ATHENS (Reuters) – It took a bang, and just seconds to turn a long holiday weekend into a nightmare for hundreds of Greeks caught up in a deadly train wreck on Tuesday night. Tuesday’s train crash 220 miles north of Athens killed at least 36 people when a high-speed passenger train heading to the northern …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of anti-tank Javelin missiles to the United Kingdom for an estimated $125 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. European demand for U.S. weaponry is soaring, but instead of big-ticket items like jets and tanks, shopping lists are focused on shoulder-fired missiles, artillery, and …
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By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -Noel Le Graet has resigned as president of France’s soccer federation following allegations of harassment and a government ministry audit this month that concluded the 81-year-old no longer had “the necessary legitimacy” for the job. Le Graet, head of the French Football Federation (FFF) since 2011, has denied wrongdoing and …
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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin told the FSB domestic security service on Tuesday to step up its activity to counter what he said was increasing espionage and sabotage against Russia by Ukraine and the West. In a speech to officials, Putin said the FSB had to stop “sabotage groups” entering Russia …
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By Mike Collett-White VYSHHOROD, Ukraine (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor was in Ukraine on Tuesday to investigate Russia’s campaign of missile and drone attacks on power and other infrastructure that killed hundreds of civilians and left millions with no electricity or water. Russia says they are legitimate strikes aimed at weakening the …
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By Angelo Amante and Remo Casilli CROTONE, Italy (Reuters) – Italian authorities arrested three people and were looking for a fourth suspect who they believe trafficked up to 200 migrants aboard a wooden boat that smashed apart on rocks off southern Italy on Sunday, killing at least 65 people. The coffins of the victims found …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -A shooter critically injured one person near a German primary school in the north-western town of Bramsche on Tuesday before critically injuring himself with the weapon, a police spokesperson in the city of Osnabrueck said. Both the shooter and the victim were brought to hospital by helicopter and are receiving medical treatment, the …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg temporarily suspended all flights on Tuesday morning before restarting them amid unconfirmed Russian media reports of an unidentified object such as a drone in the area. The government of Russia’s second city announced the closure on its official Telegram channel without providing a reason for the …
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By Leonardo Benassatto DONETSK PROVINCE, Ukraine (Reuters) -The situation in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was “extremely tense” on Tuesday, the commander of Ukrainian ground forces said, as Russian troops besieging it stepped up their assault in a bid to encircle it. Russia is trying to cut the Ukrainian defenders’ supply lines to the city, …
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By Rod Nickel KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was in Kyiv on Monday on a surprise visit to reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine in its struggle against Russia’s invasion and promote U.S. economic aid that is bolstering Ukraine’s war effort. Yellen met with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other key government officials just days …
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