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L’OTAN et l’Ukraine discuteront de la question des céréales de la mer Noire à la demande de Zelenskiy

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L’OTAN et l’Ukraine discuteront de la question des céréales de la mer Noire à la demande de Zelenskiy

22 juillet (Reuters) – L’OTAN et l’Ukraine discuteront la semaine prochaine de la sécurité de la mer Noire, en particulier de l’exploitation d’un corridor d’exportation de céréales, à la demande du président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a annoncé samedi l’alliance occidentale. Le porte-parole de l’OTAN, Oanu Lungescu, a déclaré que le Conseil OTAN-Ukraine, mis en place … Read more

Algeria asks to join the BRICS and would contribute $1.5 billion to the group’s bank

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Algeria asks to join the BRICS and would contribute $1.5 billion to the group’s bank

TUNIS, July 21 (Reuters) – Algeria has applied to join the BRICS group and has applied to become a shareholder member of BRICS Bank for $1.5 billion, Ennahar TV quoted Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune as saying. He added that Tebboune said at the end of his visit to China that Algeria had sought to join … Read more

India landslide death toll reaches 22, search for survivors to resume on Saturday

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India landslide death toll reaches 22, search for survivors to resume on Saturday

MUMBAI, July 21 (Reuters) – The death toll from a landslide in the western Indian state of Maharashtra rose to 22 on Friday, and six more bodies were pulled from underground layers of mud before rescue operations were suspended, disaster relief officials said. The landslide occurred on Thursday evening in the remote mountain hamlet of … Read more

Erdogan says talks with Putin could lead to restoration of Black Sea grain deal, media report

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Erdogan says talks with Putin could lead to restoration of Black Sea grain deal, media report

ANKARA, July 21 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his scheduled talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin could lead to the restoration of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and called on Western countries to heed Russia’s demands, Turkish broadcasters reported on Friday. “The termination of the Black Sea grain deal will have a range … Read more

Russian Navy practices firing rockets at ships in Black Sea after warning Ukraine

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Russian Navy practices firing rockets at ships in Black Sea after warning Ukraine

[1/3]A still from video, released by Russia’s Defense Ministry, shows what it said was the missile ship Ivanovets during exercises in the Black Sea, in this still from video released July 21, 2023. Russian Defense Ministry/Handout via REUTERS MOSCOW, July 21 (Reuters) – Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Friday its Black Sea Fleet had practiced … Read more

Zelenskiy sacks Ukraine’s ambassador to UK after criticism

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Zelenskiy sacks Ukraine’s ambassador to UK after criticism

[1/2]Ukraine’s Ambassador to Britain Vadym Prystaiko arrives for a radio interview in Westminster, London, Britain April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/File Photo KYIV, July 21 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sacked Vadym Prystaiko as Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain on Friday, days after the envoy publicly criticized the president. A presidential order, which said Prystaiko had also … Read more

Appeal to UN rights chief to stop execution of Iranian boxer: letter

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Appeal to UN rights chief to stop execution of Iranian boxer: letter

GENEVA, July 20 (Reuters) – Dozens of human rights activists along with prominent lawyers and former prosecutors have written to the UN human rights chief urging him to intervene to try to prevent the execution of an Iranian boxer, according to a letter published on Thursday. Mohammad Javad Vafa’i Thani, who was jailed for his … Read more

Russia has not yet allowed access to the roofs of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor, according to the IAEA

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Russia has not yet allowed access to the roofs of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor, according to the IAEA

VIENNA, July 20 (Reuters) – Moscow has still not let the UN’s nuclear watchdog inspect the roofs of reactors at Russia’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the watchdog said on Thursday, two weeks after it first requested what it called “essential” access. On July 4, Russia and Ukraine accused each other of plotting to … Read more

Analysis: Stock sale frenzy foretells US IPO market comeback

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Analysis: Stock sale frenzy foretells US IPO market comeback

Signage for TXO Energy Partners is seen at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to celebrate their IPO in New York City, U.S., January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, June 21 (Reuters) – A flurry of stock sales by companies points to a likely wave of initial public offerings launching come … Read more

Blinken says there are no indications that Russia preparing to use nuclear weapons

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Blinken says there are no indications that Russia preparing to use nuclear weapons

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the release of the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – There are no indications that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons and the United States sees no reason … Read more