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Britain considers allowing foreign students to work longer hours -The Times

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Jan 27 (Reuters) – The British government is looking at plans to allow foreign students to work longer hours to boost the economy by plugging vacancies, The Times reported on Thursday. Ministers are looking at ways to encourage British and overseas students to take more part-time jobs to deal with shortages in areas such as … Read more

Fighting intensifies in east Ukraine, Kyiv seeks more weapons

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Fighting intensifies in east Ukraine – Ukrainian officials Ukraine says it needs more weapons, calls for sanctions Western allies agreed this week to provide tanks Russia says U.S. president holds key to ending fighting KYIV, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Russia has stepped up attempts to break through Ukraine’s defences with heavy fighting in the north … Read more

Belarus leader says he has been asked to seal a non-aggression pact with Ukraine

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Jan 24 (Reuters) – Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that he had been asked to conclude a non-aggression pact with Ukraine, the Belta state news agency reported, citing comments that suggested he saw Kyiv as a potential threat. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, disclosed the alleged offer to a … Read more

Finland says time-out needed in talks with Turkey over NATO bid

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HELSINKI, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Finland’s foreign minister said on Tuesday a time-out of a few weeks was needed in Finland and Sweden’s talks with Turkey on their application to join the NATO military alliance. Turkey’s president said on Monday that Sweden should not expect his country’s support after a protest near the Turkish embassy … Read more

Boris Johnson visits Kyiv, pledges help

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KYIV, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Kyiv on a surprise trip on Sunday, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and pledging that Britain would “stick by Ukraine as long as it takes”. Johnson, who left office in September in the wake of a series of scandals, was prime minister when Russia … Read more

Putin ally says West’s deliveries of new weapons to Kyiv will lead to global catastrophe

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Jan 22 (Reuters) – A close ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that deliveries of offensive weapons to Kyiv that threaten Russia’s territories will lead to a global catastrophe and make arguments against using weapons of mass destruction untenable. Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Duma – Russia’s lower house of parliament – warned … Read more

Putin ally Medvedev warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia defeated in Ukraine

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Medvedev: nuclear powers don’t lose major wars Nuclear war is possible if a nuclear power loses, he says Medvedev tells NATO to think about the risks NATO and defence leaders due to meet in Germany MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, warned the North … Read more

Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg to meet IEA chief Birol

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DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Greta Thunberg is set to meet International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol in Davos on Thursday, organisers of a fringe round-table event at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting told Reuters. The Swedish activist is due to meet Birol along with fellow campaigners Helena Gualinga, Vanessa … Read more

Lavrov compares West’s approach to Russia with Hitler’s ‘Final Solution’

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MOSCOW, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the United States had assembled a coalition of European countries to solve “the Russian question” in the same way that Adolf Hitler had sought a “final solution” to eradicate Europe’s Jews. Lavrov, who caused an international furore last year with remarks … Read more

Death toll reaches 40 in Ukraine strike; German defence minister resigns

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At least 40 killed in Dnipro apartment strike German defence minister resigns Germany pressured to allow exports of its tanks to Ukraine Russia begins joint military exercises with Belarus DNIPRO/KYIV, Ukraine, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40 on Monday with … Read more