MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia did not think peace talks on Ukraine have stalled despite Donald Trump’s remarks about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Washington’s resumption of some weapons to Ukraine. Trump said on Tuesday that he was not happy with Putin and accused the Kremlin chief of throwing “a lot …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland should be able to recover funds withheld from the European Union’s regular payments to offset fines that the bloc imposed on Warsaw over its past non-compliance with a ruling of the EU Court of Justice, a court adviser said on Thursday. The EU’s top court in 2021 imposed a daily fine of …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -An alliance of smaller European telecoms companies has spoken out against EU plans for laxer regulation in the fixed network business, according to an open letter published on Thursday. The signatories, which included Vodafone, Iliad and 1&1, warned that a relaxation of the regulations for the respective market leaders in their countries that …
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By Greg Torode and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI/HSINCHU (Reuters) -Taiwan’s army on Thursday displayed the fire power of its first U.S.-sourced M1A2T Abrams tanks – a traditional weapon that analysts say will need to be increasingly protected against drones in any future battle given lessons from the Ukraine war. Four Abrams tanks were shown manoeuvring across …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -There were 95 piracy and armed robberies against ships in Asia from January to June this year, an 83% increase compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Information Sharing Centre of intergovernmental anti-piracy group ReCAAP. Most of the incidents occurred in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, which …
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By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Wednesday it had detained a Chinese father and son, both suspected of spying on its prized Neptune anti-ship missile programme, a key part of Kyiv’s growing domestic arms industry critical to its defence against Russian invaders. The announcement by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) follows assertions …
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ATHENS (Reuters) -The Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C has sunk after a Houthi attack off Yemen, four maritime security sources told Reuters on Wednesday, and efforts to rescue the crew were under way. Some of the crew were in lifejackets in the water and at least five people have been rescued so far, two …
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By Angelo Amante and Gianluca Lo Nostro ROME (Reuters) -Ukraine will become the first European nation to offer Starlink mobile services when leading operator Kyivstar launches messaging by year-end and mobile satellite broadband in mid-2026, Chief Executive Oleksandr Komarov said. Field tests have begun under an end-2024 deal with Space X’s commercial broadband constellation to …
By Renee Maltezou and Jonathan Saul ATHENS (Reuters) -Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the assault …
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By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas may be able to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal within one or two weeks but such an agreement is not likely to be secured in just a day’s time, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday. Speaking during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to …
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