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Image for Pope Leo appeals for Gaza ceasefire, laments deaths of children
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Pope Leo appeals for Gaza ceasefire, laments deaths of children

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo appealed on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Gaza, and called on Israel...

28th May, 2025

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French lawmakers approve assisted dying bill, paving the way for approval

By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French lower house lawmakers approved a bill on Tuesday to lega...

27th May, 2025

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Britain considers ditching two-child cap on benefit payments

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Labour government is considering whether to abolish a two-child limit on...

27th May, 2025

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Diary of a Gazan family's descent toward starvation

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA CITY (Reuters) -Mervat Hijazi and her nine children...

24th May, 2025

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Celebrities unite at exclusive Cannes gala to support AIDS research after Trump cuts

By Miranda Murray and Rollo Ross CANNES, France (Reuters) - Famed actors, directors and music acts l...

22nd May, 2025

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Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington aspired to Middle East bridge-building

By Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The two young Israeli embassy employees killed by a gunman at a J...

22nd May, 2025

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Government-commissioned report says Muslim Brotherhood posing threat to French unity

By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron convened senior ministers on Wednesd...

21st May, 2025

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UK government's own estimate says welfare cuts to push 250,000 into poverty

By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) - Welfare cuts announced by Britain on Wednesday will drive 250,...

26th March, 2025

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Hungary's ruling party submits bill to ban Pride march

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary's ruling party submitted a bill to parliament on Monday that would ban t...

17th March, 2025

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France, Germany, Italy and UK back Arab plan for Gaza reconstruction

ROME (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Britain said on Saturday they s...

8th March, 2025

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UK should focus any welfare savings on benefit levels not scope, think tank says

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government should focus its search for welfare saving...

6th March, 2025

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Britain, France and Germany urge Israel to abide by obligations on Gaza aid access

BERLIN (Reuters) - Israel must meet international obligations regarding the provision of humanitaria...

5th March, 2025