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Five key takeaways from France's first-round municipal elections

By Michel Rose PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) - France held the first of two rounds of mayoral elections...

16th March, 2026

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Former French President Sarkozy's appeal against conspiracy conviction opens

PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due to appear in court on Mon...

16th March, 2026

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Fifth member of Iranian women's soccer team withdraws Australia asylum offer

SYDNEY, March 16 (Reuters) - A fifth member of the Iranian women's soccer team who had sought asylum...

15th March, 2026

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Leftist, RN candidate virtually tied in first round of Marseille mayoral election, exit polls show

PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) - Leftist incumbent mayor Benoit Payan is virtually tied with National Ral...

15th March, 2026

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Hungary's feuding parties gather for key show of force ahead of election

By Krisztina Fenyo and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST, March 15 (Reuters) - Hungary's feuding political pa...

15th March, 2026

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French mayoral elections gauge far-right strength before presidential ballot

By Ingrid Melander and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) - French voters head to the polls...

15th March, 2026

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Russia names great-granddaughter of Soviet leader Khrushchev as 'foreign agent'

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. academic Nina Khrushcheva, the great-granddaught...

13th March, 2026

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Trump says Putin may be helping Iran a bit

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he thinks Russian President Vladim...

13th March, 2026

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Greenland's Siumut party withdraws from governing coalition

COPENHAGEN, March 13 (Reuters) - Greenland's Siumut party has withdrawn from the coalition governmen...

13th March, 2026

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Lebanon's offer for direct talks with Israel falls on deaf ears, sources say

By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) - Israel has rebuffed a historic offer of direct talks fr...

13th March, 2026

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Pope Leo says Christians who start wars should go to confession

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 13 (Reuters) - Pope Leo suggested on Friday that Christian pol...

13th March, 2026

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Israeli evacuation orders affect 14% of Lebanon, NGO says

By Emma Farge GENEVA, March 13 (Reuters) - Over an eighth of Lebanon's territory is under Israeli or...

13th March, 2026