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EU to boost satellite defences against GPS jamming, Defence commissioner says

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will deploy additional satellites in low Earth orbit to strengthen resilience against GPS interferences and will improve capabilities to detect it, EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said on Monday. His remarks followed an incident on Sunday in which the GPS system aboard European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s aircraft …

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Bosnian truck drivers block movement of goods in protest over barriers, taxes

By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Bosnian truck drivers blocked the movement of all goods in the Balkan country on Monday over what they said was the government’s failure to support the transport sector. About 600 trucks were parked near cargo customs terminals in several towns, including the capital Sarajevo, and near the borders with Croatia …

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Dance fans race round Helsinki as DJ Darude’s hit ‘Sandstorm’ turns 25

By Tom Little HELSINKI (Reuters) -Hundreds of dance music fans dressed in red and raced round Helsinki, echoing the video of Finnish DJ Darude’s hit “Sandstorm” 25 years after its international release. The crowd ran past landmarks in the film, where a woman in a red hooded top was seen carrying a metal briefcase and …

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Factbox-Russian energy facilities targeted in drone attacks

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Recent Ukrainian drone attacks shut down facilities accounting for at least 17% of Russia’s oil processing capacity, or 1.1 million barrels per day, according to Reuters’ calculations. Following is a summary of attacks in recent weeks on key energy sites in Russia, one of the world’s biggest energy producers. SYZRAN REFINERY The …

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Man arrested for crashing car into Russian consulate in Sydney

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -A man rammed his car into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney, Australia on Monday, and police said the suspect was arrested and charged with offences including destroying property and possessing a knife. Eyewitness video of the incident showed police shouting: “Get out of the car now!” to …

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Houthis say they launched missile at Israeli-linked tanker near Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu

LONDON (Reuters) -Yemen’s Houthis said on Monday they launched a missile towards the Israeli-owned tanker Scarlet Ray near Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port city of Yanbu in a rare attack off the Saudi coast. The Liberia-flagged vessel’s Singapore-based manager, Eastern Pacific Shipping, owned by Israeli magnate Idan Ofer, said the chemical tanker was undamaged and …

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EU head von der Leyen’s plane landing on Sunday hit by suspected Russian GPS interference, FT says

(Reuters) -A suspected Russian interference attack disabled GPS navigation services at a Bulgarian airport and forced a plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to land at Plovdiv on Sunday using paper maps, the Financial Times reported, citing three officials familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by …

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Erdogan tells Putin that Turkey is working for fair, lasting peace in Ukraine

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday that Ankara was working to find a fair and lasting end to the war in Ukraine and that talks between the parties in Istanbul were contributing to peace efforts, Turkey’s presidency said. In a meeting on the sidelines of a summit …

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Greece, Germany dismantle smuggling ring trafficking cocaine across Europe

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek and German police have dismantled a criminal ring smuggling cocaine hidden in trucks from Spain into Greece and other European countries, police said late on Sunday.  Two suspected members of the gang were arrested in Greece and another three were arrested in Germany last week, police said in a statement. More suspected …

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