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KYIV (Reuters) - Drones sent by Ukraine's SBU security service struck two Rosneft-owned oil depots in Russia's Smolensk region in an overnight attack on Wednesday, a Ukrainian intelligence source said.

The source said the depots contained 26,000 cubic metres of fuel and that the attack caused major fires and evacuation of personnel.

"The SBU continues to effectively destroy military infrastructure and logistics that provide fuel to... (continue reading...)

By Catarina Demony

LISBON (Reuters) - President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late on Tuesday that Portugal was responsible for crimes committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, and suggested there was a need for reparations.

For over four centuries, at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped, forcibly transported long distances by mainly European ships and merchants, and sold into slavery.

Those who... (continue reading...)

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Chinese firm Ant Group's Alipay+ has not formally requested a permit for operations in Indonesia, central bank deputy governor Filianingsih Hendarta told a news conference on Wednesday.

"There has not been any formal request from Alipay to Bank Indonesia, but usually applicants can request a pre-consultative meeting," she said, after the CEO of Ant Group's international business group Peng Yang was reported to have said the company... (continue reading...)

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix said on Wednesday it plans to invest 5.3 trillion won ($3.86 billion) to build a chip factory for a new dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip production base in South Korea.

The Nvidia supplier plans to start construction at the chip factory, called M15X, at the end of April with an aim to complete it by November 2025 for mass production.

Including a planned gradual increase in... (continue reading...)

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By Alexander Ratz, Diego Oré, Gram Slattery

BERLIN/MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Germany is waging a charm offensive inside the Republican Party. Japan is lining up its own Trump whisperer. Mexican government officials are talking to Camp Trump. And Australia is busy making laws to help Trump-proof its U.S. defense ties.

Everywhere, U.S. allies are taking steps to defend or... (continue reading...)