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Image for Switzerland agrees joint military plan with France for G7 summit
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Switzerland agrees joint military plan with France for G7 summit

ZURICH, June 5 (Reuters) - Switzerland has agreed a military cooperation plan with neighbouring Fran...

5th June, 2026

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Gazan fishermen patch up dinghies with door frames to keep themselves afloat

By Ebrahim Hajjaj GAZA, June 5 (Reuters) - In a Gaza workshop, a group of men patch up pleasure ding...

5th June, 2026

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Factbox-What's at stake in Armenia's election on Sunday?

By Lucy Papachristou YEREVAN, June 5 (Reuters) - Armenia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday th...

5th June, 2026

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Italy appeals for release of hunger-striking Flotilla activists in Libya

By Mirko Miorelli ROME, June 5 (Reuters) - Italy appealed on Friday for the release of two Italian p...

5th June, 2026

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Greece to tax gains from crypto, sources say

ATHENS, June 5 - Greece is preparing legislation to impose a 15% capital gains tax on cryptocurrenci...

5th June, 2026

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UK's FTSE 100 gains as data points to softer inflation pressures from US-Iran war

June 5 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 rose on Friday, bucking a risk-off mood in other global markets, as...

5th June, 2026

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Bitcoin's star fades, as investors flock to lustre of AI and megacap IPOs

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Bitcoin is heading for its worst performance for this po...

5th June, 2026

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Signs global trade in goods starting to slow, WTO says

GENEVA, June 5 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization on Friday said that while global merchandise...

5th June, 2026

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Israel plans first embassy in Slovenia, says foreign minister

June 5 (Reuters) - Israel plans to open an embassy in Slovenia, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said la...

5th June, 2026

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Ukraine and Russia exchange 185 prisoners of war each in swap

KYIV, June 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia each exchanged 185 service personnel in the latest priso...

5th June, 2026

Image for Russian fun park launches 'Oreshnik' ride
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Russian fun park launches 'Oreshnik' ride

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 (Reuters) - A Russian amusement park in St Petersburg has named one of...

5th June, 2026

Image for Spanish PM Sanchez denies knowing about plot to derail corruption probes into his party
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Spanish PM Sanchez denies knowing about plot to derail corruption probes into his party

MADRID, June 5 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday denied knowing about an al...

5th June, 2026