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Image for Pope calls for an end to West Bank violence against Palestinians
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Pope calls for an end to West Bank violence against Palestinians

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo called on Sunday for an end to violence against...

16th August, 2026

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Palestinians in Qusra say they have faced militant settler attacks for months

By Pesha Magid JERUSALEM, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Families on the outskirts of Qusra, the West Bank villa...

15th August, 2026

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Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Rick Noack KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Taliban marked five y...

15th August, 2026

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Count Binface becomes Britain's most successful comedy candidate

By Marissa Davison CLACTON-ON-SEA, England, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Surrounded by more than 30 other pros...

14th August, 2026

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Russia seeks answers from US about alleged support for Ukrainian attacks, Lavrov says

MOSCOW, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Russia believes the United States is deeply involved in Ukrainian attacks...

14th August, 2026

Image for Nigel Farage regains UK parliamentary seat, fights off Count Binface challenge
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Nigel Farage regains UK parliamentary seat, fights off Count Binface challenge

By Marissa Davison and Andrew MacAskill CLACTON-ON-SEA, England, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Reform UK leader...

14th August, 2026

Image for Russia jails man for 23 years for spying for Poland
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Russia jails man for 23 years for spying for Poland

LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A Russian man has been convicted by a Moscow court of spying for Poland a...

14th August, 2026

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UK parliamentary standards probe into Reform UK leader Farage listed as active

LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A parliamentary standards investigation into Reform UK leader Nigel Farag...

14th August, 2026

Image for Israeli settlers divert Palestinian water to fill West Bank pool
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Israeli settlers divert Palestinian water to fill West Bank pool

By Pesha Magid FASAYIL, West Bank, Aug 14 (Reuters) - On a searing summer day, Israeli settlers spla...

14th August, 2026

Image for Reform UK's Nigel Farage to avoid election count against Count Binface
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Reform UK's Nigel Farage to avoid election count against Count Binface

CLACTON-ON-SEA, England, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's populist Reform UK par...

14th August, 2026

Image for Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two people, first fatalities in more than a week, medics say
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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two people, first fatalities in more than a week, medics say

(Refiles to say two airstrikes in paragraph 1) By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Israel...

13th August, 2026

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Leader of Russia's sidelined anti-war party says he will not be silenced

By Nika Khutsieva MOSCOW, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The leader of Russia's only registered anti-war party s...

13th August, 2026