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Russian strikes kill two in Ukraine, damage dozens of buildings

1 May 2023

By Ivan Lubysh-Kirdey PAVLOHRAD, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia unleashed a fresh volley of missiles on Ukraine overnight in a city in the east, killing two people, setting off huge blazes and damaging dozens of homes and other buildings. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced the two deaths in his nightly video address, vowing: “The Russian occupiers will receive …

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US believes Russians in Ukraine have suffered 100,000 casualties in 5 months

1 May 2023

By Steve Holland and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday estimated that Russia’s military has suffered 100,000 casualties in the last five months in fighting against Ukraine in the Bakhmut region. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters the figure, based on U.S. intelligence estimates, included more than 20,000 …

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Explosion derails freight train in Russian border region – governor

1 May 2023

(Reuters) – An explosion in a Russian region bordering Ukraine derailed a freight train on Monday, the local governor said in a social media post, adding there were no casualties. Pictures shared on social media showed several tank carriages laying on their side and dark grey smoke billowing into the air at the site of …

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Syrian refugees deported from Lebanon face arrest, conscription, say relatives

1 May 2023

By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian refugees detained by security forces in Lebanon and deported have been subject to arrest and forced conscription upon return to their war-ravaged homeland, their relatives and rights advocates have told Reuters. Some said their loved ones were being held by the Syrian army’s Fourth Division, which is headed …

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Police still searching for Texas man accused of killing five neighbors

1 May 2023

(Reuters) – Over 200 law enforcement officers in Texas searched on Sunday for a man accused of shooting to death five neighbors after being asked to stop firing a semiautomatic rifle in Cleveland, Texas. Francisco Oropesa, 38, is accused of opening fire on neighbors after being asked to stop shooting an AR-15-style rifle late Friday …

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PNC, JPM putting in final bids for First Republic in FDIC auction -sources

30 Apr 2023

By Chris Prentice and Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – PNC Financial Services Group and JPMorgan Chase & Co were among banks set to submit final bids for First Republic Bank by midday Sunday in an auction being run by U.S. regulators, sources familiar with the matter said. Citizens Financial Group Inc was another bidder …

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Ukraine says it still holds parts of Bakhmut, Russia reports progress

30 Apr 2023

By Nick Starkov LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Sunday its troops were holding onto parts of the eastern city of Bakhmut, focus of a prolonged Russian assault, while the head of a major pro-Moscow force said his men were making progress. Russian forces, which have struggled for months to capture Bakhmut, are slowly …

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Russia’s war on Ukraine latest: Pope says Vatican involved in Ukraine peace mission’

30 Apr 2023

(Reuters) – The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Sunday, telling reporters during a flight home after a three-day visit to Hungary that he was willing to do everything that has to be done. FIGHTING * Four civilians died as …

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Chess-China’s Ding Liren defies odds to become world champion

30 Apr 2023

By Alessandro Parodi (Reuters) – China’s Ding Liren was crowned on Sunday as the 17th world chess champion in a tense match against Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi in Astana, Kazakhstan, in the last chapter of an odds-defying sequence of events. Thirty-year-old Ding won the rapid chess playoff by 2.5 points to 1.5, capitalizing on Nepomniachtchi’s mistakes …

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