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German Chancellor Faces Growing Backlash Over Migration Remarks
Date: October 21, 2025
By Natascha Koch BERLIN (Reuters) -A senior member of Friedrich Merz's party joined growing criticism of the German chancellor on Tuesday over comments on migration that opponents have depicted as...

One Dead, Dozens Missing as Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Italy's Lampedusa, Two More Dead in Separate Rescue
Date: October 19, 2025
MILAN (Reuters) -A migrant boat carrying around 35 people sailing from Libya capsized in the central Mediterranean leaving one confirmed dead and two dozen missing, UNICEF country coordinator for...
Ukrainian Boy Is Reunited With Family After Eight Months in Russia
Date: October 17, 2025
By Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) -In January, Dmytro, a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy whose family had fled the war to Finland, walked into Russia after being persuaded to do so by online gamers....

As Russia Pounds Ukraine's Power Supply, One Nursery Battles to Provide Food and Warmth
Date: October 17, 2025
By Pavel Polityuk CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian cook Natalia Meshok leaves home at 2 a.m. for the nursery where she works, using night-time hours when power supply is more or less stable to...
Church of Norway Apologises to Lgbtq+ Community for Past Discrimination
Date: October 16, 2025
OSLO (Reuters) -The Church of Norway apologised on Thursday to the country's LGBTQ+ community for decades of discrimination, acknowledging the institution had caused harm to gay people and thanking...
Pope Leo Slams 'ethical Derailment' of Continued World Hunger
Date: October 16, 2025
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo made an urgent plea on Thursday for global leaders to end world hunger, saying in a speech to a United Nations agency that allowing millions to go...
