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Exclusive-US to close its flagship Gaza mission as Trump plan stalls, sources say

By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, May 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. military-run centre near Gaza that critics...

1st May, 2026

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Soccer-Man United boss Carrick hopeful Cunha can return against Liverpool

MANCHESTER, England, May 1 (Reuters) - Manchester United boss Michael Carrick is hopeful Matheus Cun...

1st May, 2026

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Russia pounds Ukraine with drones in daytime attack

May 1 (Reuters) - Russia launched more than 400 drones at Ukraine in a daytime attack, injuring 10 p...

1st May, 2026

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Ukraine rolls out army reform, Zelenskiy says

KYIV, May 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine is launching an "army reform", President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on...

1st May, 2026

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Around 3,000 residents evacuated in Tuscany as winds fan forest fire

ROME, May 1 (Reuters) - Italian firefighters were on Friday battling to put out a large forest fire...

1st May, 2026

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Croatian fishermen hang up their nets as Iran war hikes fuel prices

DUBROVNIK, Croatia, May 1 (Reuters) - Fishing captain Dinko Cvjetojevic stood on his boat moored in...

1st May, 2026

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Man convicted of attempting terrorist attack at London's Israeli embassy

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - A man who last year tried to enter Israel's London embassy armed with two...

1st May, 2026

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Swedish bomb squad assess suspicious object in Malmo

May 1 (Reuters) - Police said they had cordoned off several streets in Malmo, southern Sweden, on Fr...

1st May, 2026

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UK woman charged over 2023 deaths of two girls in primary school car crash

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - A British woman has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving a...

1st May, 2026

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Al Qaeda-linked insurgents call on Malians to rise up, establish Sharia law

By Portia Crowe DAKAR, May 1 (Reuters) - Al Qaeda-linked insurgents have called on Malians to rise u...

1st May, 2026

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Mali attacks spotlight the growing reach of militants across West Africa

By David Lewis, Mariano Zafra and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila May 1 (Reuters) - Simultaneous attacks i...

1st May, 2026

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Azerbaijan summons EU envoy in row over treatment of Karabakh Armenians

BAKU, May 1 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan on Friday summoned the European Union's ambassador to protest aga...

1st May, 2026