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(Reuters) -The governor of the giant Russian territory of Krasnoyarsk has quit, authorities said on Thursday, shortly after his businessman son dodged Italian authorities trying to extradite him to the United States and fled to Russia. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree accepting the resignation of Alexander Uss but gave no details. His son, Artem …

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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved changes to the Energy Security Act that would allow a quick sale of Russian energy group Rosneft’s stake in the Schwedt refinery without the need for prior nationalisation. Germany took control of the Schwedt refinery last year in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, …

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ROME (Reuters) – A U.S.-born princess was evicted on Thursday from a Roman villa featuring the only known fresco by Italian baroque artist Caravaggio, and denounced her ousting as a travesty of justice. “I am being brutally evicted from a home which I have lovingly taken care of for the past 20 years,” Princess Rita …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Thursday with French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed Macron’s state visit to China, the White House said, a week after Macron’s remarks following the visit raised eyebrows in Washington “They reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. The Presidents also …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Arms makers Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall will team up to develop a German rocket artillery system, they said on Thursday, a weapon in the same category as the HIMARS rocket launchers Lockheed has been supplying to Ukraine. HIMARS is a missile launcher mounted on a truck that can fire multiple guided missiles …

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(Reuters) – Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Thursday said the city had terminated the Russian Embassy’s deal to lease land in the capital and wanted the property to be returned to the Ukrainian state. Ukraine broke off relations with Russia after the February 2022 invasion. There are no Russian diplomats in the embassy building, which …

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ROME/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union on Thursday raised the pressure on Italy over freeing up the market for beach club licences, which the bloc’s court of justice said must finally be subject to impartial and transparent tenders. The licences to rent out sun loungers and beach umbrellas are traditionally family-controlled and passed down from one …

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By Gleb Garanich KYIV (Reuters) -NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv on Thursday for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion, showing the military alliance’s support for Ukraine as it prepares to launch a counteroffensive. Stoltenberg laid a wreathe to honour Ukrainian soldiers who have been killed fighting in the east of the country, and …

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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will announce plans to increase U.S. funding to help developing countries fight climate change and curb deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest during a meeting on Thursday with leaders from the world’s largest economies. Biden will convene a virtual meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy …

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By Boldizsar Gyori and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary has banned imports of honey and certain meat products in addition to grains from Ukraine until June 30, the prime minister’s chief of staff said on Thursday, increasing pressure on Brussels to broaden proposed European Union-wide measures. The European Commission said on Wednesday it would take …

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