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(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing no regrets for the war against neighbour Ukraine, insisting it is going to plan and playing down any nuclear standoff with the West.

(Reuters) – Elon Musk became Twitter Inc’s TWTR.Nnew owner on Thursday, firing top executives he had accused of misleading him and providing little clarity over how he will achieve the lofty ambitions he has outlined for the influential social media platform.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court is set to demand that the government reactivate a billion-dollar international fund aimed at protecting the Amazon rainforest as the nation faces rampant deforestation, according to a court statement yesterday.

BAABDA/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israeli and Lebanese leaders signed a landmark U.S-brokered

LONDON, (Reuters) – Government pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on track for an average 2.8 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century, after “woefully inadequate” progress to curb warming, a United Nations report said.

LONDON/KYIV, (Reuters) – A senior Russian government official raised the possibility that Moscow could shoot down commercial Western satellites being used to help Ukraine’s war effort, as Russia pressed ahead with its bombing campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme Leader vowed today to retaliate against those threatening the country’s security after the massacre of Shi’ite pilgrims, an assault claimed by Islamic State which threatens to inflame tensions amid widespread anti-government protests.

FRONT LINES NORTH OF KHERSON, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops are holding out against repeated attacks by Russian forces in two eastern towns while those at the southern front are poised to battle for the strategic Kherson region, which Russia appears to be reinforcing.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Nigeria’s bid to claim compensation from a British subsidiary of mining and trading group Glencore GLEN.L

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Russian weapons being used in Ukraine are also killing people in Myanmar, an independent U.N.

(Reuters) – A Michigan jury yesterday found three men guilty of aiding a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, a plot that prosecutors said grew out of hostility over restrictions she imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday delayed the announcement of a keenly awaited plan for repairing the country’s public finances until Nov.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – The United States, Japan and South Korea warned today that an “unparalleled” scale of response would be warranted if North Korea conducts a seventh nuclear bomb test.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today delayed the announcement of a keenly awaited plan for repairing the country’s public finances until Nov.

NEAR KHERSON FRONTLINE, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Russia rehearsed its response to a nuclear attack today in an exercise that involved nuclear submarines, strategic bombers and ballistic missiles at a time when tensions are high over a “dirty bomb” allegation it has made against Ukraine.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister in two months yesterday and pledged to lead the country out of a profound economic crisis and rebuild trust in politics.

(Reuters) – Chile’s government yesterday amended a proposed mining royalty bill that drew criticism from miners, removing provisions that assessed higher rates for larger miners and linked payments to copper prices, while implementing a flat 1% ad valorem tax rate for large producers.

NEAR KHERSON FRONTLINE, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – A senior Ukrainian official predicted “the heaviest of battles” to come for the partially Russian occupied strategic southern province of Kherson and said Moscow’s military is digging in to face advancing Ukrainian forces.

ROME,  (Reuters) – Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s first woman prime minister, vowed yesterday to steer the country through some of the hardest times since World War Two and to maintain support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rishi Sunak said today he was not daunted by the scale of the challenge as he became Britain’s third prime minister in two months, pledging to restore trust, rebuild confidence and lead the country through an economic crisis.