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Russia is ready to consider any 'realistic' Ukraine peace initiative, says Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to consider any "realistic" peace initiative on the conflict in Ukraine which takes into account Russia's own interests and the situation on the ground, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
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Russia says new US base in Poland raises overall nuclear danger
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that a new U.S. ballistic missile defence base in northern Poland will lead to an increase in the overall level of nuclear danger and was on a Russian targeting list for potential destruction if necessary.
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Russia launches intercontinental ballistic missile in attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from its southern Astrakhan region during a morning attack on Ukraine on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, the first time Russia has used such a powerful, long-range missile during the war.
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Hungary to install air defence system near Ukraine border
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is going to install an air defence system in the northeastern part of the country as the threat of an escalation of the Ukraine-Russia war is "greater than ever", its defence minister said.
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Factbox-Key facts about John Prescott, Britain's former deputy PM, dead at 86
LONDON (Reuters) - Here are key facts about John Prescott, Britain's combative former deputy prime minister, who has died after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, his family said on Thursday:
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Analysis-Sinn Fein struggles deal blow to nationalists' united Ireland dream
DUBLIN/BELFAST (Reuters) - Sinn Fein's polling collapse from government-in-waiting to likely also-rans at an Irish election next week looks set to rob Irish nationalists of a potentially transformative moment in their pursuit of a united Ireland.
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Russian attack on Dnipro damages industrial enterprise, rehabilitation centre, authorities say
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia's attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro damaged an industrial enterprise and caused two fires in the city on Thursday, its regional authorities said.
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North Korea hackers behind 2019 $42 million Ethereum heist, South Korea police say
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said on Thursday an investigation confirmed that hackers linked to North Korea's military intelligence agency were responsible for an Ethereum cryptocurrency heist in 2019, worth 58 billion won ($41.5 million) at the time.
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Australian teen dies from tainted liquor in Laos; fourth suspected victim
SYDNEY/BANGKOK (Reuters) - An Australian teenager died on Thursday after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol in Laos, Thai police and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, the fourth foreign national now suspected to have died in the incident.
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UK's John Prescott, pugnacious deputy PM to Tony Blair, dies
LONDON (Reuters) -John Prescott, deputy prime minister to Britain's Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with Alzheimer's, his family said on Thursday.
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Arrested son of Norwegian princess suspected of second rape
OSLO (AFP): The eldest son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit is suspected of a second rape, police said Wednesday (Nov 20), two days after his arrest over another allegation of sexual assault.
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Mexico's lower house votes to abolish autonomous bodies
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's lower house of Congress approved on Wednesday a measure to abolish most of the autonomous bodies that regulate some economic sectors and ensure government transparency, a reform that could worsen tension with the U.S. and hit credit ratings.
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Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms for systemic breaches.
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Zelenskiy says Crimea can only be restored to Ukraine through diplomacy
(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged the Crimea peninsula, seized by Russia in 2014, would have to be restored to Ukrainian sovereignty through diplomacy.
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Ukraine launches UK cruise missiles into Russia, a day after using US ATACMS
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles.
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US once again vetoes UN Security Council's ceasefire draft resolution on Gaza
HAMILTON, CANADA: The United States has once again vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for an "immediate, unconditional, and permanent" ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday (Nov 20).
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Russia, North Korea agree to boost charter flights after trade meeting, TASS and KCNA say
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea and Russia have signed a protocol on cooperation after meetings covering trade, the economy, science and technology in Pyongyang, North Korean state media KCNA said on Thursday.
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Belarusian leader Lukashenko pardons 32 people jailed for 'extremism'
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 32 people who were convicted of extremism, according to the Pul Pervogo Telegram account which reports widely on his activities.
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Angela Merkel, in memoir, recalls tricks for dealing with Donald Trump
BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel sought advice from the pope on dealing with Donald Trump when he was first elected U.S. president, hoping to find ways of convincing a man she saw as having a property developer's winner-or-loser mentality not to quit the Paris climate accords.
