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Top U.S. general urges vigilance as Russia weighs Ukraine setbacks

By Phil Stewart A MILITARY BASE IN POLAND (Reuters) -The top U.S. general cautioned on Sunday it remained unclear how Russia might react to the latest battlefield setbacks in Ukraine and called for increased vigilance among U.S. troops as he visited a base in Poland aiding Ukraine’s war effort. The remarks by U.S. Army General …

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Russia turns to recruiting trucks, big wages to woo volunteer soldiers

(Reuters) – The Russian army, seeking contract soldiers for what it calls the “special military operation” in Ukraine, is using mobile recruiting trucks to attract volunteers, offering nearly $3,000 a month as an incentive. A special unit stationed one such truck in a central park in the southern Russian city of Rostov on Saturday and …

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In a first, EU moves to cut money for Hungary over damaging democracy

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union executive recommended on Sunday suspending some 7.5 billion euros in funding for Hungary over corruption, the first such case in the 27-nation bloc under a new sanction meant to better protect the rule of law. The EU introduced the new financial sanction two years ago precisely in …

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Haiti unrest worsens misery as residences face water shortage

PORT AU PRINCE (Reuters) – Thousands in Haiti faced water shortages after days of protest virtually halted distribution, eyewitnesses said on Saturday, as an approaching storm caused more worry in the reeling country. Many residents of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince have been forced to shelter at home this week as gunfire broke out and burning tires …

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Protests break out at funeral of Iranian woman who died after morals police arrest

DUBAI (Reuters) -Protests broke out in western Iran on Saturday at the funeral of a young woman who died after being detained by morality police enforcing strict hijab rules, as security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators. Videos posted on social media showed protesters shouting anti-government slogans after gathering in Saqez, hometown of Mahsa …

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Israel attacks Damascus airport, five soldiers killed, Syria says

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Israel carried out an airstrike on Syria’s Damascus International airport and other positions south of the capital, killing five soldiers and causing material damage, the ministry of defence said early on Saturday. Syrian air defences intercepted the attack and managed to down most of the missiles, a ministry statement said. There was no …

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WHO ‘strongly advises against’ use of two COVID treatments

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – Two COVID-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), on the basis that Omicron and the variant’s latest offshoots have likely rendered them obsolete. The two therapies – which are designed to work by binding to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 to neutralise the …

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Exclusive-With a Russian nudge, Turkey and Syria step up contacts

By Orhan Coskun and Laila Bassam ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Turkey’s intelligence chief has held multiple meetings with his Syrian counterpart in Damascus over the last few weeks, a sign of Russian efforts to encourage a thaw between states on opposite sides of Syria’s war, four sources said. A regional source aligned with Damascus told Reuters that …

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