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VILNIUS (Reuters) -NATO will extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the military alliance when “members agree and conditions are met”, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a news conference on Tuesday. Stoltenberg’s comments reflected the language in a communique issued by NATO leaders on Tuesday at a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy …

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By Steve Holland VILNIUS (Reuters) – Fresh from handing Joe Biden a diplomatic victory by easing Sweden’s path into NATO, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wished the U.S. president good luck in his 2024 re-election campaign. “Now, you are getting prepared for the forthcoming elections,” Erdogan told Biden when the two met on the sidelines of …

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LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal on Tuesday banned tourist boats from approaching pods of orcas and issued instructions on what to do when approached by the so-called killer whales after a series of incidents in the past few years off the Portuguese and Spanish coasts. Portugal’s Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF) said …

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(Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Moscow would be forced to use “similar” weapons if the United States supplied cluster bombs to Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. The U.S. announced last week it would supply Ukraine with cluster munitions – explosive weapons that typically release large numbers of smaller bomblets …

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(Reuters) -Russia warned on Tuesday of “catastrophic consequences” for Europe if the Ukraine war escalates, as NATO leaders prepared to deliver a “positive message” to Kyiv at a summit on its future prospects for joining the military alliance. Moscow has cited NATO’s eastern expansion as a key factor in its decision to invade Ukraine nearly …

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By Valentyn Ogirenko and Gleb Garanich KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched 28 kamikaze drones on the southern port of Odesa and Kyiv in early hours on Tuesday, Ukraine’s military said, just hours before the start of a NATO summit in Lithuania that will focus on how to tackle security threats from Moscow. Ukraine’s Air Force said …

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VILNIUS (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to forward to parliament Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, on the eve of a NATO summit in Vilnius. “I’m glad to announce … that President Erdogan has agreed to forward the accession protocol for Sweden to the grand …

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MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Alberto Nunez Feijoo, leader of the conservative People’s Party (PP), embarked on a high-energy live television debate on Monday, ahead of a national election on July 23. The pair tore into each other from the outset, when asked to talk about the economy – waving …

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(Reuters) – As rebellious Wagner forces drove north toward Moscow on June 24, a contingent of military vehicles diverted east on a highway in the direction of a fortified Russian army base that holds nuclear weapons, according to videos posted online and interviews with local residents. Once the Wagner fighters reach more rural regions, the …

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By Sarah McFarlane and Valerie Volcovici LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When it comes to taking stock of global emissions, there’s an elephant in the room: the world’s armed forces. As temperatures hit new highs, scientists and environmental groups are stepping up pressure on the U.N. to force armies to disclose all their emissions and end a …

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