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Image for Israeli airstrike kills five Palestinians in Gaza, medics say
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Israeli airstrike kills five Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

April 22 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinians, including three children, in the...

22nd April, 2026

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Kremlin says Putin can meet Zelenskiy only to agree final conflict arrangements

April 22 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin can only meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Ze...

22nd April, 2026

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UN leadership candidate Grynspan vows peacemaking and reform

By David Brunnstrom and Olivia Le Poidevin April 22 (Reuters) - Former Costa Rican vice president Re...

22nd April, 2026

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Analysis-Mandelson scandal shatters UK PM Starmer's promise of stable government

By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister...

22nd April, 2026

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Dutch prosecutors seek 30-year sentence for alleged Syrian torturer

THE HAGUE, April 22 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the Netherlands on Wednesday demanded a 30-year priso...

22nd April, 2026

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At far-right event, France's Bardella targets Spain over migrant amnesty

By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira PORTO, Portugal, April 22 (Reuters) - France's far-right Nati...

22nd April, 2026

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French soldier dies of wounds after attack on UN force in Lebanon

PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that a second French soldier...

22nd April, 2026

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Spanish prosecutor asks judge to close corruption probe into PM Sanchez's wife

MADRID, April 22 (Reuters) - A Spanish prosecutor has asked a judge to close a corruption investigat...

22nd April, 2026

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Greek parliament lifts 13 lawmakers' immunity to allow EU probe over farm aid fraud

ATHENS, April 22 (Reuters) - The Greek parliament voted on Wednesday to lift the immunity of 13 lawm...

22nd April, 2026

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Hungary's next government vows to open communist-era secret police archives

BUDAPEST, April 22 (Reuters) - Hungary's new government will open up the historical archives of its...

22nd April, 2026

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Moldovan court sentences tycoon Plahotniuc to 19 years in fraud case

KYIV, April 22 (Reuters) - A Moldovan court sentenced business magnate and former political powerbro...

22nd April, 2026

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Iran dissidents bemoan European silence after latest execution

DUBAI/PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - An Iranian opposition leader criticised European countries on Wedn...

22nd April, 2026