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Image for Spacecraft brings Russians, American back to earth, Russia's space agency says
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Spacecraft brings Russians, American back to earth, Russia's space agency says

(Reuters) -A Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner and...

20th April, 2025

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Father of American hostage in Gaza hopeful he is still alive

By Rachael Levy (Reuters) - The father of a U.S.-Israeli hostage held in Gaza said on Saturday he re...

20th April, 2025

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Israel's Netanyahu says military to increase pressure on Hamas

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Jaidaa Taha and Alexander Cornwell CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Mi...

19th April, 2025

Image for Zelenskiy says fighting ongoing in Russian border regions despite Putin's Easter ceasefire declaration
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Zelenskiy says fighting ongoing in Russian border regions despite Putin's Easter ceasefire declaration

(Reuters) - Fighting continued in Russia's border regions of Kursk and Belgorod despite President Vl...

19th April, 2025

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Britain urges Russia to commit to full ceasefire in Ukraine

(Reuters) - Britain has urged Russia to commit to a full ceasefire in Ukraine, "not just a one-day p...

19th April, 2025

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EU says it wants to see proof of Russia halting aggression in Ukraine

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Saturday reacted cautiously to Russian President Vladimir...

19th April, 2025

Image for Ukraine, Russia swap POWs, other prisoners involving more than 500 people
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Ukraine, Russia swap POWs, other prisoners involving more than 500 people

, (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia conducted a swap of more than 500 prisoners of war on Saturday, the...

19th April, 2025

Image for Russian military chief says Ukrainian troops are almost fully ejected from Kursk
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Russian military chief says Ukrainian troops are almost fully ejected from Kursk

(Reuters) - Moscow's troops have driven out Ukrainian forces from nearly all of Russia's western Kur...

19th April, 2025

Image for Russia's Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
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Russia's Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, orde...

19th April, 2025

Image for Vatican holds 'cordial' talks with Vance after criticisms of Trump policies
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Vatican holds 'cordial' talks with Vance after criticisms of Trump policies

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance went to the Vatican on Saturd...

19th April, 2025

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Oman's sultan to meet Putin in Moscow after Iran-US talks

CAIRO (Reuters) - Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said is set to visit Moscow on Monday, days aft...

19th April, 2025

Image for US Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
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US Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

By Andrew Chung, Luc Cohen, Kristina Cooke and Jack Queen (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court early on...

19th April, 2025