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By Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Friday its troops had broken through Russia’s first line of defences in several places, though they then encountered even more heavily fortified Russian positions. Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Kyiv’s troops, in a much-vaunted counteroffensive against Russian forces, were advancing in the Zaporizhzhia …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met on Friday with a delegation comprised of the heads of Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions and reiterated American support for anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine, the White House said in a statement. KEY QUOTE “Mr. Sullivan underscored the vital importance to any democratic society of independent, impartial law …

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MADRID, Spain (Reuters) -Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) urged the country’s Sports Administrative Tribunal (TAD) to provisionally suspend soccer boss Luis Rubiales on Friday after the TAD opened a case against him for “serious”, rather than “very serious” misconduct. Rubiales caused a storm when he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain’s victory …

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By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – A senior Ukrainian official said on Friday that drone strikes on Russian soil were set to increase and that recent such attacks showed that the war in Ukraine was gradually shifting to Russia. In an interview, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak also ruled out peace talks for now, saying any …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s failed Luna-25 mission left a 10-metre wide crater on the moon when it crashed last month after a problem preparing for a soft landing on the south pole, according to images released by NASA. Luna-25, Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years, failed on Aug. 19 when it spun out of …

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra, the country’s nominee to run the European Union’s climate change portfolio after Frans Timmermans stepped down last week, said on Friday he had tendered his resignation to the King of the Netherlands. Timmermans stepped down from the role in order to compete in Dutch elections. Earlier this …

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