PARIS (Reuters) -A fire broke out at a chlorine factory in southern France on Sunday, raising the risk of toxic fumes and prompting authorities to order nearby residents to stay indoors. The plant, operated by HydraPro, is used to produce chlorine for swimming pools. The local authority urged anyone within around a kilometre of the …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that any deal between Washington and Moscow to end the war in Ukraine must include Ukraine and the EU, adding that she will convene a meeting of European foreign ministers on Monday to discuss next steps. “The U.S. has the power to force …
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(Reuters) -Three swimmers were killed by unexploded objects in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region at two beaches where swimming has been banned, regional officials said on Sunday. Regional governor Oleh Kiper said one man was killed in Karolino-Buhaz and another man and woman killed in nearby Zatoka, both down the coast from the regional capital. “All …
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(Reuters) -Ukraine’s military said on Sunday that it had struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov region in an overnight drone attack. In a statement, the General Staff said the strike on the Saratov oil refinery had caused explosions and a fire. (Reporting by Dan PeleschukEditing by David Goodman)
(Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Kyiv “values and fully supports” a joint statement by European leaders on achieving peace in Ukraine while protecting Ukrainian and European interests. French, Italian, German, Polish, British, Finnish and European Commission leaders on Saturday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to try to end the war, …
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(Reuters) -One person was killed, and several apartments and an industrial facility were damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack on the south Russian region of Saratov, the governor said on Sunday. Roman Busargin posted on the Telegram messaging app that residents were evacuated after debris from a destroyed drone damaged three apartments in the overnight …
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By Olena Harmash and Suban Abdulla KYIV/LONDON (Reuters) -European leaders on Saturday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine, while stressing the need to keep pressure on Moscow and protect Ukrainian and European security interests. Trump plans to meet Putin in Alaska on Friday, …
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(Reuters) -Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on Saturday criticised UEFA’s tribute to the late Suleiman Al-Obeid, known as the “Palestinian Pele,” after European soccer’s governing body failed to reference the circumstances surrounding his death this week. The Palestine Football Association said that Al-Obeid, 41, was killed by an Israeli strike targeting civilians waiting for humanitarian aid …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House is considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to Alaska, where President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15, NBC News reported on Saturday. The report cited a senior U.S. official and three people briefed on the internal discussions. “It’s being discussed,” one of the …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The governments of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom condemned what they called ongoing repression and human rights violations in Belarus and accused Belarusian authorities of waging a campaign to shut down civil society, independent media and any form of political opposition. KEY QUOTES “We — Australia, Canada, and the …
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