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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

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

Stock Market Short Sellers That Helped Fuel 2023 Rally Are Finally Giving Up

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Stock Market Short Sellers That Helped Fuel 2023 Rally Are Finally Giving Up

A worrisome thought for the stock faithful: You won’t have the bears to kick around anymore. Fresh off the strongest first half for the S&P 500 in five years, the rooting out of unbelievers has shown signs of picking up speed. A source of anxious buying when the tide turned upward, short sellers who came … 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