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Russia sentences activist who helped Ukrainians flee war to 22 years in prison

20 Jun 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -A Russian activist who helped collect humanitarian aid for Ukraine and evacuate Ukrainians from the war zone was sentenced on Friday to 22 years in prison by a Moscow military court, the RIA state news agency reported. Nadezhda Rossinskaya, also known as Nadin Geisler, ran a group called “Army of Beauties”, which said …

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Norway to meet 5% NATO goal on defence, security spending, prime minister says

20 Jun 2025

By Gwladys Fouche and Isabelle Yr Carlsson OSLO (Reuters) -Norway plans to raise overall spending on defence and broader security to 5% of gross domestic product, its prime minister said on Friday, in line with a planned common goal among NATO states. Europe is scrambling to boost defences against a potential Russian attack after the …

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Situation at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant is ‘normal’, Russian official says

20 Jun 2025

By Gleb Bryanski ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) -Russian nuclear energy chief Alexei Likhachev said on Friday that the situation at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, where hundreds of Russian specialists work, was “normal” and under control. The Israeli military said at one point on Thursday that it had struck the Russian-built Bushehr facility, but later said …

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Iran’s divided opposition senses its moment but activists remain wary of protests

20 Jun 2025

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s fragmented opposition groups think their moment may be close at hand, but activists involved in previous bouts of protest say they are unwilling to unleash mass unrest, even against a system they hate, with their nation under attack.  Exiled opponents of the Islamic Republic, themselves deeply divided, are urging …

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Russia says any use of tactical nuclear weapons by US in Iran would be catastrophic, TASS reports

20 Jun 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Potential use of tactical nuclear weapons by the United States in Iran would be a catastrophic development, Russian state news agency TASS quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Friday. Peskov was commenting on what he called speculative media reports about that possibility. His comments, as reported by TASS, did not mention …

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Tram derails and crashes into pizzeria in Sweden, injuring seven

20 Jun 2025

(Reuters) -A tram derailed and crashed into a pizzeria in the southwestern Swedish city of Gothenburg early on Friday, injuring seven people, including the driver of the tram, police said. “The speed was high and it couldn’t take the left turn, so he proceeded straight ahead and ran into … a pizzeria,” a police spokesperson …

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China, EU discussed trade remedies, better ties, Chinese commerce ministry say

20 Jun 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s and the European Union’s trade chiefs had in-depth talks on trade remedy cases such as for electric vehicles, export control and market access, a statement from the Chinese commerce ministry said on Friday. China and the EU also agreed to promote the healthy and stable development of economic and trade relations, the …

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SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in setback to Musk’s Mars mission

20 Jun 2025

By Jaspreet Singh and Cassell Bryan-Low (Reuters) -SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing in Texas late on Wednesday, the latest in a series of setbacks for billionaire Elon Musk’s Mars rocket program. The explosion occurred around 11 p.m. local time while Starship was on a test stand at its Brownsville, …

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US top diplomat Rubio discussed Israel-Iran war with key partners

20 Jun 2025

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met British foreign minister David Lammy on Thursday and held separate calls with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to discuss the war between U.S. ally Israel and its regional rival Iran. KEY QUOTES …

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UK’s Lammy to meet European counterparts in Geneva to hold nuclear talks with Iran

20 Jun 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -British foreign minister David Lammy will head to Geneva on Friday for nuclear talks with Iran and European counterparts, racing to press for a diplomatic solution over Tehran’s nuclear programme, his office said on Thursday. Israel and Iran have been in a spiralling air war since last week after Israel launched military strikes …

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