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(Reuters) – Ukraine said on Thursday it identified the body of journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who had died in Russian captivity, and a forensic medical examination revealed signs of torture and ill-treatment. Viktoria Roshchyna died at the age of 27 last September after spending months in captivity. The Russian defence ministry did not immediately reply to …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday said U.S. attempts to broker a nuclear deal with Iran are going well, ahead of technical talks between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Oman on Saturday. “I think we’re doing very well on an agreement with Iran. … That one is well on its way – we …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU said on Thursday it would provide 20 million euros ($22.74 million) worth of aid to help modernise air defences in Moldova, a country which has complained of drone incursions from Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The funding “will finance short-range air defence launchers,” the Council of the EU said. Moldovan …

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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Advocates for Catholic clergy sexual abuse victims are criticising the appointment of a retired U.S. cardinal who has been accused of mishandling abuse cases to a ceremonial role in helping seal Pope Francis’ casket and entomb his remains. Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles from 1985 to 2011, …

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By Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) – The daughter of French Prime Minister François Bayrou has described being assaulted by a priest at a Catholic school in the 1980s, echoing fellow former pupils in complaints that have prompted scrutiny of her father’s time as education minister. The eldest of Bayrou’s six …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Thursday added an extra year to the sentence of Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen and ex-Marine imprisoned in Russia for repeatedly assaulting law enforcement officers and a prison official, state news agency RIA reported. RIA cited the press service of the court in Voronezh, the southern Russian city …

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