MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia needs to strengthen its position in the global arms market by increasing exports of weapons. In televised remarks, he also said the country’s military complex needs more state support to develop its potential. Since Moscow sent thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022, the …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian military court on Friday jailed a Russian-Italian man for 29 years after finding him guilty of various terrorism-related charges and of blowing up a freight train at Ukraine’s behest, Russia’s RIA state news agency reported. It said a military court in the western Russian city of Ryazan had ordered that Ruslan …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, said on Friday he has assumed the role of special envoy to Syria, as the Trump administration moves to lift sanctions on the country. Barrack said in a post on X that he would support U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in removing U.S. sanctions on …
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(Reuters) -Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday there was potential for progess in nuclear negotiations with the U.S. after mediator Oman made several proposals, adding that the talks were complicated and more discussions were needed. “We’ve just completed one of the most professional rounds of negotiations,” Araqchi said after the fifth round of …
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By Nika Khutsieva and Lev Sergeev MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russians paid their last respects to dance legend Yuri Grigorovich on Friday at the Bolshoi Theatre where he reigned for decades as artistic director of one of the world’s most famous ballet companies. Grigorovich, considered one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th century, died …
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By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday the newly named head of the domestic intelligence service would take office without delay next month, following a bitter row over the removal of his predecessor. “The Prime Minister is responsible for the security of the state, even more so during a …
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By Miranda Murray and Rollo Ross CANNES, France (Reuters) – Famed actors, directors and music acts like Adrien Brody, Duran Duran and Spike Lee escaped the Cannes Film Festival’s crowded Croisette boulevard on Thursday evening for the exclusive grounds of the nearby Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc for a good cause. With tickets starting at $25,000, the …
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(Reuters) -North Macedonia wants to discuss with Bulgaria matters that block its path to European Union membership during next month’s NATO summit and hopes top EU and NATO officials can also attend such a meeting, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said on Friday. A NATO member, North Macedonia became an EU candidate in 2005 and opened …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -A Swiss-based NGO has asked authorities to investigate the activities of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a U.S.-backed organisation that plans to oversee a new model of aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave that the UN opposes. The United Nations has said the GHF’s aid plan is not impartial …
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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -A Ukrainian man who lives in the United States said on Friday that he had completed a journey from sea level in New York to the summit of Mount Everest in a record four days, saving weeks that mountaineers usually need to get used to high altitudes. Climbers to the …
