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Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon

By Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Maya Gebeily JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, March 23 (Reuters) - Israel should extend it...

23rd March, 2026

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Pope Leo says aerial military strikes should be banned

VATICAN CITY, March 23 (Reuters) - Pope Leo sharply criticised aerial bombardments on Monday, saying...

23rd March, 2026

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Germany's SPD leaders say focus on reforms not personnel changes after election loss

BERLIN, March 23 (Reuters) - The leaders of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) said on Mon...

23rd March, 2026

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Hungary's Orban orders probe into alleged wiretapping of minister over Russia links

By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST, March 23 (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered a pro...

23rd March, 2026

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Kremlin says strikes near Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran are dangerous

MOSCOW, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S.-Israeli strikes near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran are e...

23rd March, 2026

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Mullally prepares to be enthroned as Church of England's first female leader

By Muvija M LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - When Sarah Mullally is enthroned as the Church of England's...

23rd March, 2026

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'A towering figure in French politics': reactions to Lionel Jospin's death pour in

PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) - Lionel Jospin, Socialist prime minister of France from 1997 to 2002, has...

23rd March, 2026

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Iran says it is implementing sentences against convicted January protesters

DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - The cases of individuals arrested over Iran's nationwide protests earlie...

23rd March, 2026

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Detained Briton in Iran urges UK PM Starmer to 'step out of the shadows'

LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - A British man detained in Tehran urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer on M...

23rd March, 2026

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Lionel Jospin, former French prime minister defeated by the far right, dies at 88

By Sam Tabahriti March 23 (Reuters) - At 8 p.m. on April 21, 2002, voters learned the shock first-ro...

23rd March, 2026

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Former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin dies at 88, BFM reports

PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) - Former French Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin died at age 88, bro...

23rd March, 2026

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Greece opens trial for 2023 train crash that killed 57

ATHENS, March 23 (Reuters) - The long-awaited trial over a train crash that killed 57 people in Gree...

23rd March, 2026