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ST. PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Russia’s Wagner Group, a private militia controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin, opened a military technology centre in St. Petersburg on Friday, the latest move by the Putin ally who has criticized the Kremlin’s defence top brass over the Ukraine conflict. The opening of the “Wagner Centre” is seen as another step by …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Residents in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday snapped up a new postage stamp commemorating a blast that damaged a major bridge linking Russia to Crimea in a blow to the prestige of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “There isn’t a corner of the world which hasn’t asked us to send them …

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he had agreed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that grains sent under the Black Sea export deal should go to poor African countries for free. Erdogan made the comment in a speech in Istanbul after Moscow resumed on Wednesday its participation in the …

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(Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday cast Russia’s war in Ukraine as a sacred conflict with Satan, warning that Moscow could send all its enemies to the eternal fires of Gehenna. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has killed tens of thousands and triggered the biggest confrontation with the West since the 1962 Cuban …

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By Andrea Shalal, Noah Browning and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The Group of Seven rich nations and Australia have agreed to set a fixed price when they finalize a price cap on Russian oil later this month, rather than adopting a floating rate, sources said on Thursday. U.S. officials and G7 countries have been …

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(Reuters) – Some 4.5 million Ukrainians, more than 10% of the pre-war population, were temporarily without power on Thursday evening due to Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address. Zelenskiy said those affected were Kyiv and 10 other regions. He urged local authorities to save power, saying this was not the time …

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(Reuters) – Kyiv on Thursday condemned what it said were the Russian deportations of Ukrainian citizens from two regions occupied by pro-Moscow forces, saying they “grossly violate international law”. Russia has ordered civilians in the southern Kherson region to evacuate from areas on the west bank of the Dnipro river, and this week told those …

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By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win as final results confirmed the former premier’s triumphant comeback at the head of a solidly right-wing alliance. Netanyahu’s victory is set to end an unprecedented stalemate in Israel after five elections in less than four years. …

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By Gabriela Baczynska and Crispian Balmer BRUSSELS/ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made her first foreign trip in office on Thursday to the heart of the European Union, showcasing her commitment to the bloc mindful of her nationalistic views and spending plans. Known for her firebrand nationalism, Meloni has toned down her anti-European …

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