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Image for Top Vatican cardinal calls US-Israeli strikes 'truly alarming'
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Top Vatican cardinal calls US-Israeli strikes 'truly alarming'

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 4 (Reuters) - The Vatican's top diplomat warned on Wednesday t...

4th March, 2026

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Hungary foreign minister hopes Russia will free two ethnic Hungarian prisoners of war during talks

BUDAPEST, March 4 (Reuters) - Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday that he h...

4th March, 2026

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UK police arrest three in relation to national security offences linked to China

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they had arrested three people as part...

4th March, 2026

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Vatican warns against cosmetic surgery's 'cult of the body'

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 4 (Reuters) - Jesus will still love you as you age, even if yo...

4th March, 2026

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Hezbollah's entry into Iran crisis deepens its isolation at home

By Laila Bassam, Maya Gebeily, Tom Perry and Nazih Osseiran BEIRUT, March 4 (Reuters) - Hezbollah’s...

4th March, 2026

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Two men go on trial in London accused of spying for Hong Kong and China

By Michael Holden LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Two men went on trial in London on Wednesday accused b...

4th March, 2026

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Iran crisis tests Trump standing with young men who helped power 2024 win

By Nathan Layne and Aleksandra Michalska MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, March 4 (Reuters) - When Michael...

4th March, 2026

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Britain launches review into school-related antisemitism

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Britain's government on Wednesday launched an independent review into an...

4th March, 2026

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Russia says France's plan to expand its nuclear arsenal is destabilising

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that France's plan to expand its nuclear arsena...

4th March, 2026

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Submarine attack on Iranian ship off Sri Lanka leaves at least 101 people missing, sources say

March 4 (Reuters) - A submarine attack on an Iranian ship off the coast of Sri Lanka has left at lea...

4th March, 2026

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At least 101 people missing after submarine attack on Iranian ship off Sri Lanka, sources say

COLOMBO, March 4 (Reuters) - At least 101 people were missing and 78 wounded after a submarine attac...

4th March, 2026

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Russia says US attacked Iran on false pretext, condemns call for Iranians to seize power

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of using an imaginary thre...

4th March, 2026