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OLESHKY, Russia-controlled Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian occupation authorities in the Ukrainian city of Kherson told civilians on Saturday they should leave immediately because of what they called the tense military situation as Ukraine’s forces advance. Thousands of civilians have been leaving for days across the Dnipro River after warnings about a Ukrainian offensive to recapture the …

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(Reuters) -Iran on Saturday strongly condemned a call by France, Germany and Britain for the United Nations to probe accusations that Russia has used Iranian-origin drones to attack Ukraine, its foreign ministry said. Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said Friday’s call by the so called E-3 group of countries was “false and baseless” and that it …

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ROME (Reuters) – Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italy’s first woman prime minister on Saturday alongside her cabinet team, giving the country its most right-wing government since World War Two. Meloni, head of the nationalist Brothers of Italy, swept to victory in an election last month as part of a coalition that included Forza …

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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Large swaths of Australia’s southeast were under flood evacuation alerts on Saturday as the nation’s weather forecaster warned major flooding could hit parts of New South Wales devastated by floods in March. The emergency in New South Wales and Victoria, the country’s two most populous states, comes as Australia endures a third straight …

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By Jonathan Landay FRONTLINE NORTH OF KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to warn Russia not to blow up a dam that would flood a large area of southern Ukraine, as his forces prepared to push Moscow’s troops from the occupied city of Kherson. In a television address, Zelenskiy said Russian …

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By Michelle Nichols, Humeyra Pamuk and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Britain, France and Germany on Friday called for a United Nations probe of accusations Russia has used Iranian-origin drones to attack Ukraine, allegedly violating a U.N. Security Council Resolution. In a letter signed by their U.N. envoys and seen by Reuters, the three backed Ukraine’s …

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By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s ruling coalition has put the cornerstones in place to change the immigration system to make the country more attractive for skilled workers and fill hundreds of thousands of vacancies in the labour market, a government source told Reuters on Friday. The reforms include introducing a so-called “opportunity card” …

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KYIV (Reuters) – As the Ukrainian capital braces for power blackouts after Russia rained missiles on the country’s electricity infrastructure, patients and staff at one Kiyv hospital are putting a brave face on the situation. Backup generators and battery packs are among ways they plan to keep the hospital running while patients aim to seek …

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By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russian air attacks have hit at least half of Ukraine’s thermal generation capacity, causing billions of dollars of damage since Oct. 10, though not all those power units have stopped working completely, Ukraine’s energy minister said on Friday. German Galushchenko told Reuters in an interview that Ukraine may need electricity …

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