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Kremlin releases video of Putin out and about in Moscow after Western bunker claims

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, May 12 (Reuters) - The Kremlin has released a video of Vladimir Putin drivi...

12th May, 2026

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For years, graft accusations against his circle did Zelenskiy little harm. Now they hit closer

By Dan Peleschuk and Yuliia Dysa KYIV, May 12 (Reuters) - After years in which Volodymyr Zelenskiy's...

12th May, 2026

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Less than two years after landslide, unloved Starmer battles to save his job

By Elizabeth Piper LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Keir Starmer was once hailed as the leader who would b...

12th May, 2026

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Third UK minister resigns as pressure mounts on PM Starmer

LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - A junior minister in Britain's justice department resigned on Tuesday in...

12th May, 2026

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UK safeguarding minister resigns in protest at PM Starmer's leadership

LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Britain's safeguarding minister Jess Phillips resigned from government on...

12th May, 2026

Image for UK shares fall as political uncertainty, Middle East concerns hit sentiment
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UK shares fall as political uncertainty, Middle East concerns hit sentiment

May 12 (Reuters) - UK shares slipped on Tuesday as investors weighed domestic political uncertainty,...

12th May, 2026

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Germany must pull itself together, Merz tells unions as jeers ring out

By Holger Hansen and Matthias Williams BERLIN, May 12 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ger...

12th May, 2026

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Hungary's new government must revise anti-LGBTQ laws, says justice minister nominee

BUDAPEST, May 12 (Reuters) - Hungary will need to revise legislation restricting access to LGBTQ con...

12th May, 2026

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UK PM Starmer tells cabinet he is not quitting

LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - British Prime Minster Keir Starmer told a meeting of his cabinet on Tuesd...

12th May, 2026

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UK junior minister Miatta Fahnbulleh resigns, urges PM Starmer to set exit timetable

LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Britain's Miatta Fahnbulleh, a junior minister in the housing and communi...

12th May, 2026

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EU to invite Taliban officials to Brussels to hold migration talks

BRUSSELS, May 12 (Reuters) - The European Union is planning to invite officials from Afghanistan's T...

12th May, 2026

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It's not all over for PM Starmer, says senior minister Jones

(Adds dropped word in headline) LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Senior British minister Darren Jones said...

12th May, 2026