(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Santiago Del Estero Province in Argentina on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The quake was at a depth of 567 km (352.32 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)
ZURICH, Switzerland (Reuters) -FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that football could not solve conflicts, but it must carry a message of peace and unity as Israel’s military operation in Gaza and other global tensions fuel calls for the sport to take a stand. “At FIFA, we are committed to using the power of …
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday at the Valdai Discussion Club, a forum of Russia experts, in the city of Sochi. He spoke in Russian, and his words are translated by Reuters. Here are some of the main quotes: ON TOMAHAWK MISSILES FOR UKRAINE: “Using Tomahawks without the direct participation …
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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump Administration’s desire to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine may not be viable because current inventories are committed to the U.S. Navy and other uses, a U.S. official and three sources said. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that Washington was considering a Ukrainian request to …
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SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the murder last month of the right-wing U.S. political activist Charlie Kirk was “disgusting” and proof that there was a deep divide in American society. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Lucy Papachristou)
By Alessandro Parodi and Nerijus Adomaitis PARIS (Reuters) -France’s detention of a tanker suspected of operating for Russia’s “shadow fleet” is part of a new European strategy to block revenue funding Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. Macron added that it was yet to be determined whether the vessel had …
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SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned Ukraine that it was playing a dangerous game by striking the area near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and suggested that Moscow could retaliate against nuclear plants controlled by Ukraine. The nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, has been cut off from external power for more than …
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SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticized U.S. efforts to pressure India and China into cutting energy ties with Moscow, warning that such moves could backfire economically. Putin said that if higher tariffs are imposed on Russia’s trade partners, it would drive up global prices and force the U.S. Federal Reserve to …
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SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was not a tsar, saying he had been elected by the Russian people to serve a certain term in office. Putin, a former KGB officer who rose to power in 1999, was asked by a moderator at a conference in southern Russia if …
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -The deputy leader of Russia’s liberal Yabloko party, which opposes the war in Ukraine, has been charged with spreading lies about the Russian army, and could face up to 10 years in jail if found guilty. Maxim Kruglov, 38, a former lawmaker in Moscow’s city legislature, told a Moscow court …
