LONDON (Reuters) – Gas supply from Russia to Europe via Ukraine rose on Wednesday morning for the first time in weeks, as price spreads turned more favourable to incentivise flows. Russia’s Gazprom said it will ship 29.4 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas to Europe through Ukraine via the Sudzha entry point, up from Tuesday’s …
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia claimed on Tuesday to have captured a village just to the north of Bakhmut, a city it is trying to surround in a major push for what would be its biggest battlefield prize in Ukraine since last summer. A Belarusian volunteer fighting for Ukraine told Reuters from inside Bakhmut …
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By Gram Slattery and Andrew MacAskill WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Republican lawmakers on Tuesday, pressing the United States to sustain aid to Ukraine to help it fight off Russia’s assault. Johnson spoke with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the top Republican, in his office and is …
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By Simon Lewis RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shuttled from Israel to the Palestinians’ West Bank on Tuesday, appealing for an end to resurgent violence and reaffirming Washington’s backing for a two-state solution to the decades-long conflict. Blinken is urging calm on both sides after last week’s killing by a …
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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday accused Russia of violating the New START Treaty, the last major pillar of post-Cold War nuclear arms control between the two countries, saying Moscow was refusing to allow inspection activities on its territory. The treaty came into force in 2011 and was extended in 2021 …
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By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska and Kuba Stezycki WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland aims to get training time on Leopard 2 battle tanks down to five weeks at a centre where Ukrainian soldiers are likely to be taught how to operate the Western battlefield workhorse against Russia’s invasion. The village of Swietoszow in western Poland, near the …
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By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s nuclear safety agency said on Tuesday it had joined the hunt for a tiny radioactive capsule missing somewhere in the outback, sending a team with specialised car-mounted and portable detection equipment. Authorities have now been on a week-long search for the capsule which is believed to have fallen …
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(Reuters) – A major new Russian assault on the Ukrainian-held bastion of Vuhledar could make local gains but is unlikely to lead to an operational breakthrough, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. In an intelligence update, the British ministry said Russia had been assaulting the coal mining town with a force at least the …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German retail sales unexpectedly fell in December as a Christmas shopping period weighed down by high inflation and the energy crisis revived fears of a more marked slowdown in Europe’s largest economy, data showed on Tuesday. Retail sales decreased by 5.3% in December compared with the previous month, the federal statistics office …
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British grocery inflation hit a record 16.7% in the four weeks to Jan. 22, dealing another blow to consumers battling an escalating cost-of-living crisis, industry data showed on Tuesday. Market researcher Kantar said grocery inflation was at its highest since it started tracking the figure in 2008, with prices …
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