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Zelenskiy says Russia’s gasoline supplies may be down by a fifth after Ukrainian attacks

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities may have reduced gasoline supplies in Russia by up to a fifth, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as both sides step up attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure. With diplomatic efforts to end the war largely stalled and little movement along the fiercely contested …

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EU’s von der Leyen survives no-confidence votes in parliament

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived two bids to remove her when the European Parliament rejected no-confidence motions from hard-right and left groups on Thursday. EU lawmakers rejected the two motions of censure with 378 members of the 720-strong parliament expressing support for von der Leyen in …

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UK signs $468 million deal to supply India with missiles

MUMBAI (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it had signed a 350 million pound ($468 million) contract to supply the Indian army with UK-manufactured lightweight missiles, as part of a deepening weapons and defence partnership between the two countries. The announcement came as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was visiting Indian Prime counterpart Narendra Modi in …

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Gaza aid plan will fail without full access for humanitarian groups, says Norwegian Refugee Council

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The Norwegian Refugee Council, one of the largest independent aid groups working in Gaza, said President Donald Trump’s plan to increase aid to starving people as part of a ceasefire will fail unless all aid groups can resume operations. “The desperation is deeper and the exhaustion is greater than …

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Trump keeps allies guessing on more Russia sanctions, says EU sanctions envoy

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Sanctions are clearly hurting the Russian economy but U.S. President Donald Trump is keeping his allies guessing whether he will sign off on more measures, despite Washington being party to the G7’s deal to coordinate steps against the Kremlin, the EU’s sanctions chief told Reuters. Last week the Group of …

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In Albania’s new UNESCO site, environmental worries abound

By Fatos Bytyci and Florion Goga TEPELENE, Albania (Reuters) -A strong wind blows scraps of plastic from an open landfill into the Vjosa River in Albania. A few hundred metres upstream, a large pipe discharges sewage into the fast-flowing water. Elsewhere, diggers scrape gravel from the riverbed to make concrete, which experts say alters the …

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North Korea expresses full support for Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, KCNA reports

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea expressed firm solidarity with Russia’s stance on the Ukraine crisis and full support for Moscow’s military operations, North Korea’s state-run KCNA reported the two countries as saying in a joint statement on Thursday. The statements come ahead of the 80th anniversary on Friday of the founding of North Korea’s ruling Workers …

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