MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday that any placement of British military assets in Ukraine under a new 100-year partnership agreement between Kyiv and London would be of concern to Moscow. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was asked about the possibility of Britain setting up military bases in Ukraine under the agreement announced on Thursday …
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian air defences downed 33 of 50 drones launched by Russia overnight, the air force said on Friday. It said 9 drones were “lost”, in reference to Ukraine’s use of electronic warfare to redirect Russian drones, while one left Ukraine in the direction of Romania. “Hostile attack drones hit enterprises in Odesa …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The German prosecutor investigating the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann has said there is currently no prospect of charges being brought against the main suspect in the case, Sky News reported on Friday. Christian Brueckner was formally identified in 2020 as a suspect in the case of Madeleine McCann, who disappeared …
By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) – International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has defended his decision to bring war crimes allegations against Israel’s prime minister, saying Israel had made “no real effort” to investigate the allegations itself. In an interview with Reuters, he stood by his decision over the arrest warrant despite a vote …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – A home in Sydney previously owned by a senior Jewish community leader was vandalised on Friday morning and two cars were set on fire, with one spray painted with an antisemitic slur, Australian authorities said. The attack, the third targeting the Jewish community in Sydney in two months, happened on a property …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Two Norwegian F-35s stationed in Poland were deployed on Wednesday in response to a “massive number of airborne Russian aircraft” that approached Poland’s air space, NATO’s air command said on Thursday. It was the first time Norway’s F-35s had been used in Polish airspace after they were sent there last December. (This …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders, a key ally of President-elect Donald Trump, plans to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos next week, she said on Thursday. Sanders will be in Davos from Jan. 22 to 24. She plans to participate in two panels, one on smartphones, social media and the youth mental …
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(Corrects paragraph 2 spelling of “security”) BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese and Thai police have jointly arrested 12 domestic and foreign criminal suspects in scam operations that led to Chinese nationals going missing and getting trapped, the Asian giant said on Friday. In a statement, China’s state security ministry vowed to keep up a “high-pressure crackdown” …
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(Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock indirectly criticised Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his reluctance to approve a further 3 billion euros ($3.09 billion) in additional military aid for Ukraine. “To be honest, it hurts me a lot,” she said without mentioning the chancellor’s name in an interview with Politico released on Friday, adding that …
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By Andrew Mills, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Gaza Strip ceasefire should begin on Sunday as planned, despite the need for negotiators to tie up a “loose end” at the last minute, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. With longstanding divisions apparent among ministers, Israel delayed cabinet meetings …
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