(Refiles to correct day of the week in paragraph 7) By Sam Tabahriti and Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -Britain sanctioned an Iranian oil magnate and four companies on Thursday, saying they are part of a network that supports Tehran’s overseas activities, including “destabilisation” in Ukraine and Israel. The sanctions include an asset freeze and travel …
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(Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel will begin immediate negotiations for the release of all hostages held in Gaza and an end to the nearly two-year-old war on terms acceptable to Israel. Speaking to soldiers serving in Gaza, Netanyahu said he was meeting commanders to approve plans for capturing Gaza …
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By Nerijus Adomaitis and Johan Ahlander OSLO (Reuters) – Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022, German prosecutors said on Thursday. The arrest is the first significant breakthrough in the investigation of mysterious underwater explosions that occurred in September 2022 in the …
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By Thomas Escritt, Matthias Williams and Giulio Piovaccari BERLIN/MILAN (Reuters) -A Ukrainian man was arrested at a holiday bungalow in Italy on suspicion of coordinating attacks on three Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022, officials said on Thursday, a breakthrough in an episode that sharpened tensions between Russia and the West. Described by both Moscow …
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LISBON (Reuters) -A Portuguese firefighter suffered severe burns on Thursday in one of the wildfires ravaging central and northern parts of the country when the blaze suddenly changed direction and engulfed his fire engine, the civil protection authority said. A video posted online showed at least three firefighters in the Valverde area running away from …
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By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) -European NATO leaders must not be naive when discussing a Ukraine peace force but face up to the reality that they would need to deploy tens of thousands of troops to the country for the long term, the head of Germany’s soldiers’ union said. U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking …
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By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia attacked a gas compressor station in eastern Ukraine that is important for getting gas into storage facilities for the winter heating season, two industry sources said on Thursday, part of an escalation of such strikes despite a U.S. peace push. Ukraine has faced a serious gas shortage since Russian …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -The Netherlands will send two Patriot air defence systems and around 300 personnel to protect a hub for military aid to Ukraine in NATO ally Poland, the Polish defence minister said on Thursday. Earlier this week, a Russian-made drone crashed into a field in eastern Poland, heightening concern in Poland about airspace violations …
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(Fixes headline) MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s nuclear shield should be strengthened in coming years due to the “colossal threats” facing the world’s biggest nuclear power, the head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation said on Thursday. Russia and the United States are upgrading their nuclear arsenals – including the systems used to detect and intercept incoming nuclear-armed …
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VILNIUS (Reuters) -NATO member Lithuania has declared a 90-kilometre (56 miles) long no-fly zone near its capital along the country’s border with Belarus, in response to drones entering from there. “This was done with regard to the security situation and the threats to society, including risks to civil aviation due to airspace violations by unpiloted …
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