(Reuters) – Ukraine-focused miner Ferrexpo said on Friday that the country’s tax authorities had suspended its value-added tax refund worth 512.9 million hryvnias ($12.36 million), warning that the decision would strain its liquidity. “The suspension of VAT refunds will place significant stress on our business, at a time when we are already managing many other …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to deepen cooperation with Russia in cyber security, counter-terrorism and combating cross-border crimes, China’s police chief told the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in Beijing on Friday. Wang Xiaohong, China’s minister of public security, told FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov that China supports multi-level meetings between the two …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s military, quoting media, reported a strike early on Friday on a recently closed gas pumping and measuring station in western Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces have been under pressure seven months after a cross-border incursion. A Ukrainian military Telegram channel posted a picture of a fireball rising skyward with the caption: …
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli cabinet voted early on Friday to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service effective April 10, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, after three days of protests against the move. Netanyahu said this week he had lost confidence in Ronen Bar, who has led Shin Bet since 2021, …
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By Lili Bayer, Andrew Gray and Michel Rose BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders said on Thursday that they will continue to support Ukraine, but they did not immediately endorse a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to provide at least 5 billion euros for artillery ammunition purchases. “We need funds for artillery shells and would …
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By Jarrett Renshaw and Ernest Scheyder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday invoked emergency powers to boost domestic production of critical minerals used widely across the economy as part of a broad effort to offset China’s near-total control of the sector. The move is the latest by Trump to increase U.S. energy …
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By Hatem Maher, Yomna Ehab and Enas Alashray (Reuters) -Israel’s military said it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen on Thursday, days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold Iran responsible for any attacks carried out by the Houthi group that it backs in Yemen. The military said it downed a missile launched …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration expects to finish paying about $671 million owed for completed work to foreign aid organizations suing it over its sweeping shutdown of most U.S. foreign aid work by Friday, nearly two weeks after a court-ordered deadline, according to a court filing. U.S. District Judge Amir …
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(Reuters) – Europe’s biggest military powers are drawing up plans to take on greater responsibilities for the continent’s defence from the U.S., including a pitch to the Trump administration for a managed transfer over the next five to 10 years, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The UK, France, Germany and the Nordics are among …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish police should be allowed to use real-time, AI-powered face-recognition to combat crime, Sweden’s government proposed on Thursday, as it seeks new tools to stop sometimes violent offences rocking the Nordic country in recent years. The proposed law would allow the police to use AI technology to locate or identify people in …
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