By David Latona and Charlie Devereux MADRID (Reuters) -A second volunteer firefighter has died after battling a wildfire in the northern Spanish province of Leon, while police arrested a man for allegedly starting a separate blaze as the country faced one of its worst summers for fires in 20 years. “Today we mourn the death …
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(Reuters) -A fire at a Lukoil oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region has been extinguished, local authorities said on Thursday evening. Earlier, officials said the blaze was triggered by debris from a Ukrainian drone. Ukraine’s military said its drones struck the refinery overnight, causing large fires at a facility it claimed was supplying Russian forces. …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British foreign minister David Lammy said Israeli plans to develop a settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem marked a breach of international law and must be stopped immediately. “The UK strongly opposes the Israeli government’s E1 settlement plans, which would divide a future Palestinian state in …
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By Anna Hirtenstein and Sarah Morland (Reuters) -The prominent Donald Trump supporter and private security executive Erik Prince says he has a 10-year deal with Haiti to fight the country’s criminal gangs, and then take a role in restoring the country’s tax-collection system. In an interview with Reuters, Prince said his company, Vectus Global, would …
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine brought home 84 prisoners of war in its latest exchange with Russia that included dozens of civilians, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday, at least one of whom had been held for more than a decade. Thursday’s swap included 33 soldiers and 51 civilians, according to the Ukrainian state committee in charge of …
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(This story has been republished to remove an incorrect image, with no changes to text) By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) -NATO allies Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey should expand a joint task force that clears mines floating in the Black Sea to include patrols to protect energy facilities and trade routes from potential Russian attack, Romania’s …
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(Reuters) -Russia’s justice ministry said on Thursday it had designated the French-based international press freedom organisation Reporters without Borders an undesirable organisation. Russia regularly labels organisations it says undermine its national security as “undesirable”. The designation means Russian citizens working with or funding such groups face up to five years in prison. Previously designated organisations …
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(restores analysis tag) By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Weakened by war and diplomatic deadlock, Iran’s clerical elite stands at a crossroads: defy pressure to halt its nuclear activity and risk further Israeli and U.S. attack, or concede and risk a leadership fracture. For now, the Islamic Republic establishment is focusing on immediate survival over longer-term …
By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a deal about his war on Ukraine, and that the threat of sanctions against Russia likely played a role in Moscow’s decision to seek a meeting. Trump is scheduled to meet with Putin …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -A large Polish city could have had its water supply cut off on Wednesday as a result of a cyberattack, a deputy prime minister said after the intrusion was foiled. In an interview with news portal Onet on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski, who is also digital affairs minister, did not specify …
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