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Oct 10 (Reuters) – A mass Russian drone attack triggered a fire in a high-rise apartment building in central Kyiv early on Friday and drone fragments hit the ground in several districts, officials said. Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said a drone set apartments on fire on the 6th and 7th floors of a high-rise block in the central Pecherskyi district. Pictures posted online showed apartments ablaze as firefighters were being brought into position. Tkachenko said there was no information on any casualties. In the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, drones had struck several targets, injuring two people and triggering at least one fire in a dwelling, the regional governor said. (Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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Oct 9 (Reuters) – The United States would have announced this week a support package for farmers stung by trade disputes that included direct subsidies, if it weren't for a government shutdown, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Thursday. "We would have announced an AG program to bridge our farmers until the next season, and that will be through direct subsidies… because it's important that our farmers get credit," he told the 'Ingraham Angle' program. He also said he expected Chinese buyers, which have deserted U.S. soybean farmers, to return at the end of the season. (Reporting by Costas Pitas)

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* Trump campaigned for reelection in part on vow of retribution * Indictment accuses James of lying on mortgage application * James calls charges baseless, vows to remain in office (Adds context on indictments of Trump adversaries in paragraphs 3-4, Trump administration denying political use of Justice Dept in paragraphs 7-8, details of the case in paragraphs 12-15) By Sarah N. Lynch, Luc Cohen and Andrew Goudsward Oct 9 (Reuters) – New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime foe of President Donald Trump, was charged on Thursday with lying on a mortgage application, as the administration steps up its use of government power against his perceived political enemies. A grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, returned an indictment charging James with one count of bank fraud and one count of making a false statement to a lending institution, court records showed. The indictment was the second in as many weeks returned against a high-profile adversary of Trump, a Republican who campaigned for the presidency on a vow of retribution after facing a slew of legal woes since his first term in the White House ended in 2021. Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on September 25 on charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation, which he denies. The Justice Department has also opened probes into U.S. Senator Adam Schiff and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, among others. Neither Schiff nor Cook has been charged with a crime, and they both deny wrongdoing. James, a Democrat, said in a statement she would continue serving as New York state's top law enforcement official and called the charges "a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system." "We will fight these baseless charges aggressively," James said. Trump administration officials deny that he is using the Justice Department for political ends, and argue that Democrats weaponized the department against an adversary when federal prosecutors brought charges against Trump in 2023. Trump pleaded not guilty and the cases have been dismissed. "One tier of justice for all Americans," Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X after James was indicted. JAMES DUE IN COURT ON OCT. 24 The indictment accuses James of falsely telling a bank that she would occupy a Norfolk, Virginia, home she bought in 2020 for around $137,000 as a secondary residence. It alleges she used it as an investment property. The indictment said the alleged misrepresentation allowed James to receive a favorable interest rate, saving her around $19,000 over the life of the loan. "The charges as alleged in this case represent intentional, criminal acts and tremendous breaches of the public's trust," Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said in a statement. Both charges require prosecutors to prove that James had criminal intent, meaning she knowingly provided false information to secure a financial benefit. That means an incorrect fact on documents she submitted to the bank on its own may not be enough to secure a conviction, and the defense may argue that any misrepresentations were mistakes. The Norfolk property referenced in the indictment was different from a home at the center of a criminal referral that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, a Trump appointee, sent the Justice Department in April. James' lawyer Abbe Lowell said at the time that James mistakenly stated the property would be a primary residence, that she made it clear in other documents it would not be, and that her broker understood that. In a statement on Thursday, Lowell said he was concerned the case was driven by Trump's desire for revenge. "We will fight these charges in every process allowed in the law," Lowell said. The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Jamar Walker, who was appointed by former Democratic President Joe Biden. A federal judge scheduled James' initial court appearance for October 24 in Norfolk. JAMES' OFFICE SUED TRUMP James is one of several Democratic state attorneys general who have sued to block Trump administration actions. She is best known for bringing a civil fraud case against Trump and his family real estate company in 2022. The case resulted in a $454.2 million penalty against Trump after a judge found he fraudulently overstated his net worth to dupe lenders. A New York state appeals court in August threw out the penalty, which had grown to more than a half-billion dollars with interest, but upheld the trial judge's finding that Trump was liable for fraud. Both Trump and James' office are appealing to the state's highest court. Trump denied wrongdoing. He has accused James' office of bringing the case against him for political reasons. Trump has repeatedly assailed James on social media and at political rallies as a partisan enemy. "This is what tyranny looks like," Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, who represents New York, said in a statement. "President Trump is using the Justice Department as his personal attack dog." INDICTMENT FOLLOWS CHARGES AGAINST COMEY The indictments against both James and Comey came after Trump, in a September 20 social media post addressed to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, said James, Comey and Schiff were "guilty as hell." Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. Trump has regularly assailed Comey's handling of the FBI investigation that detailed contacts between Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign. Both indictments were brought by Halligan, who was installed last month as the top federal prosecutor in Alexandria, Virginia. Her predecessor, Erik Siebert, resigned on September 19, hours after Trump told reporters: "I want him out." Siebert believed the evidence against Comey and James was weak, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters at the time. As with the Comey case, Halligan presented the evidence against James to the grand jury by herself, without support from career prosecutors in the office, a person familiar with the matter said. Comey's lawyers are expected to argue Halligan was unlawfully appointed as U.S. attorney. If that motion is successful, it could complicate the cases against Comey and James down the road. The Justice Department, after receiving referrals from Pulte, has also opened mortgage fraud probes into Schiff, a Democrat who led the House of Representatives' inquiry that led to Trump's impeachment in 2019, and Cook, who was appointed to the Fed's board by Biden. (Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward in Washington and Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Noeleen Walder, Rod Nickel and Edmund Klamann)

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Oct 10 (Reuters) – Twenty-three Ukrainian children and adolescents have been brought out of Russian-occupied areas of the country to territory under Kyiv's control, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Thursday. Andriy Yermak, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the rescue was carried out under the president's "Bring Kids Back UA" programme aimed at bringing to safe areas children deported to Russia or confined to Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. Yermak said those returning included two sisters who refused a demand to attend Russian schools made by Russia-installed authorities who had threatened to remove the girls from their mother's care. Another teenage boy similarly refused to attend Russian school and one child and her mother were refused permission to leave occupied areas as one of their relatives was serving in the Ukrainian military. Ukraine says Russia has illegally deported or forcibly displaced more than 19,500 children to Russia and Belarus in violation of the Geneva Conventions. U.S.-funded research, in a report by Yale's School of Public Health, suggested in September that the number could be closer to 35,000. Russia denies it has deported children from Ukraine, saying it has taken action to ensure they are safe from wartime hostilities. (Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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Oct 9 (Reuters) – Peru's central bank on Thursday held its benchmark interest rate at 4.25%, in line with analysts' expectations. Peru's central bank has gradually brought its rate down from a high of 7.75% it maintained through the first part of 2023. It has previously said that the current level is "very close" to a level that it considers neutral. (Reporting by Sarah Morland; Editing by Kylie Madry)

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Oct 10 (Reuters) – Aurora Labs Ltd: * SEEKS TRADING HALT FOR CAPITAL RAISING ANNOUNCEMENT Further company coverage:

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(Adds details in paragraphs 3-10) LIMA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A bloc of opposition lawmakers in Peru on Thursday presented a fresh motion to remove President Dina Boluarte – one of the world's most unpopular leaders – from office. The proposal is the latest of a series of such motions – so far unsuccessful – and comes as the South American nation prepares for elections next April. The motion, which seeks to remove Boluarte for "permanent moral incapacity," was signed by at least 34 lawmakers from various parties. At least 52 must approve it in an upcoming plenary session of Congress before it can be debated in a separate session, which will decide whether or not it can proceed. Boluarte came to power in December 2022 as her predecessor President Pedro Castillo, who she had served as vice-president, was ousted and arrested after he attempted to dissolve Congress. Castillo's removal was met with months of widespread, deadly protests particularly in rural Andean and Indigenous communities, and rights groups have accused Boluarte's government of using excessive force to repress the protests. She also became embroiled in allegations of illicit enrichment involving undeclared assets and Rolex watches . In July, she decided to double her salary . Her approval rates are hovering between 2% and 4%. Peru's conservative-dominated Congress has so far rejected motions to begin a process to remove her from office, but with half a year to go before the elections, more lawmakers have expressed support for the motion. Peru has had six presidents since 2018 and four former leaders are currently behind bars. (Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by Kylie Madry)

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SENIOR U.S. OFFICIAL: THERE WILL BE 200 TROOPS ON THE GROUND IN GAZA AS PART OF A JOINT TASK FORCE

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Oct 9 (Reuters) – Uniti Group Inc (Delaware): * UNITI GROUP INC. ANNOUNCES PRICING OF $250 MILLION FIBER SECURITIZATION NOTES OFFERING Source text: Further company coverage:

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