By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – Caribbean leaders this week rejected U.S. accusations of Cuban labor exploitation after the United States announced it will restrict the visas of officials tied to a Cuban government program that sends medics abroad. The U.S. announced the measure late last month, arguing that the labor export programs run by Cuba’s …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s air base at Hmeimim in Syria is sheltering about 9,000 people seeking refuge from a wave of sectarian violence, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Hmeimim is one of two military bases in Syria that Russia is hoping to retain despite the toppling of its ally, former president Bashar …
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WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s president has called on the U.S. to transfer nuclear weapons to its territory as a deterrent against future Russian aggression, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. President Andrzej Duda also told the newspaper he had discussed the proposal recently with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Australia is scrambling to deploy new long-range missiles as the recent arrival of powerful Chinese warships off the Australian coast delivers a sharp reminder of Beijing’s growing naval muscle. In a move to boost military firepower, Canberra plans to arm Australian soldiers with anti-ship missiles and advanced targeting radars to protect …
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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Russian troops are close to ejecting Ukrainian forces from their foothold in Russia’s Kursk region, where they grabbed a chunk of land last August and have held on to it through more than seven months of fierce fighting. What’s happening and why is it important? WHERE IS KURSK AND WHAT’S BEEN …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean military investigators charged two Air Force pilots on Thursday with criminal negligence over an accidental bombing of a village last week during a training exercise, which injured at least 29 people and caused extensive property damage. Defence ministry investigators have confirmed that errors by the pilots when they entered coordinates …
DUBAI (Reuters) – Egypt said on Thursday it appreciated U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks on not demanding that residents of Gaza leave the enclave, according to a statement from the foreign ministry. “Nobody is expelling any Palestinians from Gaza,” Trump said on Wednesday, in response to a question during a meeting in the White House …
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By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -Europe needs a much more unified approach regarding the procurement of military equipment, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday, adding that the continent could not afford to waste time on unnecessary bureaucracy. Pistorius’ comments came after a meeting between the defence ministers of Britain, France, Italy and Poland …
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By Christine Chen SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s top universities said on Thursday the Trump administration had cut U.S. funding to some of its researchers and asked others who receive U.S. government financial support to prove their work was aligned with American interests. The Group of Eight, a coalition of Australia’s most research-intensive universities, said the …
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By Joey Roulette (Reuters) -NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station that would have set in motion the long-awaited homecoming of U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. NASA had been set to launch a SpaceX rocket from Florida carrying a replacement …
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