(Reuters) -Georgian opposition politician Giorgi Vashadze was sentenced to seven months in prison on Tuesday, the latest verdict in a crackdown that has placed nearly all of Georgia’s major opposition figures behind bars. Authorities have clamped down on leading figures of the pro-European Union opposition after weathering major protests last year over a disputed October …
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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Before strapping into the cockpit of the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for missions that can stretch beyond 40 hours, pilots undergo weeks of preparation that focuses not only on flight plans, but what to eat. The B-2, a $2 billion flying wing built by Northrop Grumman, played …
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(In June 23 story, corrects Sanchez’s first name to Lauren, from Laura, in paragraph 1) VENICE, Italy (Reuters) -Global environmental lobby Greenpeace added its voice on Monday to protests against this week’s celebrity wedding in Venice between American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez. The event, expected to attract some 200 guests including …
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(Corrects June 20 story to fix Sanchez’s first name in paragraph 1 and bulletpoint to Lauren, not Laura) ROME (Reuters) -Venice is divided ahead of next week’s celebrity wedding of U.S. tech-tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, with some looking forward to the glitz and glamour, while others fear it will turn the scenic city …
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(Reuters) -A Russian drone attack on a village in the Sumy area overnight killed an 8-year-old boy and two adults and injured another three people, the military administration of the region in northeast Ukraine said early on Tuesday. “The strike took the lives of people from different families,” the administration said on the Telegram messaging …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was in favour of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran but it was hard to tell if would last. “It is very difficult to make any final conclusions now and get a clear picture,” Lavrov said, in Russia’s first reaction to the ceasefire …
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THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with 100 drone-detection radars and 20 medical evacuation vehicles as part of a new 175 million euro ($202 million) aid package, Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on Tuesday. Delivery of the radars, which will help identify incoming drones and relay data to air defence systems, is …
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -The leader of a Paris-based Iranian opposition group said after the announcement of a ceasefire in the Iran-Israel air war on Tuesday that the Iranian people should now bring down Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s system. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, spoke a day after …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new defence co-production initiative on Monday during a short visit by the Ukrainian president to London to discuss his country’s defence against Russia. The two leaders announced the deal in the garden of Starmer’s Downing Street residence, where they also met Ukrainian troops …
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(Reuters) -Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he has ordered the country’s military to respond forcefully to what he said was Iran’s violation of a ceasefire with Israel. The directive followed an announcement by the military that it had detected missile launches from Iran towards Israel. Less than three hours earlier, U.S. President …
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