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Image for Indonesian authorities rushing to rescue 20 hikers after Mount Dukono eruption
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Indonesian authorities rushing to rescue 20 hikers after Mount Dukono eruption

JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities are rushing to rescue 20 hikers after the eruption...

8th May, 2026

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Poll shows Swiss evenly split on proposal to cap population at 10 million

ZURICH, May 8 (Reuters) - Swiss voters are evenly split on whether to back a referendum proposal to...

8th May, 2026

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UAE countering Iranian air attack after Trump says ceasefire still in effect

By Idrees Ali and Hatem Maher WASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. ally the United Arab Emirates...

8th May, 2026

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British MPs to visit China for first time in seven years, sources say

By Laurie Chen BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) - A cross-party delegation of British lawmakers will visit C...

8th May, 2026

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More than 50 Moscow-bound drones intercepted by Russia, mayor says

May 8 (Reuters) - Russian air defence units have intercepted more than 50 drones heading for Moscow...

7th May, 2026

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Trump says 'great damage' done to Iranian attackers after US Navy destroyers came under fire

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday three U.S. Navy destroyers tra...

7th May, 2026

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Russian Foreign Ministry says it summoned Armenia's envoy over Zelenskiy's comments on war commemoration

MOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it summoned the Armenian amb...

7th May, 2026

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Moldovan parliament restricts use of Russian, prompts opposition walkout

By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, May 7 (Reuters) - The parliament in ex-Soviet Moldova, controlled by pr...

7th May, 2026

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Northern Irish police charge man in connection with March police station attack

May 7 (Reuters) - Northern Irish police said on Thursday they charged a 48-year-old man in connectio...

7th May, 2026

Image for Iran's state broadcaster says 'enemy units' came under missile fire after US attack on Iranian oil tanker
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Iran's state broadcaster says 'enemy units' came under missile fire after US attack on Iranian oil tanker

May 7 (Reuters) - Iran's state broadcaster, citing an unnamed military official, said on Thursday th...

7th May, 2026

Image for Georgia hands down long sentences to election-day protest organisers
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Georgia hands down long sentences to election-day protest organisers

By Lucy Papachristou May 7 (Reuters) - Georgia sentenced ten people, including a prominent opera sin...

7th May, 2026

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US-proposed Iran resolution at UN faces likely vetoes from China, Russia

May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution dema...

7th May, 2026