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Image for UK's Princess Eugenie is expecting her third child
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UK's Princess Eugenie is expecting her third child

LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - Britain's Princess Eugenie, a niece of King Charles, is expecting her thir...

4th May, 2026

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Guyana tells World Court Venezuela's claim on oil-rich Esequibo region poses existential threat

THE HAGUE, May 3 (Reuters) - Guyana has asked judges at the International Court of Justice to rule t...

4th May, 2026

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EU removes leather from anti-deforestation law after industry pressure

BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - The European Commission has decided to exclude imports of leather from i...

4th May, 2026

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Russian missile attack kills five in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, officials say

May 4 (Reuters) - A Russian missile attack on the town of Merefa, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv...

4th May, 2026

Image for Austria expels three Russian diplomats over signals spying
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Austria expels three Russian diplomats over signals spying

VIENNA, May 4 (Reuters) - Austria declared three Russian diplomats personae non gratae over an "ante...

4th May, 2026

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NATO's Rutte says Europeans have 'gotten message' from Trump

By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - European nations have "gotten the message" from U.S. Pres...

4th May, 2026

Image for UK's left-wing Greens seek to topple Labour's London strongholds
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UK's left-wing Greens seek to topple Labour's London strongholds

By Alistair Smout and Marissa Davison LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - In the Labour stronghold of Hackney...

4th May, 2026

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Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism

By Christine Chen SYDNEY, May 4 (Reuters) - Australia began public hearings on Monday into the Bondi...

4th May, 2026

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French hard-left politician Melenchon to stand in 2027 presidential election

PARIS, May 3 (Reuters) - Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leading figure in the hard-left France Unbowed (La...

3rd May, 2026

Image for German chancellor downplays row with Trump after troop drawdown announced
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German chancellor downplays row with Trump after troop drawdown announced

BERLIN, May 3 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he must accept that President Donald...

3rd May, 2026

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Ukraine offers Finland a drone deal, Zelenskiy says

KYIV, May 3 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that he had offered Finland to strengthen...

3rd May, 2026

Image for Soccer-Former United manager Ferguson taken to hospital after health scare at Old Trafford
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Soccer-Former United manager Ferguson taken to hospital after health scare at Old Trafford

By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England, May 3 (Reuters) - Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson...

3rd May, 2026