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Russian official says Ukrainian drones kill three, injure 16 in Crimea resort area

(Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone attack on a resort area of the Crimea peninsula killed three people and injured 16, the area’s top official said, in an attack denounced by Moscow. Sergei Aksyonov, the Moscow-appointed head of Crimea, seized and annexed from Ukraine by Russia in 2014, gave the toll from the town of Faros in …

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Israeli strikes kill 31 people in Gaza City, medics say, as tanks advance

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces blew up more residential buildings in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 31 Palestinians and prompting many others to flee, Gazan health authorities said, as Israel’s tanks pushed further into the densely populated city. Nearly two years into the war, Israel describes Gaza City as the last …

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Palestinian foreign minister says recognition brings independence, sovereignty closer

By Alexander Cornwell RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin said countries recognising a Palestinian state this week were taking an irreversible step that preserved the two-state solution and brought Palestinian independence and sovereignty closer. Britain, Canada and Australia formally recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday, joining other nations in a move aimed at …

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Iranian official denies reported meeting with European officials

DUBAI (Reuters) -An Iranian official denied a state media report on Sunday that Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was to meet with officials from Britain, France and Germany in Vienna as sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear programme loom again. Nournews had reported the talks, without giving a date. But an Iranian Foreign Ministry official told Reuters that …

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Three civilians killed in Ukrainian attack on Russian region, Russian official says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s border Belgorod region killed three people and injured nine, the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Telegram on Sunday. One woman died when a shell hit a private house in the settlement of Shebekino, near the border. One man was killed in a drone attack on Rakitnoe, farther north …

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Russian military plane entered airspace over Baltic Sea on Sunday, Germany’s air force says

BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany’s air force on Sunday morning sent two Eurofighters to track a Russian IL-20m military aircraft that had entered neutral airspace over the Baltic Sea, it said, before handing the escort over to NATO partners in Sweden. “Once again, our quick reaction alert force, consisting of two Eurofighters, was tasked by NATO with …

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Israel making progress on Syria pact but deal still far off, Netanyahu says

(Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday there has been progress on a security deal with Syria but an agreement was not imminent. Speaking at the outset of a cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said victory against Hezbollah in Lebanon had opened up the possibility of peace with Israel’s northern neighbours. “We are holding talks …

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Israel presses on with Gaza City assault, at least 60 Palestinians killed

By May Angel JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s military kept up its assault on Gaza City and the wider Gaza Strip on Saturday, dismantling underground shafts and booby-trapped structures in attacks that killed at least 60 Palestinians, according to Gazan health authorities. The assault came as 10 countries, including Australia, Belgium, Britain and Canada, are scheduled to …

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NATO to discuss Russian airspace violation on Tuesday, officials say

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO’s North Atlantic Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss Russia’s violation of Estonian airspace, two officials familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, specifying the date that so far has only been described as early next week. Tallinn said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace without permission on Friday …

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