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(Reuters) -The Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula was on fire early on Wednesday and two ships were damaged after Ukraine launched 10 missiles and three speedboat attacks on the port, Russia’s defence ministry said. Seven missiles were downed by Russia’s air defence systems and all three boats were destroyed by a patrol ship, the …

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(Reuters) – The Slovak opposition SMER-SSD party, which leads polls ahead of an election this month, called on the government on Wednesday to start border checks to halt an increasing flow of migrants crossing from Hungary to Western Europe. Slovakia has seen a jump in the number of migrants, many from Afghanistan and Syria, crossing …

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By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – It would be “extremely risky” for Finland’s Patria to sell its armoured vehicles or license their production to Ukraine without government help, its CEO said, urging Helsinki and other European nations to do more to facilitate deals with Kyiv. Ukraine is expected to host a defence industry meeting in …

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By Richard Cowan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday launched an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, propelling Congress toward a long-shot effort to remove the Democratic president following two impeachments of former President Donald Trump. McCarthy’s move sets the stage for months of divisive House of Representatives hearings …

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A painting by Vincent Van Gogh that was stolen from a small Dutch museum in 2020 during a COVID-19 lockdown has been recovered, the institution which owns the artwork, said on Tuesday. “We have incredible good news. The painting ‘Spring Garden’ … is back with the Groninger Museum three and half years …

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By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Google argued Tuesday the US was wrong to say the search and advertising giant broke the law to hold onto its massive market share, noting its search engine was wildly popular because of its quality and that dissatisfied users can switch with “a few easy clicks.” The Justice Department has …

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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine was only likely to start peace talks when it ran out of resources and would use any potential cessation of hostilities to rearm again with Western help. The war has sown devastation across swathes of eastern and southern Ukraine, killed or injured …

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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the Soviet Union’s decision to send tanks into Hungary and Czechoslovakia to crush mass protests during the Cold War was a mistake. “It was a mistake,” Putin said when asked about perceptions of Russia as a colonial power due to Moscow’s decision to …

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