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Ukraine says it attacks Russian refinery at Ryazan, oil depot at Luhansk

5 Sep 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine attacked Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery, the commander of its drone forces, Robert Brovdi, said on messaging app Telegram on Friday, as well as an oil depot in the occupied Luhansk region. Debris fell on the grounds of an industrial enterprise after a drone attack, said Pavel Malkov, Ryazan’s regional governor, with air …

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Norwegians to pick new parliament in tightly fought election clouded by geopolitical angst

5 Sep 2025

By Gwladys Fouche, Nora Buli and Tom Little OSLO (Reuters) -Norwegians head to the polls on Sunday and Monday to elect a new parliament, in what is a close race between a left-wing bloc led by the incumbent Labour Party and a right-wing bloc dominated by the anti-immigration Progress Party and the Conservatives. Centre-left parties …

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Samoa’s national election returns FAST party with new leader

5 Sep 2025

SYDNEY (Reuters) -A national election in the Pacific island nation of Samoa has resulted in a resounding win for the incumbent FAST party, but will deliver a new leader, after Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa split from FAST before the poll. Official results released by Samoa’s electoral commission on Friday showed that FAST, led by …

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Putin orders government to provide plan to develop rare earths by November

5 Sep 2025

VLADIVOSTOK (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had ordered the government to present a programme for the development of rare earth metals no later than November. Putin made the comments in his opening remarks at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. Russia has the world’s fifth-largest reserves of …

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South Korea, Japan and US to hold defence drills on heels of North Korea attending China parade

5 Sep 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea, Japan and the U.S. will conduct annual defensive drills starting on September 15 to upgrade aerial, naval and cyber operational capabilities against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, South Korea’s military said on Friday. The “Freedom Edge” exercise is an annual drill designed to implement regional peace and stability, South Korea’s …

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Kremlin says security guarantees for Ukraine cannot be provided by foreign military, RIA reports

5 Sep 2025

(Reuters) -Security guarantees for Ukraine cannot be provided by foreign military contingents and much work needs to be done before a high or top-level meeting between Moscow and Kyiv on settling the conflict in Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Friday. On Thursday, 26 nations pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, which are to …

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Russia is ready to discuss nuclear fuel at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia with US – RIA

5 Sep 2025

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) -The head of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev said on Friday the company was ready to discuss with the U.S.’s Westinghouse the issue of nuclear fuel at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, RIA news agency reported. In June, Russia asked the U.N. nuclear watchdog to mediate between Moscow and …

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EU recognizes Brazil as bird flu free, says Brazil’s ag minister

4 Sep 2025

By Isabel Teles and Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The European Union has recognized Brazil as a bird-flu free country, a move that will allow the resumption of chicken meat exports to the bloc, Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said on Thursday on social media X. In a subsequent statement, the agriculture ministry explained Favaro held …

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