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China’s balloon over the U.S. seen as bold but clumsy espionage tactic

By Steve Holland, Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China’s flight of a suspected surveillance balloon over the United States appears to mark a more aggressive – albeit puzzling – espionage tactic than relying on satellites and the theft of industrial and defense secrets, security experts said. Both the United States and China have …

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Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners; bodies of British volunteers returned

(Reuters) -Ukraine and Russia traded almost 200 prisoners of war in a swap announced separately by both sides on Saturday, with the bodies of two British volunteers also being sent back to Ukraine. The Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said 116 Ukrainians had been returned, while Russian news agencies cited Moscow’s defence ministry …

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UAE, France, India to cooperate on energy, climate -state news agency

(Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and India established a tripartite cooperation initiative in several areas including energy and climate change and drew a road map to implement it, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported on Saturday. (Reporting by Enas Alashray and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by William Maclean)

Pope offers ‘wings to your hope’ to displaced children in South Sudan

By Philip Pullella and Estelle Shirbon JUBA (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Saturday met South Sudanese children displaced by conflict and heard of the hardships of their lives in camps, telling them they would build a better future for the world’s newest country by replacing ethnic hatred with forgiveness. The pope was visiting South Sudan with …

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Tesla’s Elon Musk found not liable in trial over 2018 ‘funding secured’ tweets

By Jody Godoy and Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A U.S. jury on Friday found Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk and his company were not liable for misleading investors when Musk tweeted in 2018 that he had “funding secured” to take the electric car company private. Plaintiffs had claimed billions in damages and the decision …

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U.S. judge denies FTC request to stop Meta from acquiring VR firm Within

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A judge on Friday released a ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission’s request to stop Meta Platforms Inc from buying virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited, rejecting the regulator’s concerns the deal would reduce competition in a new market. A December trial to decide if Meta could go forward with the relatively small …

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Blinken postpones China trip over ‘unacceptable’ Chinese spy balloon

By Humeyra Pamuk, Idrees Ali and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying across the United States in what Washington called a “clear violation” of U.S. sovereignty. Military leaders considered …

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