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Image for Abbas risks Palestinian backlash over overhaul of prisoner paymentsHeadlines

Abbas Risks Palestinian Backlash Over Overhaul of Prisoner Payments

Image for Five people shot in attack at Swedish school, police sayHeadlines

Five People Shot in Attack at Swedish School, Police Say

Image for Chile struggles to rebuild a year after its deadliest wildfires in historyFinance

Chile Struggles to Rebuild a Year After Its Deadliest Wildfires in History

Image for Pope Francis decries deaths of children in global conflictsHeadlines

Pope Francis Decries Deaths of Children in Global Conflicts

Image for Tens of thousands protest in Berlin against proposed German immigration crackdown

Tens of Thousands Protest in Berlin Against Proposed German Immigration Crackdown

Date: February 2, 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Berlin on Sunday against plans to limit immigration proposed by opposition conservatives and supported by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD...

Image for UK's Princess Kate says we must improve social and emotional skills to thrive

UK's Princess Kate Says We Must Improve Social and Emotional Skills to Thrive

Date: February 2, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) - Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, has said people needed to better at acting with compassion and empathy to create a healthier, happier society in her first major public message...

Image for Pensioner waits at missile attack site to identify bodies of family, presumed dead

Pensioner Waits at Missile Attack Site to Identify Bodies of Family, Presumed Dead

Date: February 1, 2025

By Vitalii Hnidyi POLTAVA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian military pensioner Ihor Yavorskyi spent all day Saturday at the site of a Russian missile attack to discover what he presumed was the...

Image for UK's Grenfell fire families demand answers over unidentified remains

UK's Grenfell Fire Families Demand Answers Over Unidentified Remains

Date: January 31, 2025

By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) - More than seven years after the blaze that engulfed London's Grenfell Tower, some families of victims say they have been traumatised again by letters notifying...

Image for Holocaust survivor to return German award over far-right role in parliamentary vote

Holocaust Survivor to Return German Award Over Far-Right Role in Parliamentary Vote

Date: January 30, 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) - A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor said on Thursday he would return his federal order of merit award to the German state in protest over a parliamentary vote in which support from the...

Image for UN rights chief seeks $500 million in 2025 for human rights monitoring

UN Rights Chief Seeks $500 Million in 2025 for Human Rights Monitoring

Date: January 30, 2025

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday appealed for $500 million in extra-budgetary resources for 2025 to support the monitoring and investigation of human rights abuses...