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France, Morocco prepare treaty to foster ties

By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, May 20 (Reuters) - Moroccan and French foreign ministers said on Wednesda...

20th May, 2026

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Wife of Northern Ireland's Jeffrey Donaldson unfit for trial, judge says

BELFAST, May 20 (Reuters) - Eleanor Donaldson, the wife of former Northern Ireland politician Jeffre...

20th May, 2026

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Toffees and selfies: 'Melodi' duo steal spotlight at Italy-India talks

ROME/NEW DELHI, May 20 (Reuters) - A Colosseum selfie and a pack of toffees triggered a series of me...

20th May, 2026

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Xi and Putin to dine over Peking duck, Chinese opera and Swan Lake

MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin will on Wednesd...

20th May, 2026

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Irish PM urges full investigation into death of Congolese man restrained outside store

By Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, May 20 (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin...

20th May, 2026

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UK tax lawyer on trial charged with evading $2.7 million in tax

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - A leading British tax lawyer evaded paying almost 2 million pounds ($2.7...

20th May, 2026

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Fugitive Polish minister flew to US from Italy, prosecutors say

WARSAW, May 20 (Reuters) - Fugitive former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who faces charge...

20th May, 2026

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Gaza flotilla activists detained in Israel after interception, rights group says

JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that was intercept...

20th May, 2026

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Germany arrests married couple on suspicion of spying for China

BERLIN, May 20 (Reuters) - A German married couple was arrested on suspicion of building contacts wi...

20th May, 2026

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Israel takes step toward snap election as Knesset votes to dissolve

JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel moved closer on Wednesday to a snap election after lawmakers ga...

20th May, 2026

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NATO summit in Ankara should reaffirm alliance's unity, Turkey to tell allies

ANKARA, May 20 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will tell NATO foreign ministers thi...

20th May, 2026

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US force adjustments in Europe will be gradual and structured, Rutte says

BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - The gradual reduction of U.S. troops in Europe will happen "in a struct...

20th May, 2026