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BERLIN (Reuters) -German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warned on Thursday about the growing threat posed by Russian space activities, citing concerns over two Russian satellites shadowing Intelsat satellites used by German forces and others. “Russia and China have expanded their capabilities for warfare in space rapidly over the past years: They can disrupt satellite operations, …

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WARSAW (Reuters) -The 19th package of European Union sanctions against Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine will close a loophole allowing Russia to bypass an EU ban for imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), Polish energy minister said on Thursday. The 12th sanctions package from 2024 had excluded some types of LPG, such as …

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WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland’s prime minister cautioned on Thursday against having any “illusions” about Donald Trump’s stance on Ukraine, after the U.S. president said in a rhetorical shift that he believed Kyiv could retake all its land occupied by Russia. Trump’s comments on Tuesday prompted relief among some but also suspicion among others that he is …

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ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey temporarily deployed a warning and control aircraft to Lithuania as part of NATO security measures, the defence ministry said on Thursday, following repeated airspace violations by Russian drones. Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark and Poland have all said Russian drones or fighter jets have violated their airspace in recent weeks, prompting the NATO alliance …

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli police said on Thursday they had arrested a man for threatening to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Police said that just before the Jewish New Year holiday began on Monday evening, a man in his forties from the southern town of Kiryat Gat walked into the local police station saying he would …

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By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will not win the Nobel Peace Prize he so covets as he is dismantling the international world order the award committee cherishes, according to experts. His lobbying is likely to be counterproductive too. The award-giving committee prefers to work independently, one of its members told Reuters, …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Thursday that it assumed U.S. President Donald Trump was still committed to work towards achieving peace in Ukraine, after the U.S. leader abruptly shifted his rhetoric in Kyiv’s favour earlier this week. Trump said on Tuesday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he believed that Kyiv could recapture …

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