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France extends heatwave alert to 53 departments starting Friday

PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - French weather service Meteo-France said on Thursday it had extended its...

18th June, 2026

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Allies announce $1 billion for Ukraine weapons package, Kyiv's defence minister says

June 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine's allies have announced contributions to NATO's Prioritised Ukraine Requ...

18th June, 2026

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Man arrested after boy, 3, ends up in UK zoo's crocodile enclosure

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 3-year-...

18th June, 2026

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Aidan O'Brien scores a century of Royal Ascot winners

By Virginia Furness ASCOT, June 18 (Reuters) - Aidan O'Brien has now trained 100 Royal Ascot winners...

18th June, 2026

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UK relaxes travel advice for UAE and some other Gulf states after U.S.-Iran deal

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday said it was no longer advising against non-essential...

18th June, 2026

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Italy lacks evidence for now to seek trial in Sarajevo sniper probe, source says

MILAN, June 18 (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors investigating accusations of "sniper tourism" in 1990...

18th June, 2026

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Western countries warn of atrocities, imminent RSF escalation in Sudan's al-Obeid

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 18 (Reuters) - Dozens of countries including Britain, France and...

18th June, 2026

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Soccer-Unshackled England answer Tuchel's call, set sights on World Cup charge

By Lori Ewing KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 18 (Reuters) - By the time the Daily Star had crowned them...

18th June, 2026

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Russian nuclear chief accuses Ukraine of killing Zaporizhzhia power plant worker in drone attack

MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom on Thursday accus...

18th June, 2026

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Russian nuclear chief accuses Ukraine of killing worker at Zaporizhzhia power plant in drone attack

MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom on Thursday accus...

18th June, 2026

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In Lebanon, first responders salvage memories from debris of destroyed HQ

By Jihed Abidellaoui and Zohra Bensemra NABATIEH, Lebanon, June 18 (Reuters) - Rescue workers in the...

18th June, 2026

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Death toll from Israeli fire in Gaza since ceasefire passes 1,000, says health ministry

CAIRO, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza has reached mor...

18th June, 2026