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Northern Ireland's Donaldson takes stand to deny sex offences against two girls

BELFAST, June 11 (Reuters) - Northern Ireland politician Jeffrey Donaldson denied all charges of his...

11th June, 2026

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France floats revamp of EU diplomacy with 'reinforced' role for Kallas, paper shows

By Andrew Gray and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS, June 11 (Reuters) - French officials have suggested an...

11th June, 2026

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UN human rights chief 'appalled' by violence in United Kingdom

GENEVA, June 11 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief said on Thursday he was appalled b...

11th June, 2026

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Trump says US will hit Iran 'very hard,' take control of energy infrastructure

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - The United States will hit Iran "very hard tonight" and will soon ta...

11th June, 2026

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Sailing-Reigning Vendee Globe champion Dalin dies at 42

June 11 (Reuters) - French sailor Charlie Dalin, who set the overall Vendee Globe record when he won...

11th June, 2026

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Analysis-Iran fights to keep Lebanon as leverage in high-stakes US deal

By Samia Nakhoul, Maya Gebeily, Tom Perry and Laila Bassam BEIRUT, June 11 (Reuters) - Iran is wagin...

11th June, 2026

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US, South Korea hold nuclear deterrence talks as North Korea expands arms push

SEOUL, June 11 (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean officials discussed strengthening nuclear deterrenc...

11th June, 2026

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China cancels high-level meetings with EU, FT reports

June 11 (Reuters) - China cancelled at short notice two diplomatic meetings planned with the Europea...

11th June, 2026

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British defence minister Healey resigns over defence spending

LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - British defence minister John Healey has resigned over a disagreement ab...

11th June, 2026

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International Chess Federation suspends Russia over activities in Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine

June 11 (Reuters) - The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has suspended Russia's membership for...

11th June, 2026

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Russia says French, German and British ambassadors attend meeting at foreign ministry

MOSCOW, June 11 (Reuters) - The ambassadors of France, Germany and Britain arrived for a meeting at...

11th June, 2026

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Sweden drops plan to lower age of criminal responsibility to 13 years old

STOCKHOLM, June 11 (Reuters) - Sweden's right of centre government will drop its controversial plan...

11th June, 2026