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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy aims for Western warplane coalition; Russians pressure Bakhmut

5 Apr 2023

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a trip to Warsaw on Wednesday that Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply warplanes to Kyiv, adding that Ukrainian troops were still fighting for Bakhmut in the east but could withdraw if they risked being cut off. Neighbouring …

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Analysis-To convict Trump on hush money charges, prosecutors must get into his head

5 Apr 2023

By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen (Reuters) – For prosecutors to win their unprecedented case against Donald Trump unveiled on Tuesday, they must meet the heavy burden of proving that the former U.S. president knowingly tried to cover up a crime by hiding a hush money payment. It’s a question of intent, legal experts said. …

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French unions to keep up pensions protest after talks with PM fail

5 Apr 2023

PARIS (Reuters) -France’s labour unions will keep up their fight against a planned rise of the legal retirement age, they said on Wednesday, after a meeting with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne failed to end months of gridlock over a deeply unpopular reform. “We will not come back to the negotiating table as if nothing had …

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Jacinda Ardern bids farewell to New Zealand parliament in tearful address

5 Apr 2023

By Lewis Jackson (Reuters) – All New Zealanders should feel politics can be a home for them, former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday, in a final address to parliament after leading the nation through the COVID-19 pandemic and a terror attack in Christchurch. Ardern, who thanked her family, her political party and her …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy arrives in Poland to deepen ties with key Western ally

5 Apr 2023

By Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in neighbouring Poland on Wednesday, a Polish presidential aide said, for an official visit to a close ally that has galvanised Western military and political support for Kyiv.    The visit to Poland, which has taken in more than a million Ukrainian refugees over the …

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Australian mayor readies world’s first defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT content

5 Apr 2023

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – A regional Australian mayor said he may sue OpenAI if it does not correct ChatGPT’s false claims that he had served time in prison for bribery, in what would be the first defamation lawsuit against the automated text service. Brian Hood, who was elected mayor of Hepburn Shire, 120km …

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Polish agriculture minister resigns amid anger over Ukrainian grain imports

5 Apr 2023

WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk resigned from his post on Wednesday amid rising anger among farmers over the impact of Ukrainian grain imports on prices. Kowalczyk said he decided to quit the position due to the European Commission’s decision to extend duty free imports for Ukrainain grain until June 2024. Polish farmers …

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Trump charged with hush-money scheme to boost 2016 election chances

5 Apr 2023

By Karen Freifeld, Jody Godoy and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic case over allegations he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 U.S. election to suppress publication of their sexual encounters with him.     …

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U.S. journalist jailed by Russia meets lawyers for first time, in good health – editor

4 Apr 2023

(Reuters) -Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested and charged with espionage in Russia last week, met his lawyers for the first time on Tuesday, editor-in-chief Emma Tucker said in a message to staff. “Evan’s health is good, and he is grateful for the outpouring of support from around the world,” Tucker said …

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US pledges $2.6 billion more in weapons aid to Ukraine

4 Apr 2023

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. unveiled $2.6 billion worth of military assistance that includes three air surveillance radars, anti-tank rockets and fuel trucks, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday, as Ukraine prepares a spring offensive against invading Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday told the U.S. National Governors Association that the United …

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