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Russian forces maintain day-long drone barrage of Ukraine's Kharkiv

April 2 (Reuters) - Russian forces maintained a day-long barrage of drone strikes on Kharkiv, Ukrain...

2nd April, 2026

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Russian court convicts German sculptor in absentia for depicting Putin and patriarch in sex act

By Anna Peverieri April 2 (Reuters) - German sculptor Jacques Tilly, the creator of a carnival float...

2nd April, 2026

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Six Ukrainian children to be returned from Russia and reunited with families, US says

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Six Ukrainian children will be returned from Russia to their familie...

2nd April, 2026

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Three men face trial in Poland over alleged Russia‑linked arson attacks

WARSAW, April 2 (Reuters) - Three men will go on trial in Poland over a series of arson attacks in W...

2nd April, 2026

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Ancient Romanian artefacts recovered after Dutch heist

AMSTERDAM, April 2 (Reuters) - A 2,500-year-old golden helmet and two other ancient Romanian treasur...

2nd April, 2026

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Ukrainian army draft officer fatally stabbed on duty

KYIV, April 2 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian military draft officer was fatally stabbed in the neck on Thur...

2nd April, 2026

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A month into war, Lebanon's prime minister says no end in sight

By Raghed Waked and Mahmoud Hassano BEIRUT, April 2 (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam...

2nd April, 2026

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Macron says it is unrealistic to open Hormuz Strait by force

PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday it would be unrealistic...

2nd April, 2026

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Azerbaijan upholds conviction of opposition politician, lawyer says

BAKU, April 2 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan on Thursday rejected an appeal by a promin...

2nd April, 2026

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Storm batters Greece, killing one, flooding homes and disrupting travel

ATHENS, April 2 (Reuters) - A man died and dozens of homes were flooded after heavy rain and gale-fo...

2nd April, 2026

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Russia woos students for its drone forces in Ukraine with large financial packages

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Students across Russia are being offered large financia...

2nd April, 2026

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Indonesia earthquake damages buildings, triggers tsunami waves

JAKARTA, April 2 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in Indonesia's Northern Molucca S...

2nd April, 2026