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(Reuters) – Russia’s FSB security service said on Friday it had revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow whose actions it said showed signs of spying and sabotage work. Britain’s embassy in Moscow did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The FSB, the main successor agency to the Soviet KGB, …

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By Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The 20,000-piece coin collection of Danish butter magnate Lars Emil Bruun, worth an estimated $74 million, is set to go under the hammer on Saturday in Copenhagen, a century after his passing. The collection, kept by Bruun’s relatives in line with his will, includes rare …

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By Pavel Polityuk, Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of using strategic bombers to strike a civilian grain vessel in a missile attack in Black Sea waters near NATO member Romania, escalating tensions between Moscow and the military alliance. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the vessel carrying Ukrainian grain to …

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BERLIN (Reuters) -NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will take over from German diplomat Christoph Heusgen as chair of the Munich Security Conference, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The event, known as the “Davos for defence”, is a major international forum for political and military leaders and takes place once a …

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(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that he and International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan had discussed how to ensure that arrest warrants for Russian officials wanted for war crimes in Ukraine are implemented. “It is crucial to comply with the Rome Statute and ensure that court decisions on arrest warrants for …

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military on Thursday named nine men it said were Hamas militants killed in Gaza airstrikes that the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said had left six of its staffers dead. The military said three of the Hamas men had doubled as UNRWA workers. Reuters was unable to independently verify their …

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WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish lawmakers tasked with investigating government accusations that central bank Governor Adam Glapinski may have broken the law aim to start hearings from witnesses this month, the head of the parliamentary committee said on Thursday. National Bank of Poland (NBP) governor Glapinski faces accusations including that he lacked independence from the previous government, …

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