Two killed in accident in Russian potash mine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two workers were killed in an accident at a potash mine in Russia’s Perm region, the regional governor said on Thursday. (Writing by Felix Light)
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Ukraine’s future NATO membership not off the table, Sweden says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine could still become a NATO member in the future if it fulfils all conditions, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday. “I don’t foresee the NATO membership as such being off the table for Ukraine,” Jonson said before a meeting of defence ministers of the NATO alliance in Brussels. (Reporting …
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Analysis-Trump says he backs Ukraine, but early concessions to Russia spark concerns
By Idrees Ali, Humeyra Pamuk and John Irish WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has promised a swift end to the Ukraine war but with talks about to begin the author of “The Art of the Deal” may have already complicated his task by sacrificing leverage. Trump, who took office on January 20, separately …
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Israel seen as likely to attack Iran by midyear, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) – U.S. intelligence warns that Israel is likely to launch a preemptive attack on Iran’s nuclear program by midyear, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing multiple intelligence reports. Such an attack would set back Iran’s nuclear program by weeks or months while escalating tension in the region and risking a wider conflict, according …
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Israel calls up reservists as fears for fragile Gaza ceasefire rise
By James Mackenzie, Jana Choukeir and Maha El Dahan JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) – Israel has called up military reservists to brace for a possible re-eruption of war in Gaza if Hamas fails to meet a Saturday deadline to free further Israeli hostages and a nearly month-old ceasefire unravels. Concern that the truce will collapse is growing …
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Rubio to visit Germany, Israel, Saudi and UAE, State Dept says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Europe and the Middle East from February 13 to 18, the State Department said on Wednesday. Rubio will make stops in Germany, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, it added. (Reporting by Jasper Ward)
Two British nationals in custody in Iran on ‘security charges’, state media reports
DUBAI (Reuters) – Two British nationals, a man and a woman, are in custody in Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman on security-related charges, state media reported on Thursday. Iran’s official news agency published blurred images of the two meeting with the British ambassador but did not identify them. It was not clear when they were …
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Trump says he will sign reciprocal tariffs order soon, as trade war fears mount
By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose reciprocal tariffs as soon as Wednesday evening on every country that charges duties on U.S. imports, in a move that ratchets up fears of a widening global trade war and threatens to accelerate U.S. inflation. “I may …
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IAEA head says military activity prevented Zaporizhzhia monitor rotation
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said intense military activity had prompted the cancellation on Wednesday of a rotation of a mission by monitors at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, did not apportion blame for the disruption, …
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Belarus releases three detainees, including an American, White House says
By Nandita Bose and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three detainees have been released from detention in Belarus, including one American, the White House said on Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump looks to forge a deal to end the war in Ukraine with Minsk’s ally, Russia. “We can confirm the safe release of one American …
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