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Russia says 3 MiG warplanes with hypersonic missiles moved to Kaliningrad region -media

18 Aug 2022 18 Aug 2022

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday three MiG-31E warplanes equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles have been relocated to its Kaliningrad region, Interfax reported. Russian state-owned news agency RIA cited the ministry as saying that the MiG jets would be on round-the-clock duty. Kaliningrad, a Russian Baltic coast exclave located between NATO and …

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Finland’s leader slams leaked video of her dancing at private parties

18 Aug 2022 18 Aug 2022

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Thursday said she was upset that videos of her dancing at private parties were published online as they were meant to be seen only by friends. Marin, 36, spoke after a two-minute video of her singing and dancing with well-known local influencers and artists spread on …

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Ukrainian celebrity crowdfunds radar satellite for armed forces

18 Aug 2022 18 Aug 2022

KYIV (Reuters) – A well-known Ukrainian TV host has crowdfunded a gift to help Ukraine’s armed forces beat back Russia’s invasion: usage rights to a radar satellite that can see through clouds. TV star Serhiy Prytula and Finnish satellite company ICEYE OY confirmed the deal in separate statements on Thursday. “The contract signed with the …

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Falling trees kill five in storms lashing Austria

18 Aug 2022 18 Aug 2022

VIENNA (Reuters) – Falling trees killed five people in Austria in two separate incidents on Thursday as storms that battered the Mediterranean Sea’s northern shores earlier in the day reached the Alpine country in the afternoon. Two girls aged four and eight died when trees on the edge of a lake near the town of …

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Israeli forces raid Palestinian NGOs, UN criticises ‘arbitrary’ move

18 Aug 2022 18 Aug 2022

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel closed seven Palestinian organisations it accuses of channelling aid to militant groups on Thursday, drawing condemnation from the United Nations, which said the closures appeared “totally arbitrary”. Security forces raided offices of the non-governmental groups in the West Bank, confiscating computers and equipment before sealing off entrances, Palestinian witnesses …

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Israeli PM speaks to Germany’s Scholz on Iran nuclear deal

18 Aug 2022 18 Aug 2022

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid spoke to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday, pressing Israel’s position that efforts to revive a nuclear deal with Iran should end, a senior Israeli diplomatic official said. As well as speaking with Scholz, Lapid spoke to Ted Deutch, chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee’s …

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U.N. chief, in Ukraine, says he is worried by situation at front line nuclear plant

18 Aug 2022 18 Aug 2022

By Natalia Zinets and Andrea Shalal KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he was gravely concerned by the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power station after it came under shelling at the front lines in Ukraine. Russia, which captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant soon after its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, …

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Violent storm kills six on Corsica as island raises new alert

18 Aug 2022 18 Aug 2022

By Marc Angrand and Benoit Van Overstraeten PARIS (Reuters) – A violent and unexpected storm battered the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Thursday, killing at least six people including a teenage girl, and meteorologists predicted more bad weather to come. Hail, heavy rain and winds peaking at 224 km per hour (140 mph) swept …

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Serbia, Kosovo fail to break car number plate impasse, agree to more talks

18 Aug 2022 18 Aug 2022

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo failed to resolve differences fuelling tension between the estranged Balkan neighbours during talks on Thursday, but they agreed to resume discussions ahead of a Sept. 1 deadline that could stoke further unrest. “Unhappily, we did not yet (come) to an agreement today,” EU foreign policy chief …

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Russian villagers evacuate after ammunition base fire near Ukraine border, official says

18 Aug 2022 18 Aug 2022

(Reuters) – The inhabitants of two villages in southern Russia near the Ukrainian border were evacuated on Thursday after a nearby ammunition storage depot caught fire but no one was hurt, an official said. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod region, said in a statement that emergency services were investigating the cause of the fire …

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