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Poland’s new president hopes for good relations with Hungary’s Orban

WARSAW (Reuters) -Hungary is an important partner for Poland, newly elected Polish president, Karol Nawrocki, told a Hungarian magazine in his first foreign interview, adding he would be building cooperation within the regional Visegrad Group. The Visegrad Group, comprising Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, took a back seat after Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s …

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Russia says it takes more territory in east-central Ukraine, creating ‘buffer zone’ there

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Monday that its forces had taken control of more territory in Ukraine’s east-central region of Dnipropetrovsk, where the Kremlin said fighting was partly aimed at creating a “buffer zone.” State media quoted the Defence Ministry as saying that Russian troops “continued to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defence” …

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Kremlin says Russia is still ready for prisoner swap with Ukraine despite problems

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia was still ready to honour agreements with Ukraine on a new prisoner of war exchange and on the repatriation of dead soldiers despite what it said was Kyiv’s failure to so far honour its side of the bargain. Russia accused Ukraine on Saturday of indefinitely postponing …

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Argentina’s Milei insults Spanish PM Sanchez again

MADRID (Reuters) -Argentina’s President Javier Milei insulted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at an event in Madrid, a year after a similar attack escalated into a diplomatic spat. At the Madrid Economic Forum event on Sunday evening, Milei called for “clobbering the local bandit”, referring to Sanchez without naming him directly. Sanchez’s office declined to …

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NATO needs 400% increase in air and missile defence, Rutte will say in London

LONDON (Reuters) -NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will use a speech in London on Monday to say the military alliance needs a 400% increase in air and missile defence, one of the priorities for a summit of members in the Hague later this month. Rutte is pushing for members to boost defence spending to 3.5% …

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Ukraine’s drone attack halts work at electronic plant in Chuvashia, Russia says

(Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone strike, among the deepest into Russia in more than three years of the war, forced a temporary suspension of production at an electronics company in the Volga river region of Chuvashia, the head of the region said on Monday. The strike, some 1,300 km (800 miles) from the border with Ukraine, …

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Ukrainian tenor Gorai dies while volunteering in Sumy, Odesa opera says

(Reuters) -Tenor Vladislav Gorai, a soloist with the Odesa National Opera, died on Sunday while engaged in a volunteer mission in the northern region of Sumy bordering Russia, opera officials said. More than three years after launching its war against Ukraine, Russia moved further into Sumy last week, threatening the regional capital in a dual …

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Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia launches strikes on Ukraine

(Reuters) -Polish and allied aircraft were activated early on Monday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched air strikes targeting western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces said. “The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the regions bordering the areas at risk,” …

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Surgery on Colombian senator Uribe went well after shooting, wife says

By Julia Symmes Cobb and Lucinda Elliott BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, survived an initial operation for his injuries after being shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to his wife and the hospital treating him, although he remains in intensive care. Uribe, 39, is a member of the opposition right-wing …

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Russia advances to east-central Ukrainian region amid row over dead soldiers

By Guy Faulconbridge, Anton Kolodyazhnyy and Aleksandar Vasovic MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia said on Sunday its forces had advanced to the edge of the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk amid a public row between Moscow and Kyiv over peace negotiations and the return of thousands of bodies of soldiers who fell in the war. Despite talk …

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