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Putin, Lukashenko to hold talks on Friday at tense point in Ukraine war

MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Luka...

26th June, 2026

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Cycling-Deignan becomes sports director for British Cycling road team

LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Former world champion and Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Deignan is ret...

26th June, 2026

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Israel's Netanyahu faces election challenge from hawkish ex-general

By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, June 26 (Reuters) - Israel's former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, wh...

26th June, 2026

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Cricket-New Zealand reach 418-7 at lunch as England fight back

June 26 (Reuters) - England continued to fight back on day two of the deciding third test against Ne...

26th June, 2026

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Ukraine returns 160 servicemen from Russian captivity, Zelenskiy says

KYIV, June 26 (Reuters) - Ukraine has brought home 160 servicemen from Russian captivity, President...

26th June, 2026

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Former Russian defence minister Sergei Ivanov dies

MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Russia's former defence minister and a special representative of the Rus...

26th June, 2026

Image for Analysis-Russian hawks urge Putin to escalate war, drop US talks as Ukraine strikes deep
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Analysis-Russian hawks urge Putin to escalate war, drop US talks as Ukraine strikes deep

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Seething over Ukrainian drone strikes and angered by wh...

26th June, 2026

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Explainer-The British royals and their finances

LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - King Charles has become the first British monarch to reveal how much tax...

26th June, 2026

Image for Iran insists on right to control shipping in Strait of Hormuz after ship hit near Oman
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Iran insists on right to control shipping in Strait of Hormuz after ship hit near Oman

By Eman Abouhassira, Jana Choukeir and Jonathan Saul DUBAI/LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Iran reassert...

26th June, 2026

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Russian-installed authorities declare emergency in Crimea

MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Russian-installed authorities of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol have...

26th June, 2026

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Russia's Lavrov contradicts Rubio, calls for clarity on US mediation role

MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Friday for "clarificati...

26th June, 2026

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EU's von der Leyen to go to Armenia and Azerbaijan next week

BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will go to Armenia...

26th June, 2026