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Medical needs surging in Iran and supplies under threat, Red Cross warns

By Emma Farge GENEVA, April 2 (Reuters) - Emergency medical needs in Iran are rising exponentially,...

2nd April, 2026

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Russian court convicts German sculptor in absentia for depicting Putin and patriarch in sex act

By Anna Peverieri April 2 (Reuters) - German sculptor Jacques Tilly, the creator of a carnival float...

2nd April, 2026

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Six Ukrainian children to be returned from Russia and reunited with families, US says

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Six Ukrainian children will be returned from Russia to their familie...

2nd April, 2026

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Three men face trial in Poland over alleged Russia‑linked arson attacks

WARSAW, April 2 (Reuters) - Three men will go on trial in Poland over a series of arson attacks in W...

2nd April, 2026

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Ancient Romanian artefacts recovered after Dutch heist

AMSTERDAM, April 2 (Reuters) - A 2,500-year-old golden helmet and two other ancient Romanian treasur...

2nd April, 2026

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Ukrainian army draft officer fatally stabbed on duty

KYIV, April 2 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian military draft officer was fatally stabbed in the neck on Thur...

2nd April, 2026

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French far-left Member of European Parliament Rima Hassan held in police custody

PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - Rima Hassan, a French far-left Member of European Parliament (MEP), was b...

2nd April, 2026

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Serbian president invites parties for talks as anti-government protests continue

BELGRADE, April 2 (Reuters) - Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic will begin talks on Friday as part...

2nd April, 2026

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A month into war, Lebanon's prime minister says no end in sight

By Raghed Waked and Mahmoud Hassano BEIRUT, April 2 (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam...

2nd April, 2026

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Damaged Russian LNG tanker breaks loose from tow off Libya

TRIPOLI, April 2 (Reuters) - A Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker damaged in a suspected Ukr...

2nd April, 2026

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Leo, the first US pope, emerges as pointed Trump critic

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, April 2 (Reuters) - Pope Leo last May became the first U.S. leader o...

2nd April, 2026

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Macron says it is unrealistic to open Hormuz Strait by force

PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday it would be unrealistic...

2nd April, 2026