Ukrainians welcome respite from Russian attacks, Moscow says peace still far off
By Yurii Kovalenko and Vitalii Hnidyi KYIV/KHARKIV, May 9 (Reuters) - Ukrainians welcomed a three-day ceasefire brokered by the U.S. as a much-needed break from years of attacks from Russia as it came into effect on Saturday, even though the Kremlin sa...
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Merz says Europe wants a strong NATO and shares US goal of ending Iran war
By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, May 9 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday Europe wanted to work to keep the NATO alliance functioning, despite differences with the United States that the Iran war has exposed. Tensions between U....
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European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
MADRID, May 9 (Reuters) - Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens aboard the Tenerife-bound cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, Spain's interior minister said in Madrid on Saturda...
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Australia's far-right party wins first lower house seat
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, May 9 (Reuters) - Australian far-right populist party Pauline Hanson's One Nation won its first seat in the country's House of Representatives in a byelection on Saturday, a preliminary vote count showed. The result is in line wi...
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More than 300 foreigners arrested in Jakarta raid on online gambling operation
JAKARTA, May 9 (Reuters) - Indonesian police on Saturday arrested 321 foreign nationals, mainly from Vietnam, for alleged involvement in banned online gambling, officials said. • The suspects were arrested in an office building in Central Jakarta as ...
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