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Ukraine, US to scout for minerals deal investment projects

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian officials and a team from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation will carry out site visits to identify investment projects as part of Kyiv's minerals deal with Washington, Ukraine's economy minister said on Saturday.
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7 killed in pool hall shooting in Ecuador

QUITO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Gunmen disguised as soldiers opened fire inside a pool hall on late Friday in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas in northwestern Ecuador, killing at least seven and wounding three others, local media reported Saturday.
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Ukraine seeks $120 billion for 2026 defence as war drags on

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine will need at least $120 billion for its defence in 2026 as the war with Russia drags on into its fourth year, Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Saturday.
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Drone breaches Romanian airspace during Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania scrambled fighter jets on Saturday when a drone breached the country's airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defense ministry said.
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New French PM gives up predecessor's idea to cut back two public holidays

PARIS (Reuters) - New French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Saturday that he was dropping a proposal by his predecessor to cut back two public holidays as part of budget measures aimed at reducing the deficit.
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China sweeps men's, women's titles at IFSC Climbing World Cup in SW China's Guizhou

GUIYANG, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese climbers Chu Shouhong and Meng Shixue claimed the men's and women's speed titles respectively here on Saturday at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup, the final speed event of the season.
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Poland, U.S. claim opening victories at men's volleyball worlds

MANILA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- World No.1 Poland registered its opening victory in the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship here on Saturday, as it put down its marker for the title race with a 3-0 victory over Romania.
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Winners of 2nd Golden Panda Awards revealed in China's Sichuan

CHENGDU, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The second Golden Panda Awards were presented on Saturday in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, which is the home of the giant panda.
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Poland scrambles jets, closes Lublin airport in 'preventative' move

WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish and allied aircraft were deployed to protect Polish airspace on Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, Polish authorities said.
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Explosion in Spanish capital injures 21, three seriously

(Corrects typo in 'injures' in headline)
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Fire breaks out at Russian oil refinery following drone attack, regional governor says

(Reuters) - A fire broke out at the facilities of an oil company in Russia's Bashkortostan region following a drone attack on Saturday, the governor said.
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India's Modi calls for peace in Manipur, launches development projects

GUWAHATI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for peace on Saturday in Manipur state - the scene of two years of deadly ethnic violence - as he unveiled a package of development projects there worth nearly $1 billion.
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US officials hold talks in Kabul over Americans detained in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. officials held talks on Saturday with the authorities in Kabul over Americans held in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said, as the White House pushes to free citizens it sees as wrongly detained abroad.
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Following Pentagon rebrand, White House creates War Directorate, sources say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Days after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his administration has made a similar name change at the White House.
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Hong Kong aiming to become top art trading hub to rival New York: source

Measures to be announced in Wednesday's policy address include boosting financing and insurance, and designating storage space at Airport City
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Accused sniper jailed in Charlie Kirk killing awaits formal charges in Utah

OREM, Utah (Reuters) - The Utah trade school student jailed on suspicion of fatally shooting right-wing activist Charlie Kirk faces formal charges next week, according to the governor, from an act of violence widely seen as a foreboding inflection point in U.S. politics.
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Analysis-Trump's public shrug over drone incursion in Poland fuels unease in Europe

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) -The swarm of nearly 20 drones across Polish borders this week triggered deep anxiety among NATO members who, for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine, fired on a Russian target, violating the alliance's airspace.
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‘Provocation’: China condemns sailing of US, British warships through Taiwan Strait

China's military has condemned the sailing of a US and British warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, saying it ordered naval and air forces to monitor and warn the two ships.
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Fearful of Russian aggression, Poles flock to military training

BRANIEWO, Poland (Reuters) -Six kilometres from the Russian border in northern Poland, office administrator Agnieszka Jedruszak is digging a trench. Driven by fear of war with Russia, she wants to be able to defend her family, including her 13-year-old son.
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Nineteen Pakistan soldiers killed in clashes in northwest, military says

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Nineteen Pakistani soldiers were killed on Saturday in two separate clashes with Islamist fighters in the country's northwest, where militants have ramped up attacks on security forces since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the army said.