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MOSCOW (Reuters) -United States intelligence agencies believe that a drone attack on the Kremlin this month was likely orchestrated by Ukrainian spies or military intelligence, the New York Times said. The newspaper said the attack appeared to be part of a series of covert operations that have made officials in the United States — Ukraine’s …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Russia had said from the start that Ukraine was behind a drone attack on the Kremlin in early May, after the New York Times reported that U.S. spy agencies assessed one of Ukraine’s special military or intelligence units probably orchestrated it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denied at …

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By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s increasing attacks on adversaries and interventions in the economy are part of a calculated drive to cement his legacy and consolidate support for his successor in an election next year. The veteran leftist on Friday spooked investors when he ordered the temporary …

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QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday described coming early elections as an opportunity to unite the country as it grapples with gang violence and political instability after Lasso dissolved the legislature earlier in May. The embattled leader is governing by decree after invoking a constitutional mechanism on May 17 that dissolved the …

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By Tom Balmforth, Anna Dabrowska LONDON/KYIV (Reuters) -A two-day incursion from Ukraine into Russia’s western borderlands could force the Kremlin to divert troops from front lines as Kyiv prepares a major counteroffensive, and deal Moscow a psychological blow, according to military analysts. Though Kyiv has denied any role, the biggest cross-border raid from Ukraine since …

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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Tuesday fighting had decreased in Bakhmut but shelling continued in the area around it, with its troops keeping a small foothold on the city’s edge and Russian forces clearing areas they hold. Russian forces said on Saturday they had completely taken Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after months of heavy fighting. …

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(Reuters) – Tiger Woods will not compete in next month’s U.S. Open while he recovers from recent surgery, the major tournament’s organisers said on Monday. The 15-times major winner withdrew from the Masters midway through the tournament due to injury and had fusion surgery on a bone in his ankle last month to address post-traumatic …

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By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – Paris 2024 organisers have been working on installing the Olympic flame on the Eiffel Tower, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. It was not clear whether the flame would stay on the iconic monument throughout the July 26-Aug. 11 sports extravaganza. The source …

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By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – Governments should consider vaccinating birds against bird flu to avoid the virus – which has already killed hundreds of millions of birds and infected mammals worldwide – turning into a new pandemic, the head of the World Animal Health Organisation (WOAH) said. The severity of the current …

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