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G7 finance leaders ready to act to mitigate Iran war fallout, Lescure says

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank g...

16th April, 2026

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Trump says it is 'very important' for Pope Leo to understand Iran is a threat to world

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was "very important...

16th April, 2026

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EU's Von der Leyen: welcomes the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

BRUSSELS, April 16 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed on Thursd...

16th April, 2026

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Mandelson failed security vetting for ambassador role, Guardian reports

By Alistair Smout and Andrew MacAskill LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - Peter Mandelson, the former Brit...

16th April, 2026

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Trump says Israel, Lebanon have agreed 10-day ceasefire

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Israeli and Leban...

16th April, 2026

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Russia sentences Pole who fought for Ukraine to 13 years in prison camp

WARSAW, April 16 (Reuters) - A court in Russian‑controlled Luhansk sentenced a Polish citizen to 13...

16th April, 2026

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Switzerland adds four defendants to ski bar fire case

GENEVA, April 16 (Reuters) - Switzerland has widened its probe into a fatal fire at a ski bar that k...

16th April, 2026

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Three arrested after attempted arson at Persian language media office in London

LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - British police said on Thursday they had arrested three men in connecti...

16th April, 2026

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Frenchman jailed for hit-and-run in Israel is shot dead in upscale Paris street

PARIS, April 16 (Reuters) - A Frenchman whose role in a fatal hit-and-run in Israel more than a deca...

16th April, 2026

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Archbishop of Canterbury backs Pope Leo's call for peace

LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, said on Thursday that she...

16th April, 2026

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Settlers block Palestinian pupils' path to West Bank school with barbed wire

By Nuha Sharaf and Yosri Al-Jamal JERUSALEM, April 16 (Reuters) - Dozens of Palestinian children hav...

16th April, 2026

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Rugby-England's Botterman and Campbell out of Women's Six Nations with injuries

April 16 (Reuters) - The injury crisis plaguing England's pursuit of an eighth straight Women's Six...

16th April, 2026