Ukraine’s Zelenskiy wants missiles, faster results on battlefield

(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine needed to secure and deploy advanced missiles and to achieve faster results with them on the battlefield. Speaking in his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said a meeting with top commanders had been devoted to the development of domestic weapons supplies in the more than 2-1/2-year…

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Factbox-Flawed parts made for Boeing threatened plane safety, Italian prosecutors find

By Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) – Investigators have found that two Italian sub-contractors used cheaper and non-compliant forms of titanium and aluminium to make certain parts for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, saving significant sums of money and threatening plane safety, prosecutors said on Saturday. Below are details of the investigation: HOW IT STARTED The investigation by…

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Trump’s tax, spending plans would add twice as much debt as Harris’, budget group says

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s tax and spending plans would produce more than twice as much new debt as the plans from Vice President Kamala Harris, a budget-focused think-tank estimated on Monday. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which advocates reducing federal deficits, released new detailed estimates showing…

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US rules on conflict minerals have not reduced violence in Congo, GAO says

LUBUMBASHI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conflict minerals disclosure rule has reduced violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, it said in a report on Monday. Armed groups continue to fight for control of gold mines in the east…

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Barack Obama to campaign for Kamala Harris leading up to election, Washington Post reports

(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama will campaign for vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the month leading up to the Nov. 5 U.S. election, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Obama will kick off his efforts with a trip to Pittsburgh on Thursday, the Washington Post said, citing a senior…

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