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Image for Greater Manchester mayor Burnham says not proposing UK rejoin the EU
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Greater Manchester mayor Burnham says not proposing UK rejoin the EU

LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said on Monday he was not proposing...

18th May, 2026

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Britain's Brexit debate pushed back up agenda by Starmer's leadership rival

By Elizabeth Piper and William James LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Branding leaving the European Union...

18th May, 2026

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Tennis-All England Club's first female CEO Bolton to leave role this year

May 18 (Reuters) - Sally Bolton, the first female chief executive of the All England Lawn Tennis Clu...

18th May, 2026

Image for Jury begins deliberations in bribery trial of Nigeria's ex-oil minister Alison-Madueke
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Jury begins deliberations in bribery trial of Nigeria's ex-oil minister Alison-Madueke

LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - The jury in the bribery trial of Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria's former...

18th May, 2026

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Pope Leo to issue first major work, addressing AI, on May 25

VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - Pope Leo will release his first in-depth document, expected to addr...

18th May, 2026

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Modena car-ramming suspect not linked to terror groups, Italian minister says

MILAN, May 18 (Reuters) - A man who drove a car into a crowd in the northern Italian city of Modena...

18th May, 2026

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Kremlin dismisses Zelenskiy warning on Russian threat to NATO from Belarus

MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's...

18th May, 2026

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Hungarian president resists Magyar's calls to quit, news site reports

May 18 (Reuters) - Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok resisted calls from new Prime Minister Peter Mag...

18th May, 2026

Image for Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces boarded a vessel
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Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces boarded a vessel

ISTANBUL, May 18 (Reuters) - The organisers of a flotilla of aid ships bound for Gaza said on Monday...

18th May, 2026

Image for Colombian singer Shakira acquitted of tax fraud in Spain
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Colombian singer Shakira acquitted of tax fraud in Spain

MADRID, May 18 (Reuters) - Spain's High Court has acquitted Colombian singer Shakira of tax fraud an...

18th May, 2026

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China denounces Taiwan foreign minister's Switzerland visit amid WHO meeting

BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday it opposed countries providing p...

18th May, 2026

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Belarus holds nuclear weapons drills, defence ministry says

MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - Belarus, which hosts Russian nuclear weapons, said on Monday it was condu...

18th May, 2026