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What to watch as Congress negotiates final defense policy bill | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON ― Congress will begin formal negotiations on a compromise defense policy bill this week, with final votes likely to occur before the holidays. The annual bill is usually a bipartisan product, but conference committee talks over the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act may be trickier than usual this year. House Republicans added numerous […]

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Ukraine-launched drone heading towards Moscow destroyed – Moscow mayor

Nov 19 (Reuters) – Russia’s air defence systems destroyed a Ukraine-launched drone heading towards Moscow, the mayor of the Russian capital said early on Sunday. “Preliminarily, there is no damage or casualties as a result of falling debris,” Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app. “Emergency services are on the scene.” The drone […]

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Fire at fuel tank in Russia’s Sochi sea resort extinguished -mayor

Sept 20 (Reuters) – A fire at a fuel tank near an airport in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi has been extinguished, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday. “There were no casualties,” the mayor, Alexei Kopaigorodskyi, said on the Telegram messaging platform. “The airport and the entire transport system are operating as normal.” […]

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Ukrainian drone destroyed by air defences near Moscow – mayor

Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin attends a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the development of unmanned aircraft, at the Rudnyovo industrial park in Moscow, Russia April 27, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS/file photo Acquire Licensing Rights Aug 28 (Reuters) – Air defences shot down a hostile drone near Moscow in the early […]

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Biden’s pick for top US general warns on Republican blocking promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the top U.S. general warned on Tuesday that a Republican senator’s blockade of military promotions could have a far-reaching impact across the U.S. armed forces, affecting troops and their families. “We will lose talent,” General Charles “CQ” Brown, the outgoing Air Force chief of […]

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Heating restored in freezing Kyiv, Mayor Klitschko says

Dec 18 (Reuters) – Heating has been fully restored to Kyiv after the latest Russian bombardment that targeted water and power infrastructure, the capital’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Sunday. “The city is restoring all services after the latest shelling,” Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. “In particular, the capital’s heat supply system was […]

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Russian forces strike Mykolaiv port infrastructure – mayor

KYIV, July 26 (Reuters) – Russian forces have struck port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region, Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich said on Tuesday. “A massive missile strike was launched on the south of Ukraine from the direction of the Black Sea, and with the use of aviation,” he told Ukrainian state television, providing no details on […]

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Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk hit by air strike, casualties reported – mayor

July 7 (Reuters) – Russian forces fired missiles at the centre of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk in an air strike on Thursday, and there were casualties, the city’s mayor said. “Air strike with missiles on central parts of Kramatorsk, there are casualties,” Mayor Oleksandr Goncharenko wrote on Facebook, without providing details of the […]

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Explosions heard in southern Ukraine city of Mykolaiv – mayor

KYIV, June 6 (Reuters) – Explosions were heard on Monday in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said in a post on the Telegram messaging service. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing by Conor Humphries Editing by Gareth Jones Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters […]

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