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Prince William visits housing project, puts his estate to work for communities

NANSLEDAN, England, May 21 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William visited a housing project in southwe...

21st May, 2026

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Board of Peace envoy warns UN that Gaza division risks becoming permanent

By Emma Farge May 21 (Reuters) - The Board of Peace's lead envoy for Gaza warned the U.N. Security C...

21st May, 2026

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Three dead in attack on locomotive in Russia's Bryansk region, railways says

MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Three people were killed when a locomotive was struck by a Ukrainian dron...

21st May, 2026

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Portugal police investigate French woman suspected of abandoning two children

LISBON, May 21 (Reuters) - Portugal's judicial police (PJ) said on Thursday they were searching for...

21st May, 2026

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Hundreds protest in Dublin over death of Congolese-born man restrained outside store

By Conor Humphries DUBLIN, May 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people protested outside Ireland's parliam...

21st May, 2026

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Germany charges two with plotting to kill Jewish leaders for Iran

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - German federal prosecutors said they brought criminal...

21st May, 2026

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Soccer-UK sending three police officers to World Cup for 'cultural' help

By Sam Tobin LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - British police are sending just three officers to the U.S. a...

21st May, 2026

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Georgia jails opposition figure who urged 'peaceful revolution' for 2-1/2 years

TBILISI, May 21 (Reuters) - A court in Georgia sentenced a senior opposition figure to 2-1/2 years i...

21st May, 2026

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Israeli fire kills boy in Gaza as witnesses report increase in orders to flee

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA, May 21 (Reuters) - An Israeli drone strike killed...

21st May, 2026

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Fishing boats worldwide tuck dockside as diesel prices surge on Iran war

By Lauren Owens Lambert and Leah Douglas KENNEBUNK, Maine, May 21 (Reuters) - Captain Chris Welch of...

21st May, 2026

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Cyprus vote tests establishment as corruption drives support for newcomers

By Michele Kambas and Yiannis Kourtoglou NICOSIA, May 21 (Reuters) - Cyprus votes on Sunday in parli...

21st May, 2026

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UK releases files on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as trade envoy, finds no evidence of vetting

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - The British government on Thursday published historic documents on the 20...

21st May, 2026