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Pope Leo Sets Day of Fasting, Prayers for Peace on Friday
Date: August 20, 2025
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo has asked Catholics and other religious faithful to observe a day of fasting and prayers for peace in Ukraine and other war-torn countries on Friday, August 22. "As...
Hundreds Celebrate 'divine New Year' Near Bulgarian Mountain Lake
Date: August 19, 2025
RILA MOUNTAIN, Bulgaria (Reuters) -Hundreds of people, barefoot and dressed in white, braved cold temperatures and fog near Bulgaria's Kidney Lake 2,280 metres (7,480 feet) above sea level for an...
Melania Trump Sends Letter to Putin About Abducted Children
Date: August 16, 2025
By Steve Holland ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, raised the plight of children in Ukraine and Russia in a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir...
Ukraine Brings Back 84 POWs Including Dozens of Civilians
Date: August 14, 2025
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine brought home 84 prisoners of war including civilians in its latest exchange with Russia, some of whom had been held for more than a decade, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said...
Young Women in UK Face More Strangulation and Violent Threats, Says Charity
Date: August 13, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is seeing more violent threats to kill or harm young women and girls aged 16-25, with incidents of strangulation and suffocation also increasing, leading domestic abuse...
UK Police Can Disclose Suspects' Ethnicity to Curb Misinformation
Date: August 13, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British police have been told they can release details of a suspect's ethnicity and nationality in high-profile and sensitive cases to prevent false information being spread on...