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Italy's emerging far-right party overtakes League for first time, poll shows

ROME, June 18 (Reuters) - Italy's new far-right political force, Futuro Nazionale, has overtaken the...

18th June, 2026

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Church of England leader apologises for historical forced adoption practice

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, apologised for the Church...

18th June, 2026

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Poland detains suspect in killing of Russian artist critical of Putin, Tusk says

WARSAW, June 18 (Reuters) - A suspect in the murder of a Russian national has been detained, Polish...

18th June, 2026

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Moscow region governor says 16 people were injured in big Ukrainian drone attack

MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow region, said on Thursday tha...

18th June, 2026

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UniCredit CEO says many Germans are unhappy with their banking services

ROME, June 18 (Reuters) - UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel made a case on Thursday about the n...

18th June, 2026

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NATO says it agrees to modernise nuclear capabilities

BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) - NATO agreed on Thursday to modernise its nuclear capabilities and stre...

18th June, 2026

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Sweden, Norway and Canada to announce defence package for Ukraine, Sweden says

(Removes reference to package being worth $100 million) HELSINKI, June 18 (Reuters) - Sweden, Norway...

18th June, 2026

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Voters cast ballots in Makerfield poll crucial to PM Starmer's future

By Elizabeth Piper LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - The northern English area of Makerfield votes on Thur...

18th June, 2026

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Exclusive-Thailand revives $30 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca Strait

By Panu Wongcha-um RANONG, Thailand, June 18 (Reuters) - Chaiyaporn Arunrasamee hunched over his fis...

18th June, 2026

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North Korea recalls its ambassador to Britain after sanctions on children's camp, report says

SEOUL, June 18 (Reuters) - North Korea has recalled its ambassador to Britain just a month after he...

18th June, 2026

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Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles, local authorities say

June 18 (Reuters) - Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with missiles, Tymur Tkachenko, th...

17th June, 2026

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UN warns Israeli settlers could join blacklist for violations against children

By David Brunnstrom June 17 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday...

17th June, 2026