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PARIS (Reuters) - French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu is putting in place a special task force to better protect victims and punish perpetrators of sexual violence in the army, he announced in an op-ed published by newspaper Le Monde.

The task force, which is asked to review disciplinary proceedings and "come up with concrete recommendations to guide commanders", will be headed by the Inspector General of the Armed Forces and the Gendarmerie.

(Reuters) - A Ukraine drone attack set an oil refinery in Russia's Kaluga region on fire, RIA state news agency reported on Friday, citing emergency services sources.

Vladislav Shapsha, governor of the Kaluga region which borders the broader Moscow region, said on the Telegram messaging app that the fire was promptly extinguished. He did not say at what facility it took place.

RIA reported that three containers with diesel fuel and one... (continue reading...)

By Anton Bridge

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group is expected to slip back into the red when it reports earnings on Monday despite technology stocks including Arm Holdings, its core asset, performing well over the quarter.

Analysts and investors are also eagerly awaiting clues about new growth investments as SoftBank has ample liquidity and can monetise its huge holding in Arm.

The share price of... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) -The Philippine national security council on Friday called for Chinese diplomats to be expelled from the country for what it called a malicious disinformation campaign that had breached local laws and diplomatic protocols.

The National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano in a statement said the Chinese embassy's actions "should not be allowed to pass unsanctioned without serious penalty".

Ano was referring to a news report this week of an... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - The Philippine national security council on Friday called for Chinese diplomats to be expelled from the country for what it called a malicious disinformation campaign that had breached local laws and diplomatic protocols.

In a statement, the council said the Chinese embassy's actions "should not be allowed to pass unsanctioned without serious penalty". It was referring to a report of an alleged leak of a call between a Chinese diplomat and... (continue reading...)