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U.S. to ship 0 million in weapons, navy help to Ukraine, officers say
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U.S. to ship $500 million in weapons, navy help to Ukraine, officers say

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will announce it's sending as much as $500 million in navy help to Ukraine, together with greater than 50 closely armored autos and an infusion of missiles for air protection programs, U.S. officers mentioned Monday, as Ukrainian and Western leaders attempt to type out the affect of the temporary weekend rebellion in Russia. ...
Anger in Italy as vacationer filmed carving names into the Colosseum
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Anger in Italy as vacationer filmed carving names into the Colosseum

Italy's tradition minister says a vacationer who was filmed carving his and his girlfriend's names into the Colosseum in Rome must be "identified and sanctioned". Gennaro Sangiuliano described the person's actions as "unworthy and a sign of great incivility". Footage has appeared on-line of the vacationer - wearing a blue T-shirt and carrying a black rucksack - utilizing a set of keys to make his mark within the constructing, which is nearly 2,000 years outdated.With his girlfriend by his facet, he inscribes "Ivan + Hayley 23" earlier than turning and smiling on the digicam.Someone may be heard saying: "Serious, man? F***** up, man. Stupid a*******." Mr Sangiuliano tweeted: "I consider it very serious, unworthy and a sign of great incivility that a tourist defaces one of the ...
Disaster, confusion undercut Putin’s pretensions to ‘great power’ standing
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Disaster, confusion undercut Putin’s pretensions to ‘great power’ standing

An unpredictable paramilitary chief mounts a direct problem to his nation’s management. Government plane hearth on insurgent forces quickly approaching the capital. An embattled president delivers an emergency tackle on state-run tv and accuses his enemies of treason earlier than chopping a deal to make sure he stays in workplace and his antagonist goes free. ...
‘Any blackmail is doomed to failure,’ defiant Putin warns after tried rise up
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‘Any blackmail is doomed to failure,’ defiant Putin warns after tried rise up

Vladimir Putin has warned "any blackmail is doomed to failure" - days after an tried rise up led by Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.The Russian president - chatting with the nation from the Kremlin on Monday evening - condemned the "criminal acts" orchestrated by Prigozhin's troops. But Putin insisted that any armed rise up would have been suppressed - and steps had been instantly taken to "neutralise the risk that had arisen.Reaction to Putin's assertion - stay updates Image: Wagner troops reportedly superior north to 120 miles (200km) from Moscow till their convoy turned again Putin thanked the Russian public for its "support, patriotism and solidarity" - and mentioned there had been a co...
Russian fighter jets scrambled after at the least two UK warplanes detected close to border, Moscow claims
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Russian fighter jets scrambled after at the least two UK warplanes detected close to border, Moscow claims

Russian fighter jets had been scrambled after at the least two UK warplanes had been detected close to the nation's border, Moscow has claimed.In an announcement, the nation's ministry of defence claimed that the RAF fighter jets made a U-turn as its plane approached - and Russia's state border was not violated. It mentioned the 2 Typhoon craft had been noticed over the Black Sea and that they had been accompanied by an RC-135 reconnaissance airplane, which is utilized by each the RAF and the US Air Force."The flight by the Russian fighter jets was carried out in strict compliance with the international rules for the use of airspace over international waters without crossing air routes or coming dangerously close to aircraft of a foreign state," it added.A brief video p...