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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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Trump’s threatening post flagged by U.S. prosecutors to judge | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Aug 4 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors flagged a threatening social media post from Donald Trump in a late-night court filing on Friday, arguing that it suggests he might intimidate witnesses by improperly disclosing confidential evidence received from the government. On his Truth Social site on Friday, the former president wrote, “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, […]

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Explosions, drone debris hit Kyiv, mayor, officials say

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko captures video at the site where an apartment building was damaged during Russian missile strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo Aug 2 (Reuters) – Anti-aircraft units worked to shoot down drones attacking the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early on Wednesday, with drone debris […]

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Alabama

Biden says Republican party is ‘undermining’ the nation’s military | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday accused the Republican party of “undermining the U.S. military” by allowing Republican U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville to block more than 300 U.S. military appointments over the Pentagon’s abortion policy. Tuberville, a social conservative from Alabama, began blocking confirmations to senior Pentagon posts in March to […]

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One dead in drone attacks on Kyiv: Mayor

[1/3]A view of an explosion of a drone in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich July 13 (Reuters) – Ukrainian anti-aircraft units engaged attacking drones for the third consecutive night in and around Kyiv on Thursday, triggering fires and falling debris […]

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Rioters assault home of French mayor, injure his wife

PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) – Rioters ram-raided the home of a Paris suburb mayor, set the car alight and launched fireworks at his wife and young children as they fled during a fifth night of nationwide unrest over Tuesday’s police shooting of a teen of North African descent. Vincent Jeanbrun, 39, the centre-right mayor of […]

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Home of French mayor ram-raided and torched by rioters

[1/7]L’Hay-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun reacts at the city hall in L’Hay-les-Roses, the city where his home was ram-raided and set alight while his wife and children were asleep inside during the unrest that has gripped the country following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a… Read more PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) – […]

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Death toll rises to nine in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk – mayor

[1/5]Rescues and volunteers carry a woman rescued from the debris at the site of hotel and restaurant buildings heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in central Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, June 28 (Reuters) – The body of a boy was pulled out […]

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Alabama

Analysis: Lockheed-Airbus face lengthening odds in U.S. tanker re-run | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON/PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) – European hopes of winning at the second attempt a groundbreaking U.S. military order for refueling planes are fading after the Pentagon scaled back its potential order, cooling the prospect of a new transatlantic “Tanker War,” industry sources said. Aerospace titans Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) clashed in an epic contest […]

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US Supreme Court backs Alabama Black voters, bolsters civil rights law | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Conservatives Roberts, Kavanaugh join liberals in ruling Court opts not to diminish Voting Right Act protections WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a major victory to Black voters who challenged a Republican-drawn electoral map in Alabama, finding the state violated a landmark law prohibiting racial discrimination in voting and […]

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