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Image for Ukraine brings home new group of POWs, Zelenskiy says
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Ukraine brings home new group of POWs, Zelenskiy says

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine on Tuesday returned a new group of prisoners of war as part of an earlier ag...

10th June, 2025

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Women who survived Spain's Franco-era centres disrupt Catholic apology

By Emma Pinedo and Silvio Castellanos MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish women who were forced into rehabilit...

10th June, 2025

Image for Ukrainian woman searches for husband lost in action two years ago
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Ukrainian woman searches for husband lost in action two years ago

By Tom Balmforth CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -When gaunt Ukrainian soldiers dismount from buses as...

10th June, 2025

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Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine have carried out a prisoner of war exchange involving POWs unde...

9th June, 2025

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Leo, the first US pope, criticises nationalist politics at Sunday Mass

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo criticized the emergence of nationalist political...

8th June, 2025

Image for Tens of thousands march in Romania demanding LGBTQ equality
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Tens of thousands march in Romania demanding LGBTQ equality

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of Romanians joined an LGBTQ Pride march in Bucharest on Satu...

7th June, 2025

Image for Poles march for LGBTQ+ equality after presidential vote raises fears
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Poles march for LGBTQ+ equality after presidential vote raises fears

By Thomas Holdstock GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) -Thousands of Poles took part in a Pride march in the n...

7th June, 2025

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Survivors of Spain's Franco-era 'fallen women' centres seek apology, recognition

By Silvio Castellanos and Eva Mañez MADRID/VALENCIA (Reuters) -Consuelo Garcia del Cid was 16 when t...

6th June, 2025

Image for London's Knight Club brings chess and chatter to a new generation
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London's Knight Club brings chess and chatter to a new generation

By Ethan Flynn-Johnson and Marissa Davison LONDON (Reuters) - Combining dance music, some social med...

6th June, 2025

Image for Remains of Canadian hostage returned to Israel, Canadian PM Carney says
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Remains of Canadian hostage returned to Israel, Canadian PM Carney says

TORONTO (Reuters) -The remains of Judih Weinstein, a Canadian citizen who was taken hostage by Hamas...

5th June, 2025

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New Zealand parliament confirms unprecedented lengthy suspension of Indigenous lawmakers

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's parliament agreed on historically lengthy suspen...

5th June, 2025

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China's Sichuan province to offer extended marriage and maternity leave

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Health authorities in China's southwestern Sichuan province are proposing to ex...

5th June, 2025