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PARIS (Reuters) – French Employment Minister Olivier Dussopt said on Saturday he was innocent following a charge of favouritism in the award of a water contract in 2009 and would defend himself against the charge, adding he was “not exhausted, nor weakened”. “I expect to convince the court of my good faith and my innocence,” …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine is ready to launch its long-awaited counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published on Saturday. “We strongly believe that we will succeed,” Zelenskiy told the Wall Street Journal. “I don’t know how long it will take. To be honest, it can go a variety of …

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ATHENS (Reuters) – Two cargo vessels collided off the Greek island of Chios near the Turkish cost on Friday, authorities said, adding that there were no injuries The Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Potentia with 19 crew members and the Vanuatu-flagged ship ANT with 13 crew collided in the eastern Aegean Sea nine miles north of Chios. …

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By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) – Ukraine tennis player Elina Svitolina will not shake the hands of Russian and Belarusian opponents out of respect for the soldiers fighting on the front line following Moscow’s invasion of her country last year, she said on Friday. Svitolina, who reached the French Open fourth round on Friday with …

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(Reuters) – A Russian-installed official in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region said on Friday that Ukrainian forces shelled the Russian-controlled port city of Berdyansk on the Sea of Azov and that nine people had been reported injured. “Information on the fatalities is being clarified,” Vladimir Rogov said on the Telegram messaging app. He shared a video that …

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(Reuters) – Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been arguing with top military brass for months, on Friday escalated the feud by accusing pro-Moscow forces of trying to blow up his men. Prigozhin’s Wagner Group troops have largely pulled back from the eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, most of which they captured last month …

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By Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday will offer to abide by the nuclear weapons limits set in the New START treaty until its 2026 expiration if Russia does the same, in order to bolster global security, two senior administration officials said. U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan …

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