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NATO allies to send Ukraine more air-defence systems
NATO allies are to give more air-defence systems to Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Friday, after a crisis meeting via videolink with defence ministers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. NATO has "mapped out existing capabilities" from alliance countries that can be given to Ukraine, Stoltenberg said in a press conference after the meeting. The alliance secretary general also mentioned that "several allies made concrete commitments" to send further air-defence w
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German customs allows detained cargo ship to depart Baltic Sea port
German customs authorities have granted the cargo ship Atlantic Navigator II permission to depart from the German Baltic Sea port of Rostock, after earlier detaining the ship under EU sanctions against Russia. A spokeswoman for the German customs office in Stralsund confirmed the decision to dpa on Friday. The cargo ship, which was heading from Russia to North America, was forced to stop in the German port for repairs after experiencing technical problems in early March. German customs officials
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EU plans new salvo of sanctions on Russia
The European Union is planning a 14th round of sanctions on Moscow for the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, a senior EU official said on Friday. The new sanctions package includes punitive measures on individuals and organizations that assist efforts to circumvent existing EU sanctions on Russia, the senior EU official said. An EU diplomat said the punitive measures should consider oil tankers or the "dark fleet" that transport Russian oil despite existing sanctions in place to hinder thi
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A couple lost their wedding rings during the ceremony. Two strangers found a fitting solution
Lost wedding rings led to a sweet memory for this newlywed couple in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
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China moves to boost foreign investment in domestic tech companies
China published measures on Friday aimed at promoting overseas investment in its technology sector, in a latest bid to attract foreign investors amid signs some are considering shifting away from the world's second-largest economy. China will support overseas institutions to issue yuan bonds in the country, and also encourage tech companies, including foreign-invested ones, to raise money via bond issuance, the commerce ministry said in a statement. The government will also facilitate foreign
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Ukraine says it took out one of Russia's supersonic strategic bombers for the first time
Ukraine reports shooting down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber for the first time since the 2022 full-scale invasion began.
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Germany's Baerbock angry over public reports about row with Netanyahu
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has expressed her anger at reports from Israeli news outlets that there was a massive row between her and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "The German ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, was in contact with the prime minister's staff and made it clear what we think of such distorted reports," Baerbock said on Friday at the end of the meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialized democracies on the Italian Mediterranean island of Ca
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