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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy denounces Russian attack on historic Kyiv cathedral

10 Jun 2025

KYIV (Reuters) – A Russian attack overnight damaged St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv’s historic centre, one of Ukraine’s most cherished monuments, an action denounced by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as “unacceptable and catastrophic.” Zelenskiy said the attack caused part of the facade to collapse on the 11th-century cathedral, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. “For all …

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Ukraine brings home new group of POWs, Zelenskiy says

10 Jun 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine on Tuesday returned a new group of prisoners of war as part of an earlier agreement with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. “Today marks the first stage of the return of our seriously wounded and injured soldiers from Russian captivity. All of them require immediate medical attention. This is an important …

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Ukraine’s ‘Black Cloud’ artwork to evoke war at Burning Man festival

10 Jun 2025

By Anna Voitenko KYIV (Reuters) -A massive black cloud has stood in Kyiv’s historic Sophia Square this week, emitting flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder in evocation of war, before it travels to the Burning Man art festival in the United States later this year. The “Black Cloud” installation, by Ukrainian artist Oleksiy …

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US military evaluating options to prevent nuclear-armed Iran, general says

10 Jun 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top U.S. general overseeing American forces in the Middle East said on Tuesday there were a range of options when asked if the military was prepared to respond with overwhelming force to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. “I have provided the secretary of defense and the president with a wide range of options,” …

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Czech government installs new minister after bitcoin scandal

10 Jun 2025

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala appointed a new justice minister on Tuesday to replace political veteran Pavel Blazek, who triggered a political storm when he accepted a payment to the state by an ex-convict worth $45 million in bitcoin. Outcry over the payment could dent the ruling coalition’s chances in an October 3-4 …

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Drought-hit Russian grain region Rostov declares state of emergency

10 Jun 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s largest grain producing region, Rostov, has declared a state of agricultural emergency in some drought-hit areas, the local governor said on Tuesday. The emergency regime, which enables farmers to seek compensation for losses, also serves as a signal for markets on prospects for this year’s harvest. “This year farmers have to work …

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China’s vice president visits Spain as mutual courtship blossoms

10 Jun 2025

MADRID (Reuters) -China’s Vice President Han Zheng arrived in Spain on Tuesday for a four-day trip during which he will meet with King Felipe and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, a further sign of increasingly close economic and political ties. Han’s visit is taking place two months after Sanchez visited Beijing for the third time in …

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Finland says Russian military aircraft suspected of violating its airspace

10 Jun 2025

HELSINKI (Reuters) -A Russian military aircraft is suspected of having violated Finnish airspace on Tuesday, Finland’s defence ministry said in a statement. An investigation has been launched by the Finnish Border Guard, Minister of Defence Antti Hakkanen said. Finland last month said two Russian aircraft were suspected of violating Finnish airspace on May 23. (Reporting …

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Two men jailed for life for procuring bomb that killed Malta journalist

10 Jun 2025

VALLETTA (Reuters) -Two men were jailed for life by a Maltese judge on Tuesday for having supplied the bomb that killed anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. Caruana Galizia’s murder shocked Malta and caused outrage across Europe, ultimately leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in 2019. Robert Agius and Jamie Vella …

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France to test adding security gates at schools after aide stabbed to death, PM says

10 Jun 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday said the government plans to test adding security gates at schools after a 14-year-old student allegedly stabbed a school assistant to death in the town of Nogent during a bag search for weapons. Police were questioning the teenager, who was being held at the gendarmerie in …

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