MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of attacking its energy facilities despite a moratorium on such strikes, saying a gas infrastructure unit in the town of Sudzha had been destroyed and reserving the right to hit back against such attacks. A Ukrainian official said it was Russia that attacked the gas transit point in …
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By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia reserves the right to withdraw from a U.S.-brokered moratorium on Moscow and Kyiv striking each other’s energy infrastructure if Ukraine continues to attack such targets, the Kremlin warned on Friday. The United States announced separate agreements with Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday to pause their strikes against each other’s …
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Israeli actions in Gaza, including strikes on populated areas in which civilians have been killed, bear the hallmarks of atrocities, the agency that coordinates U.N. humanitarian aid said on Friday. “There is a callous disregard for human life and dignity. The acts of war that we see bear the …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine is working to ensure that a minerals deal with the U.S. reflects all its interests and is in a spirit of strategic partnership, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Friday. “Given the importance of the agreement, it is crucial for us to have a constructive dialogue with our American partners,” …
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By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – Lebanese President Joseph Aoun began talks in Paris on Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss economic reforms and efforts to stabilise the country, as a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah increasingly comes under pressure. Making his first trip to a Western nation, Aoun was seeking to …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) -A group of embassies in Budapest, including European powers but not the United States, have expressed their concern in a joint statement over a law passed by Hungary’s ruling party that bans the Pride march by the LGBTQ+ community. Hungary’s parliament passed a law proposed by ruling Fidesz party lawmakers last week to …
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ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a call on Friday that steps toward achieving navigational safety in the Black Sea would contribute to peace efforts with Ukraine, the Turkish presidency said, adding that Ankara was ready to contribute to these efforts. In a statement, the presidency said …
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By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing’s latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed. The deployment, which was not publicised by China, came ahead of U.S. Defense Secretary …
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By Erin Banco, Andrea Shalal and Gram Slattery (Reuters) – The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing negotiations and a summary of a draft proposal obtained by Reuters. The U.S. has revised its original proposal, said the sources, and it gives …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italian police said on Friday they had dismantled one of the largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in the country, arresting a university student they described as a fan of the cult TV series “Breaking Bad”. The show chronicles the downward spiral of a high-school chemistry teacher who uses his knowledge to make and …
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