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DAKAR (Reuters) – At least one United Nations peacekeeper was killed and four others seriously injured when their patrol was attacked in northern Mali on Friday, the peacekeeping mission MINUSMA said. The incident took place near the town of Ber, in the region of Tombouctou – an area that has become a hotbed of jihadist activity over the past decade. MINUSMA said on Twitter the patrol first encountered an improvised […]

By Rod Nickel and Steve Scherer WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canada on Friday extended Ukraine’s tariff-free access for most goods, but tightened access for eggs, poultry and dairy, sectors that are protected under a supply-management system. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said tariff relief for Ukrainian goods – a temporary measure started a year ago – would continue for another year to help support Kyiv as it defends itself against Russia. […]

ASTANA (Reuters) – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will not attend the annual economic forum in Russia’s St Petersburg next week, the government said on Friday, after refusing to toe the Kremlin’s line over the Russian invasion of Ukraine at last year’s event. The Kazakh government said only two officials will represent the Central Asian nation at this year’s forum. Until its invasion of Ukraine, Russia regularly hosted world leaders and […]

ASTANA (Reuters) – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will not attend the annual economic forum in Russia’s St Petersburg next week, the government said on Friday, after refusing to toe the Kremlin’s line over the Russian invasion of Ukraine at last year’s event. The Kazakh government said only two officials will represent the Central Asian nation at this year’s forum. Until its invasion of Ukraine, Russia regularly hosted world leaders and […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus after special storage facilities are ready on July 7-8, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, Moscow’s first move of such bombs outside Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. More than 15 months into the biggest land war in Europe since World War Two, Putin says the United States and its Western allies are pumping arms into Ukraine […]

By Aditya Soni and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Tesla shares jumped 5% on Friday on expectations that its electric-vehicle charging system would become an industry standard after General Motors joined cross-town rival Ford in agreeing to use the Tesla Supercharger network. The Elon Musk-led automaker was on course for its eleventh straight session of gains, which would mark its longest winning streak in 2-1/2 years, if premarket gains hold. Tesla was […]

(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds had their biggest weekly outflow in 10 weeks in the seven days to June 7 as investors, worried about rising inflation and an economic slowdown, pulled out their money. The upcoming release of U.S. inflation data next week added to investors’ caution as it could potentially influence the Federal Reserve’s decision on the pace of rate hikes necessary to tackle the price pressures. Refinitiv Lipper […]

By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA (Reuters) – Intercommunal fighting in a camp housing displaced people in the northern part of South Sudan has killed 13 people, the U.N. mission running the camp said on Friday. The clashes between two ethnic communities living in the camp in Upper Nile State’s capital Malkal first erupted on Thursday when a man was stabbed to death. “Initial reports to the mission indicated that at […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Friday that it had summoned the Japanese ambassador over Tokyo’s decision to supply military equipment to Ukraine. Japan – which has backed Western sanctions against its long-time antagonist in east Asia in response to Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine – last month promised Ukraine around 100 military-use vehicles “such as trucks”, having previously given protective equipment such as helmets and bullet-proof vests. […]