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Belarus says it is looking at how to arm its missile systems with nuclear warheads

(Reuters) -Belarus is assessing how best to ramp up domestic production of missiles, including exploring how to equip its Polonez rocket launcher systems with nuclear warheads, a senior Belarusian security official said on Thursday. Belarus, a close ally of Russia, said this week it would deepen bilateral ties with Iran, and has also cooperated with …

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Putin prepared to meet Zelenskiy but legitimacy an issue, Lavrov says

By Guy Faulconbridge and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy but all issues must be worked through first and there’s a question about Zelenskiy’s authority to sign a peace deal, Putin’s foreign minister said on Thursday. Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump met on Friday …

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UNRWA chief warns many malnourished children will die in Gaza City operation

GENEVA (Reuters) -The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency on Thursday voiced concern that children suffering from malnutrition in Gaza will die if emergency provisions are not immediately put in place during Israel’s Gaza City military operation. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that its data showed a six-fold increase in the number of children …

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Polish president vetoes bill easing rules about building wind farms

WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a bill meant to ease rules for building onshore wind farms on Thursday, saying that a government decision to bundle it together with a freeze on energy prices amounted to “blackmail”. The accusation is the latest salvo in a battle with the centrist government of Prime Minister Donald …

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Parts of Russia face gasoline shortages after Ukraine struck refineries

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Several regions in Russia and parts of Ukraine it controls are reporting gasoline shortages after Ukraine stepped up attacks on Russian oil refineries this month, and amid a seasonal surge in fuel demand. Russia imposed a gasoline exports ban for oil producers on July 28 in a bid to prevent shortages at a …

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Turkey says any Ukraine peacekeeping hinges first on ceasefire

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey believes a ceasefire must first be secured between Russia and Ukraine before it and other states take any decisions on a peacekeeping mission as part of security guarantees for Ukraine, a defence ministry source said on Thursday. U.S. and European military planners have begun exploring security guarantees for Ukraine, Reuters reported on …

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Drone that fell in Poland probably came from direction of Belarus, prosecutor says

WARSAW (Reuters) -A drone which crashed into a field in eastern Poland most likely came from the direction of Belarus, a regional prosecutor said on Thursday, following an incident described by the defence minister as a provocation by Belarus’ ally Russia. The military drone fell into a cornfield overnight on Tuesday, scorching crops, shattering windows …

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Tibet marks anniversary with songs, dances, reminders of Communist rule

By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -Tibet marked its 60th year as a Chinese autonomous region on Thursday with songs, dances and a parade in its capital Lhasa with thousands cheering, holding little red flags, amid placards telling all to heed the Communist Party’s leadership. The festivities held at a massive square by the Potala Palace, …

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Zelenskiy says he wants ‘strong’ US reaction if Putin not ready to meet

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv would like a “strong reaction” from Washington if Russian President Vladimir Putin was not willing to sit down for a bilateral meeting with him. U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to broker peace between the two warring countries but has conceded that Putin, with whom Zelenskiy has …

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Blaze erupts at industrial site in Russia’s Novoshakhstinsk after drone attack

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A fire has started following a drone at an industrial site strike in Russia’s southern Novoshakhtinsk city, home to an oil refinery, authorities said on Thursday, as Ukraine stepped up attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure. “A fire broke out at one of the industrial enterprises in Novoshakhtinsk. Preliminarily, no one was hurt. Emergency …

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