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Russia says Ukrainian drones attacked training centre at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

12 Sep 2025

(Reuters) -Ukrainian drones attacked a training centre at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday, the Moscow-installed administration of the Russia-held plant in Ukraine said. There were no casualties and information on potential damage was being clarified, the plant administration said. Reuters could not independently verify the report. The plant’s communications director, Yevgeniya Yashina, told …

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Moldovan bid to join EU under threat if pro-Russian groups win poll, officials say

11 Sep 2025

CHISINAU (Reuters) -Moldova could see its ambitions to join the European Union halted if it fails to return a pro-European parliament, senior Moldovan officials said on Thursday, as an opinion poll put the pro-Russian opposition in the lead in a general election campaign. The president of parliament and the prime minister, senior members of President …

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Mandelson’s consultancy firm cutting ties with him after Epstein emails

11 Sep 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Peter Mandelson’s consultancy firm is cutting ties with him after newly surfaced emails revealed the extent of his relationship with the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Mandelson was sacked earlier on Thursday as Britain’s ambassador to Washington by Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid …

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Germany says it will back UN resolution for two-state solution to Israel-Palestine conflict

11 Sep 2025

(Reuters) – Germany will support a United Nations resolution for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but does not believe the time has come to recognise a Palestinian state, a government spokesman told Reuters on Thursday. “Germany will support such a resolution which simply describes the status quo in international law,” the spokesman said, …

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UN Security Council to meet Friday on drone incursions in Poland

11 Sep 2025

By Pawel Florkiewicz and Barbara Erling WARSAW (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council is set to meet on Friday to discuss drone incursions into its airspace that the Polish president described as an attempt by Russia to test Warsaw and NATO’s response. Poland also banned drone flights along its eastern borders with Belarus and …

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Belarus frees 52 prisoners after Trump appeal, US eases some sanctions on Minsk

11 Sep 2025

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Belarus freed 52 prisoners including an EU employee on Thursday after an appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump, as Washington and Minsk flirted with a rapprochement that many European leaders have viewed sceptically. Trump had previously urged Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says discussed Russia sanctions, joint arms production with US envoy Kellogg

11 Sep 2025

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he had discussed developing joint weapons production with Washington and imposing further sanctions on Russia at talks with U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg. “We talked about different vectors of cooperation – how to achieve real peace and guarantee Ukraine’s security,” Zelenskiy wrote of their meeting in Kyiv on …

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Alone in no man’s land, one freed prisoner refused to leave Belarus

11 Sep 2025

By Mark Trevelyan and Andrius Sytas (Reuters) -In the neutral zone on the border between Belarus and Lithuania, an elderly man maintained a lonely vigil on Thursday. Opposition politician Mikola Statkevich was the most prominent figure among 52 political prisoners freed earlier in the day by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko at the request of U.S. …

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Nation on edge: Experts warn of ‘vicious spiral’ in political violence after Kirk killing

11 Sep 2025

By John Shiffman, Ned Parker and Linda So (Reuters) – The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of U.S. political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest. ”This event is horrifying, alarming, but not necessarily surprising,” said Mike Jensen, a …

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IMF says it is committed to working with Ukraine to shape new support program

11 Sep 2025

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund is committed to working with Ukrainian authorities to shape a new lending program after the war-torn country filed a formal request earlier this week, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said on Thursday. Ukraine is spending about 60% of its total budget to fund its battle against Russia’s …

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