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Exclusive: US reports delay in freeing more Belarusian prisoners, opposition says
The Trump administration has told the exiled Belarus opposition of a delay in its efforts to get President Alexander Lukashenko to free more political prisoners, opposition leader ...
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Kremlin says no plans for Putin-Trump call, no dates for U.S. envoys' Russia visit
There are currently no plans for a telephone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, addin...
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Three killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv region, governor says
Three people were killed in a Russian attack on the town of Chuhuiv in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said on the Telegram messaging app...
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he had a 'positive' conversation with Witkoff and Kushner
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he had a "positive" conversation with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and praised what he called their readiness...
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Israeli minister Ben-Gvir under investigation in Italy over Gaza flotilla
Italian prosecutors put Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir under investigation over the treatment of activists who were part of a Gaza flotilla last mo...
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IAEA calls on Iran to 're-engage' as West pressures it with resolution
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi called on Iran on Monday to "re-engage" with him so inspections can resume at sites the U.S. and Israel bombed a year ago, as the U.S. l...
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Poland's Tusk seeks calm and dialogue with Ukraine in row over army unit
Poland's prime minister called for solidarity and talks between Warsaw and Kyiv on Monday after diplomatic relations deteriorated over the naming of a Ukrainian army unit after n...
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Uber opens sign-ups for London 'robotaxis' ahead of launch 'in months'
Uber said its users could sign up from Monday for a chance to ride in London's first robotaxis powered by AI technology from British start-up Wayve as soon as regulators give the ...
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An Italian general rallies his troops, threatening to outflank Meloni
Roberto Vannacci's new far-right party, Futuro Nazionale, is fast becoming a political headache for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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Pope Leo warns Spain's parliament the world is in 'profound' crisis
Pope Leo told Spain's parliament that escalating conflict, deepening polarization and widespread disregard for human rights had pushed the world into a profound crisis, in one of ...
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Businesses fear for economy if Swiss vote to cap population at 10 million
Switzerland goes to the polls on June 14 to vote on whether to cap its population at 10 million people in a referendum some have likened to a "Swiss Brexit", alarming many business...
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US considers buying Chagos Islands, Telegraph reports
The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the Telegraph reported on Sunday.
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Zelenskiy in UK for talks with Starmer, Macron and Merz
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he was in Britain for bilateral talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as well as an E3-plus-Ukraine format with French Presiden...
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Pope Leo tells 1.2 million crowd in Madrid that God stands with the poor
Over a million people filled the streets near one of Madrid's main squares on Sunday to join Pope Leo for an outdoor Mass, likely to be the largest event of his week-long visit t...
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Russian drone hits nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says
The strike damaged a building close to where nuclear material is stored, the IAEA said.
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Putin held 'friendly one-on-one meeting' with Germany's Schroeder, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a one-on-one meeting with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, which was "good and friendly," Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted as...
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Pope Leo heads to Spain with migrants and polarisation in focus
Pope Leo leaves on Saturday for a week-long visit to Spain, his first to an EU country outside Italy, where he will inaugurate a new tower in Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia bas...
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US preparing draft resolution condemning Iran at IAEA, diplomats say
The United States is preparing a draft resolution condemning Iran ahead of next week's meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors, diplomats said on Friday, a step ...
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