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By Felix Light (Reuters) – Former Russian deputy defence minister Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev has joined the Wagner Group private militia as a deputy commander, Russian pro-war social media channels reported on Thursday. In two videos posted by war correspondent Alexander Simonov on Telegram, Mizintsev – clad in Wagner-branded combat gear – was shown visiting a training camp and touring Russian positions in the east Ukrainian town of Bakhmut. The […]

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla Inc delivered 75,842 China-made electric vehicles (EVs) in April, down 14.7% from March, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Friday. The figure was a huge jump from a year earlier, when the city of Shanghai – where Tesla has a factory – was in COVID-19 lockdown and the company delivered only 1,512 China-made Model 3 and Model Y cars in the world’s […]

(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Wednesday’s drone incident at the Kremlin was a “hostile act” and Russia would respond with “concrete actions”. Russia has accused Ukraine of firing drones at the Kremlin in an attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin, and said the United States was behind the purported attack. Ukraine has denied that, and the White House has dismissed Russian “lies”. “It was […]

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation could be lower in the coming years than previously expected but may stay above the European Central Bank’s 2% target further out, the bank’s Survey of Professional Forecasters showed on Friday. The ECB has raised rates at each of its past seven meetings and promised even more tightening to combat runaway price growth with policymakers increasingly concerned that rising underlying price pressures could keep […]

(Reuters) -Two Indian Army soldiers were killed and four injured during an operation against militants in Kashmir on Friday, the army said. Indian defence forces have launched various operations in the Rajouri sector of the Himalayan region after unidentified shooters last month opened fire at an Indian Army vehicle, killing at least five soldiers. In a statement, the army said that a search team on Friday encountered a group of […]

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Three-times NBA All-Star Ben Simmons is getting his health back and is a “strong chance” to represent Australia at the World Cup, coach Brian Goorjian said. The Brooklyn Nets forward has battled back and knee problems since joining the NBA side in 2021/22, and cut his season short to recuperate. Simmons has repeatedly pulled out of playing major tournaments for Australia, including the Boomers’ bronze medal-winning Olympics […]

ROME (Reuters) – One man died from gunshot wounds and seven people were injured overnight in Naples as the southern Italian city exploded in joy at the success of its soccer team, a local government official said on Friday. Partying began late on Thursday after the Napoli team won its first Serie A championship title in 33 years with a 1-1 away draw at Udinese. Hours later, a man died […]

(Reuters) – A drone attack on the Ilsky oil refinery in southern Russia, the second in as many days, has caused a fire, TASS news agency reported on Friday, citing emergency services. WAGNER * Standing in a field of corpses, Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin published an expletive-ridden video personally blaming top defence chiefs for losses suffered by his Wagner Group fighters in Ukraine. FIGHTING * Ukrainian military command said […]

(Reuters) – Two Indian Army soldiers were killed and four injured during an operation against militants in Kashmir on Friday, the army said. “The terrorists triggered an explosive device in retaliation,” the army said in a statement. “The army team has suffered two fatal casualties with injuries to four more soldiers including an officer.” (Writing by Sudipto Ganguly; Editing by Krishna N. Das) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com