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Pope Leo offers thanks for 'great gift' of Francis, one year on from his death

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, April 21 (Reuters) - Pope Leo paid respects on Tuesday to his predecessor F...

21st April, 2026

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Ex-official describes pressure from UK PM's office, deepening Mandelson row

By Elizabeth Piper, Sarah Young and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - A former top foreign...

21st April, 2026

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EU court says Hungary's anti-LGBTQ rules breach law

BRUSSELS, April 21 (Reuters) - Hungary's outgoing government violated European law with rules prohib...

21st April, 2026

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Analysis-Mass shooting reignites push to loosen gun laws in war-torn Ukraine

By Yuliia Dysa KYIV, April 21 (Reuters) - A deadly shooting in Ukraine's capital at the weekend has...

21st April, 2026

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Teenage boy charged after London synagogue arson attack, police say

LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - British police said on Tuesday that a 17-year-old boy had been charged...

21st April, 2026

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Pope heads to Equatorial Guinea after denouncing authoritarians

By Joshua McElwee and Robbie Corey-Boulet ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, April 21 (Reuters) - Pope Leo set...

21st April, 2026

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Former UK official: I was constantly chased to clear Mandelson's appointment as U.S. ambassador

LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - The former top official in Britain's foreign ministry who was sacked ov...

21st April, 2026

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Russia has taken 1,700 square km of Ukraine this year, top general says

By Guy Faulconbridge and Anton Kolodyazhnyy MOSCOW, April 21 (Reuters) - Russian forces have taken 1...

21st April, 2026

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Explainer-Who are the candidates running for UN secretary-general?

GENEVA, April 21 (Reuters) - The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for...

21st April, 2026

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King Charles honours 'darling mama' on what would have been her 100th birthday

By Michael Holden LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - King Charles paid a tender tribute to his late mother...

20th April, 2026

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Russian interior minister arrives in North Korea for talks

April 21 (Reuters) - Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrived in North Korea for talks...

20th April, 2026

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Druzhba oil pipeline flow to be restored by end-April

April 20 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Monda...

20th April, 2026