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Ukraine needs more drones and better tactics, senior commander says

18 Nov 2025

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -As winter looms and Russian forces adapt their tactics, Ukrainian troops need to double down on technological innovation and flood the front line with more drones to halt Moscow’s territorial gains, a senior commander said. Oleksandr Pivnenko, head of Ukraine’s National Guard, said Russia continued to have the manpower advantage …

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Eight people arrested over possible plot to kill Brussels prosecutor

18 Nov 2025

By Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Eight people from the drug trafficking underworld have been arrested in relation to a possible plot to assassinate the Brussels chief prosecutor, said the Belgian state prosecutor’s department on Tuesday. It said the arrests were made on Tuesday following the searches of 18 premises, mainly in Brussels. “In July 2025, …

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Five minutes from autocracy: How Georgia U-turned from its Western path

18 Nov 2025

By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI (Reuters) -Just over a year ago, a diverse array of opposition coalitions jockeyed for votes in Georgia’s parliament, with four of them winning seats. Today, of their eight main leaders, all but one are in jail, in exile or facing criminal charges. The ruling party aims to ban the three main …

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Germany’s Wadephul says EU-candidate Serbia must align with the bloc’s Russia policy

18 Nov 2025

BELGRADE (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul urged Serbia on Monday to align its foreign and security policies towards Russia with those of the European Union if it wants to join the bloc. Serbia’s populist president Aleksandar Vucic is trying to balance the country’s candidacy for the European Union with its traditional ties with Russia …

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EU Commission to float new project for boosting defence technologies

18 Nov 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission will propose a new initiative to help speed up the development and purchase of innovative defence technologies, according to a draft document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Europe is bolstering its defences amid concerns about an increasing threat from Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and uncertainties about the …

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UN chief welcomes Security Council’s adoption of Trump’s Gaza plan

18 Nov 2025

GENEVA (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called the passing of a U.S.-backed resolution on Gaza an important step in the consolidation of the ceasefire, in a statement sent to reporters. The UN Security Council on Monday voted to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in …

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Netanyahu vows crackdown on Israeli violence after attacks on Palestinian villages

18 Nov 2025

By Howard Goller and Ali Sawafta (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he will urgently convene cabinet ministers to ensure Israelis behind the latest attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are brought to justice. In violence on Monday, Israelis torched homes and vehicles in Jab’a, a Palestinian village near Bethlehem after …

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Russian drones damage Suspilne newsroom building in Ukraine’s Dnipro, broadcaster says

18 Nov 2025

DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian drones damaged a building housing the Dnipro newsroom of public broadcaster Suspilne and Ukrainian Radio Dnipro in a major overnight attack on the city, Suspilne said early on Tuesday. Vladyslav Haivanenko, the acting governor of Dnipropetrovsk region, of which Dnipro is the administrative centre, said on the Telegram messaging app that …

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Gas pipeline accident reported in Russia’s Omsk region, governor says

18 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -An accident occurred on an underground section of a gas pipeline in Russia’s Omsk region, the regional governor, Vitaly Khotsenko, said on Tuesday. Emergency services were dealing with the incident, Khotsenko said on the Telegram messaging app. “There is no danger to residents of the Omsk district or other localities in our region,” he …

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Ukrainian attack damages power plants in Russian-controlled parts of Donetsk, official says

18 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -The Moscow-installed head of the parts of Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk controlled by Russia said on Tuesday that “an unprecedented” Ukrainian overnight attack damaged two thermal power plants, leaving many settlements without electricity. Denis Pushilin, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said boiler houses and water filtration plants at the Zuivska and Starobesheve …

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