military aid to Ukraine for now, leaving it to the next administration following an election last weekend, Prime Minister Ludovit Odor said on Thursday, according to TASR news agency. Three-time leftist prime minister Robert Fico’s SMER-SSD party won an election on Sept. 30 with pledges …
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government is planning for a possible mass evacuation of tens of thousands of people who live around the Campi Flegrei super volcano near Naples, officials said on Thursday. The new measures, which include a scheme to check on the strength of buildings in the area after months of repeated earthquakes, …
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By Borja Suarez TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain (Reuters) -More than 3,000 people on the Spanish island of Tenerife evacuated their homes as a wildfire sparked by high temperatures and strong winds raged in a forested area already ravaged by fire in August. Emergency services said on social media they had requested assistance from the army’s …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A Turkish-flagged general cargo ship hit a mine on Thursday in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania and sustained minor damage but the crew was safe, maritime and security sources said. British maritime security company Ambrey, citing information it received, said the ship struck a sea mine 11 nautical miles …
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