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Image for Ukraine brings home 205 service personnel from Russian captivity, Zelenskiy says
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Ukraine brings home 205 service personnel from Russian captivity, Zelenskiy says

KYIV, May 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine has brought home 205 service personnel from Russian captivity in th...

15th May, 2026

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UK minister Reed urges Labour Party to get behind PM Starmer

LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - British housing minister Steve Reed on Friday urged Labour Party lawmaker...

15th May, 2026

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Finland warns of drone activity in capital region, shuts traffic at Helsinki airport

OSLO, May 15 (Reuters) - Finnish authorities warned on Friday of suspected drone activity in the cou...

15th May, 2026

Image for Ukrainian drone attack kills three in Russia's Ryazan, hits residences, industry
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Ukrainian drone attack kills three in Russia's Ryazan, hits residences, industry

May 15 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack killed three people in the central Russian city of Ryaza...

15th May, 2026

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US scraps deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland

By Phil Stewart May 14 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has canceled plans to temporarily deploy 4,000 U.S.-...

14th May, 2026

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Provocative Austrian feminist artist Valie Export dies at 85

May 14 (Reuters) - Austrian artist Valie Export, whose pioneering work and performance art made her...

14th May, 2026

Image for Drone attacks kill one, injure three in Russia's Belgorod border region
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Drone attacks kill one, injure three in Russia's Belgorod border region

May 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drone attacks killed one person and injured three on Thursday in Russia...

14th May, 2026

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Egypt exhibits Tutankhamun tomb artifact and two restored New Kingdom tombs in Luxor

By Sayed Sheasha LUXOR, Egypt, May 14 (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities on Thursday exhibited a plast...

14th May, 2026

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UK's Murray named health secretary after Streeting resignation

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday appointed James Murray as...

14th May, 2026

Image for Czech police detain suspect in theft of medieval saint's skull from church
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Czech police detain suspect in theft of medieval saint's skull from church

PRAGUE, May 14 (Reuters) - Czech police detained a 35-year-old man suspected of stealing a revered 8...

14th May, 2026

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US pledges new humanitarian aid to UN, says must align with Trump's interest

By Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The State Department's top aid of...

14th May, 2026

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Bosnian Serb general Mladic's early release denied by UN court

AMSTERDAM, May 14 (Reuters) - A U.N. war crimes court said on Thursday it had denied a bid for early...

14th May, 2026