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Nord Stream sabotage probe turns to clues inside Poland- WSJ

(Reuters) -German investigators are examining evidence suggesting a sabotage team used Poland as an operating base to damage the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. German investigators have fully reconstructed the two-week voyage of the “Andromeda”, a 50-foot (15-metre) white pleasure yacht suspected of being …

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Pope ‘progressively improving,’ off I.V. tubes, moving about

By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis’ overall condition is progressively improving and his post-surgical recovery is normal, allowing him to get out of bed, be detached from intravenous tubes and resume handling some Church work from his hospital armchair on Friday. Two statements from the Vatican, one in the early afternoon and the …

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Russia has received hundreds of Iranian drones to attack Ukraine, says White House

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday that Russia appeared to be deepening its defense cooperation with Iran and had received hundreds of one-way attack drones that it is using to strike Ukraine. Citing newly declassified information, the White House said the drones, or Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), …

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Toddlers stable after Annecy attack, Macron hails emergency responders

By Antony Paone and Geert De Clercq ANNECY, France (Reuters) -Two toddlers gravely wounded by a knifeman in the French mountain town of Annecy were in a stable condition on Friday and doctors are optimistic for their recovery, President Emmanuel Macron said. Well-wishers laid flowers on Friday at the playground where the suspect, said by …

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US charges two Russians in hack of Mt. Gox crypto exchange

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has charged two Russian nationals in the hack of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, one of the world’s earliest, biggest and most widely publicized alleged bitcoin heists. The department in a statement said Alexey Bilyuchenko, 43, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, were charged with conspiring to launder approximately …

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US announces $2.1 billion more military assistance for Ukraine

By Patricia Zengerle and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Defense announced an additional $2.1 billion in security assistance for Ukraine on Friday, including air defense and ammunition capabilities, amid signs that Kyiv had begun its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia. The package includes additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems, Raytheon HAWK air …

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Spain’s leftist Podemos says to sign deal with Diaz’s Sumar in elections

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s far-left Podemos party intends to run in next month’s election with Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz’s Sumar party, Podemos said on Friday just hours before the expiry of a deadline for all parties to register. Podemos General Secretary Ione Belarra said, however, the two parties still have disagreements to settle, most notably Sumar’s …

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Tennis-Djokovic closes on Major 23 as Alcaraz breaks down, faces Ruud in final

By Julien Pretot and Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic took a giant leap towards claiming a men’s record 23rd Grand Slam trophy with a 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 French Open semi-final victory over an ailing Carlos Alcaraz in a clash of titans that ended in anticlimactic fashion on Friday. In Sunday’s title clash, …

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Serbians take to streets in anti-government protests following mass shootings

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Serbians joined an anti-government protest in Belgrade on Friday for the sixth time since May 3, blaming a culture of violence for the deaths of 18 people in two mass shootings and calling on the interior minister to resign. Chanting “(Serbian President Aleksandar) Vucic out!” and holding a …

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Russia reports heavy fighting in southern Ukraine, Kyiv silent on counterattack

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russia reported heavy fighting along the front in southern and eastern Ukraine on Friday, while Kyiv maintained a strict silence about its long-anticipated counterattack. With virtually no independent reporting from the front lines, it was impossible to assess the degree to which Ukraine’s operation was under way or whether …

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