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(Reuters) - The head of Ukraine's Russia-annexed Luhansk region said on Monday that Ukrainian shelling had damaged a fuel depot and triggered a fire in the town of Dovzhansk.

It was the third such Ukrainian attack on depots in the region this month.

Leonid Pasechnik, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said Ukrainian forces had used cluster bombs in the attack on the town, called Sverdlovsk, its Soviet-era name, by the Russia-installed... (continue reading...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday said it had been unable, due largely to logistical reasons, to accept an Iranian request for assistance following a helicopter crash over the weekend that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, as Washington offered its condolences.

The rare request from Iran, which views the United States and Israel as its main adversaries, was disclosed by the State Department at a news briefing.

"We were... (continue reading...)

By Steve Holland and Doina Chiacu

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Saudi Arabia are close to a final agreement on a bilateral agreement after the U.S. national security adviser made significant progress in talks with the Saudis over the weekend, the White House said on Monday.

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said the two sides are "closer than we've ever been" on an agreement that is now "near final."

By Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Russian-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on all countries to prevent "for all time" the placement, threat or use of weapons in outer space failed on Monday with the 15-member body split over the move.

The draft failed to get the minimum nine votes needed - seven members voted in favor of the draft, seven against, while one abstained. A veto can only be cast by... (continue reading...)

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. is not planning to send military trainers into Ukraine and would likely do so only when the war there with Russia is over, the top U.S. general said on Monday, after France opened the door to sending troops to train Kyiv's forces.

More than two years into the war, Russian are slowly advancing in eastern Ukraine, exploiting Ukrainian shortages of manpower and months of delays... (continue reading...)