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Image for Germany puts brave face on UN Security Council defeat
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Germany puts brave face on UN Security Council defeat

BERLIN, June 3 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that Germany would remain a r...

3rd June, 2026

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Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe elected to UN Security Council

June 3 (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Austria, Portugal, Trini...

3rd June, 2026

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Romania defuses stray mine found on its Black Sea shore

BUCHAREST, June 3 (Reuters) - Romania's navy detonated an anti-landing mine that had drifted to its...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Zelenskiy says strikes on Russia let Ukraine negotiate as equals
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Zelenskiy says strikes on Russia let Ukraine negotiate as equals

KYIV, June 3 (Reuters) - Ukraine's stepped-up strikes deep inside Russia enable Kyiv to negotiate th...

3rd June, 2026

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NATO chief warns young Russians they would die in Ukraine war

KYIV, June 3 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday warned young Russians that t...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say
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Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say

CAIRO, June 3 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed three Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, health off...

3rd June, 2026

Image for UK summons Russian ambassador after drone strike hit NATO ally Romania
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UK summons Russian ambassador after drone strike hit NATO ally Romania

LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Britain's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned Russia's amb...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Analysis-Russia bets on air war as it stumbles on the battlefield
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Analysis-Russia bets on air war as it stumbles on the battlefield

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV, June 3 (Reuters) - Russia is pummeling major Ukrainian cities in an effort to...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Bosnia seeks new peace envoy after sudden Schmidt exit
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Bosnia seeks new peace envoy after sudden Schmidt exit

By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO, June 3 (Reuters) - The body overseeing Bosnia's peace process meets on...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Three crewmembers killed in UK Navy helicopter crash in south west England
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Three crewmembers killed in UK Navy helicopter crash in south west England

LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Three British Royal Navy crewmembers have died in a helicopter crash in s...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Israel plans big West Bank settlement push many see as illegal
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Israel plans big West Bank settlement push many see as illegal

By Benjamin Raab JERUSALEM, June 3 (Reuters) - Israel's hardline finance minister announced on Wedne...

3rd June, 2026

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Italy prosecutors clear contested presidential pardon after probe

MILAN, June 3 (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors on Wednesday cleared a presidential pardon granted to...

3rd June, 2026