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Putin says it's too early to say if the drone which strayed into Romania was Russian
13+ hour, 40+ min ago (264+ words) MOSCOW, May 29 (Reuters) " Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that it was too early to say if the drone which crashed "into an apartment block in Romania was Russian "and suggested it could have been a Ukrainian drone. NATO…...
Putin says Russia has the means to destroy anyone who attacks its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad
13+ hour, 44+ min ago (129+ words) MOSCOW, May 29 (Reuters) " Russia has all the means necessary at its "disposal to destroy "anyone who attempts to attack the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, President Vladimir Putin said "on "Friday. Putin was responding "to a question "about remarks made by…...
Zelenskiy could be stripped of top Polish honour, Poland's president says
18+ hour, 12+ min ago (429+ words) WARSAW, May 29 (Reuters) " Poland's president said on Friday he wanted a state body to discuss stripping Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Poland's top honour, after Ukraine renamed an army unit after nationalist insurgents who "massacred Poles in World War Two....
UN rights office says children need better protection online
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (108+ words) The Mighty 790 KFGO UN rights office says children need better protection online FRANKFURT, May 29 (Reuters) " The United Nations" Human "Rights Office on Friday called for more robust regulation and oversight by "governments "to make "online platforms safer for children. "Enhancing…...
France to demand explanation from Russian envoy over Romania drone incident
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (154+ words) PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) " France will ask Russia's ambassador to explain what happened when "he fulfills a summons "after a drone struck an apartment building in Romania, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday, "calling "the incident irresponsible. Barrot "had already…...
NATO member Romania says Russian drone hit block of flats, injuring two | The Mighty 790 KFGO
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (630+ words) By Luiza Ilie and Jekaterina Golubkova BUCHAREST, May 29 (Reuters) " NATO member Romania said on Friday that a drone injured two people in a southeastern city during an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, the first time in the war that…...
Russia-installed Donetsk region leader says Ukrainian drones kill three workers
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (404+ words) May 28 (Reuters) " A Ukrainian drone attack killed three utility workers in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Thursday, the Kremlin-installed head of the region said. The workers, a repair crew for "the water supply company, were in…...
Iceland's parliament votes to hold referendum on EU accession talks in August
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (344+ words) COPENHAGEN, May 28 (Reuters) " Iceland's parliament on Thursday voted in favour of holding an August 29 referendum to begin European Union accession talks, supporting the government's two-step plan that could "lead to membership in the 27-nation bloc later this "decade. Reykjavik in…...
Romania says Russian drone hit block of flats in Galati area | The Mighty 790 KFGO
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (79+ words) Romania says Russian drone hit block of flats in Galati area KFGO Romania says Russian drone hit block of flats in Galati area BUCHAREST, May 29 (Reuters) " A "Russian "drone entered Romanian airspace "and "crashed " onto the " roof of a block…...
EU sanctions Israeli settlers, expands sanctions to Hamas" Politburo members
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (127+ words) KFGO EU sanctions Israeli settlers, expands sanctions to Hamas" Politburo members BRUSSELS, May 28 (Reuters) " The EU Council on Thursday "imposed sanctions "on four entities and three individuals for abuses against Palestinians "in "West Bank, " it said in " a statement. The…...