MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said a “real war” was again being waged against Russia as he invoked the Soviet Union’s victory in World War Two to say the West was trying to destroy his country. In a speech on Red Square as part of Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, Putin said Russia …
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(Reuters) – Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on the eve of Russia’s May 9 holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, striking the capital Kyiv, the Black Sea city of Odesa and shelling other cities. CONFLICT * In a new break with Moscow, Ukraine marked the anniversary …
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By Gleb Garanich and Valentyn Ogirenko KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve of Russia’s May 9 holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, striking the capital Kyiv and the Black Sea city of Odesa and shelling other cities. Kyiv’s mayor said Russia …
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(Reuters) – Operations at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are being suspended in case of “provocations” by Ukrainian forces, the TASS state news agency said on Monday, citing the Moscow-installed governor of the Russia-controlled part of the surrounding region. Russia captured the plant in the early days of its invasion of Ukraine last year. Ukraine is …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, said on Monday that it had told staff to take Tuesday off or work remotely because of the threat of Russian air strikes. The company, which employs about 20,000 people is located in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown, often the …
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By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Denis Balibouse GENEVA (Reuters) -The 700-piece private jewellery collection of the late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten, the world’s largest and most valuable collection of its kind to come to auction, could sell for more than $150 million, Christie’s said on Monday. Some of its most spectacular pieces include the 90-carat “Briolette …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Spain could pull the plug on its so-called “golden visa” scheme that grants residency rights to foreigners who invest in real estate in the country, according to the leader of a left-wing party negotiating the issue with the government. Iñigo Errejon told reporters on Monday his Mas Pais party had reached a …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The European Union delegation in Israel on Monday cancelled its Europe Day diplomatic reception over the planned participation of far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who criticised the decision as a form of “silencing”. “Regrettably, this year we have decided to cancel the diplomatic reception, as we do not want to offer a …
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By Elizabeth Piper KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War Two by saying on Monday he would formalise a day of remembrance in Ukraine on May 8 when Western countries celebrate Europe’s victory. Speaking to the nation on a hill overlooking Kyiv, Zelenskiy said “the …
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OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s King Harald has been hospitalised to receive treatment for an infection, the royal household said in a statement on Monday. The 86-year-old monarch was in a stable condition and will remain in hospital for a few days, it added. The king had been due to attend a ceremony in Oslo on Monday …
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