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Image for German lower house backs plan to halt refugee family reunification
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German lower house backs plan to halt refugee family reunification

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Bundestag lower house passed a bill on Friday to suspe...

27th June, 2025

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'She's not coming back': Alawite women snatched from streets of Syria

By Maggie Michael DAMASCUS (Reuters) -"Don't wait for her," the WhatsApp caller told the family of A...

27th June, 2025

Image for Kenya interior minister accuses protesters of coup attempt after deadly demonstrations
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Kenya interior minister accuses protesters of coup attempt after deadly demonstrations

By Christophe Van Der Perre NAIROBI (Reuters) -Torched buildings were smouldering and shop owners we...

26th June, 2025

Image for Hungary's LGBTQ+ community reels under Orban's laws, Pride ban
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Hungary's LGBTQ+ community reels under Orban's laws, Pride ban

(Fixes link to photo essay) BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Lau and Vivi, a young lesbian couple in Hungary, oft...

26th June, 2025

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EU's von der Leyen urges Hungary to allow Pride despite ban

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Hungarian authoriti...

26th June, 2025

Image for Hungary Pride march wins backing of some foreign embassies, but not US
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Hungary Pride march wins backing of some foreign embassies, but not US

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Britain, France and Germany and 30 other countries expressed support on Monday f...

23rd June, 2025

Image for Belarus opposition couple to keep fighting for release of political prisoners
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Belarus opposition couple to keep fighting for release of political prisoners

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -A leading Belarusian opposition figure freed from prison by Pres...

22nd June, 2025

Image for Pope Leo urges politicians to respond to challenges posed by AI
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Pope Leo urges politicians to respond to challenges posed by AI

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo warned politicians on Saturday of the challenges posed by the rise...

21st June, 2025

Image for UK parliament votes for assisted dying, paving way for historic law change
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UK parliament votes for assisted dying, paving way for historic law change

LONDON (Reuters) -British lawmakers will vote on Friday on whether to proceed with a bill to legalis...

19th June, 2025

Image for UK parliament votes to decriminalise abortion, repeal Victorian-era law
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UK parliament votes to decriminalise abortion, repeal Victorian-era law

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's parliament voted on Tuesday to decriminalise abortio...

17th June, 2025

Image for Charred bodies, shattered lives after gunmen kill 100 in Nigeria
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Charred bodies, shattered lives after gunmen kill 100 in Nigeria

By Abraham Achirga YELWATA, Nigeria (Reuters) -The gunmen attacked after dark and chased farmer Fide...

17th June, 2025

Image for India plane crash victim had flown home to bury his father
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India plane crash victim had flown home to bury his father

By Sunil Kataria and Sudipto Ganguly AHMEDABAD (Reuters) -Lawrence Christian had flown to India to b...

16th June, 2025