By Mike Stone and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to announce as soon as Tuesday a new military aid package for Ukraine worth up to $400 million, primarily comprised of artillery, air defense missiles and ground vehicles as Ukraine’s counteroffensive grinds on, three U.S. officials said on Friday. The U.S. is …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s military said on Friday it was examining the impact of a letter sent by air force reservists who threatened to stop volunteering for service if the government goes ahead with a planned judicial overhaul. Spokesperson Daniel Hagari said the military was checking details of the letter that he said was initialled by …
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(Reuters) – The Wagner mercenary group is not fighting in Ukraine at present, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told the Aspen Security Forum on Friday. The group’s chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was shown in a video on Wednesday saying his fighters would take no further part in the Ukraine war for now but ordering …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations expert voiced concern on Friday that tens of thousands of children were being detained arbitrarily in northeastern Syria based on their alleged ties to Islamic State and in violation of international law. Fionnuala Ni Aolain, a U.N. Special Rapporteur, said a day after returning from the region that she …
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By Fedja Grulovic ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece struggled to contain a wildfire west of Athens that burnt forestland for a fifth day on Friday as another heatwave hit the country. Firefighters, backed by air water bombers and reinforcements by several countries, including Cyprus, France, Israel and Italy, attempted to control the fire that broke out in …
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By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – There is limited political will in Sweden to ban Koran burnings that have upset large parts of the Muslim world and it would be complicated to do even if there were backing for such a move, experts and politicians said on Friday. The Swedish Embassy in Baghdad was stormed …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -A spike in grain prices since Russia quit a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain “potentially threatens hunger and worse for millions of people,” the United Nations’ aid chief told the Security Council on Friday. “Some will go hungry, some will starve, many may die …
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By Tobias Schlie BERLIN (Reuters) -A presumed lioness was on the loose on Thursday in Berlin, where residents in some areas were warned to stay indoors as scores of police tried to track the animal down. Police, who believe the animal is an escaped pet, were first alerted around midnight by two members of the …
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By Maria Martinez, Gergely Szakacs and Karol Badohal BERLIN/WARSAW (Reuters) – European countries have not fully seized on the opportunity to plug workforce gaps presented by the arrival of millions of Ukrainian refugees, even though many of those fleeing the war are highly educated or have desperately needed skills. The flood of people over the …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italian authorities have seized a record 5.3 tonne cocaine haul being transferred between ships off the southern coast of Sicily, police said on Friday. The consignment had an estimated value of 850 million euros ($946 million) and five people have been arrested, the Guardia di Finanza said in a statement. Police had …
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