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Explainer-How will the next UN chief be chosen and who wants the job?

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -A new United Nations Secretary-General will be elected...

22nd October, 2025

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Dutch police detain man over threats to far-right politician Wilders ahead of election

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch public prosecutor's office said on Wednesday that police had detained...

22nd October, 2025

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Western retail demand for gold surges in rush for hard assets

By Ashitha Shivaprasad LONDON (Reuters) -In London's historic Hatton Garden, where diamonds have lon...

22nd October, 2025

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Hungary to start talks on buying nuclear fuel from United States

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary will start talks on buying nuclear fuel from the United States to divers...

22nd October, 2025

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French Eurenco partners with Poland to support domestic shell production

WARSAW (Reuters) -French explosives maker Eurenco is teaming up with Poland's state-run arms group P...

22nd October, 2025

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UK data centre spend to soar to £10 billion a year - Barbour ABI

LONDON (Reuters) -Spending on new UK data centres is set to rise to 10 billion pounds a year by 2029...

22nd October, 2025

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Gymnastics-Liverpool to bid for 2030 world championship

LONDON (Reuters) -Liverpool will bid to host the 2030 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships after...

22nd October, 2025

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Factbox-What are the Gripen fighter jets Ukraine wants to buy from Sweden?

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens...

22nd October, 2025

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Netherlands to cull 161,000 animals after bird flu detected

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands will cull around 161,000 chickens at a poultry farm in the cent...

22nd October, 2025

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Israel's parliament gives initial nod to occupied West Bank annexation

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to ann...

22nd October, 2025

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Russia to ask reservists to defend refineries after Ukrainian attacks

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's army top brass said on Wednesday it would seek to use reservists to defen...

22nd October, 2025

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Slovakia reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak, WOAH says

PARIS (Reuters) -Slovakia has reported an outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm in the northern par...

22nd October, 2025