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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of equipment, training and other items to support the Patriot Air Defense System in a deal valued at up to $95 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The package would include training, planning, fielding, deployment, operation, maintenance and sustainment of the …

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(Please note: this story contains graphic descriptions) By Simon Gardner BUCHA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Sobbing uncontrollably, Serhii Lahovskyi nuzzles against the shrouded corpse of his closest childhood friend, who disappeared when Russian troops occupied the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv and was found shot through the head and dumped in a stairwell.    The …

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ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey and the United States announced the culmination of months of talks to set up a procedure for improving their strained ties, eyeing cooperation in the areas of economy and defence. Ministerial discussions will follow, the two sides said in a joint statement on Monday. That confirmed the progress, since talks at …

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By Simon Gardner BUCHA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A man lay sprawled by the roadside in the Ukrainian city of Bucha on Sunday, his hands tied behind his back and a bullet wound to his head, one of hundreds of local residents that officials say have been found dead in the wake of five weeks of …

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By Juliette Jabkhiro ALLONNES, France (Reuters) – For three years, Karim Daoud ran the mosque in this small town in northwest France. He also coached kids’ soccer teams and for more than two decades has worked for the local council’s youth services. Daoud was among those who visited a nearby Catholic church to express solidarity …

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By Tina Bellon TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) – U.S. self-driving truck companies have a golden opportunity in the form of a nationwide driver shortage, but their robot drivers still are not ready and neither are their biggest potential customers. The uncertainties surrounding autonomous trucking come at a critical time for the U.S. trucking industry, which faces a …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia probably plans to deploy tens of thousands of soldiers in eastern Ukraine as it shifts its focus to the country’s south and east, U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday. “At this juncture we believe Russia is revising its war aims” to focus on “eastern and parts …

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By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who fled to Mexico were transferred to a sports center that was converted into a government shelter in the northern city of Tijuana, authorities said on Monday, as they wait to be allowed to cross the border and enter the United States. Some 400 …

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