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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington, D.C. officials have now positively identified 66 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday’s midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River. A joint statement from agencies said on Tuesday all 67 bodies have been recovered. Work continues by the U.S. …

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KYIV (Reuters) -International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday and inspected an electricity distribution substation, warning that attacks on Ukraine’s power grid could pose a risk of a nuclear accident by disrupting supply. “I’m at Kyivska electrical substation — an important part of Ukraine’s power grid essential for nuclear …

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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said his government aims to restore ties with the United States in the coming days but has not yet had any contact with the Trump administration, according to an interview with The Economist. Sharaa, declared Syria’s interim head of state last week, also noted that U.S. troops …

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(Reuters) – U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff says he will be meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Florida on Thursday. The meeting comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the U.S. and will coincide with the scheduled resumption of indirect negotiations this week between Israel and Hamas …

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By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, broke Italian and European Union environmental protection laws when he hunted ducks near Venice in December, according to two Italian Green party lawmakers. Andrea Zanoni, a member of the Veneto regional assembly, and Luana Zanella, a national parliamentarian, filed …

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By Vitalii Hnidyi and Yuliia Dysa IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian strike killed five civilians and wounded 55 on Tuesday in the town of Izium in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, partially destroying the city council building, officials said. A Russian ballistic missile hit the building in the town’s central district, governor Oleh Syniehubov said on …

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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Around 10 people were killed in a school shooting in Sweden on Tuesday, Swedish police said. (Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, Louise Rasmussen, Stine Jacobsen, Johan Ahlander, Simon Johnson and Niklas Pollard, editing by Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche)

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Most of European Union surface water bodies are polluted by chemicals, the European Commission said on Tuesday, in a report that revealed the damaged state of Europe’s water resources. The European Union is drafting plans this year to tackle water shortages and droughts being worsened by climate change, and …

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