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Pope Leo XIV to visit Peru in early November, interim president says
LIMA, June 18 (Reuters) - Peru's interim president Jose Balcazar said on Thursday that Pope Leo XIV will visit the Andean country in the first half of November, according to a statement from the Lima government after the president met with the pope at Vatican City.
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Pentagon open to Poland's offer to host permanent U.S. base, Polish minister says
WARSAW, June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense is open to Poland's offer to host a permanent U.S. military presence in Poland, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Thursday after meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Brussels.
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Germany deploys ships to Red Sea for possible Hormuz mission, minister says
BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) - Germany is deploying two ships to the Red Sea in preparation for a possible military mission in the Strait of Hormuz, Germany's defence minister, Boris Pistorius, said on Thursday.
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Parents of Serbian school shooter sentenced in retrial, report says
BELGRADE, June 18 (Reuters) - The parents of a Serbian boy who killed 10 people in a 2023 Belgrade school shooting were convicted at a retrial on Thursday, the prosecutor's office said, with the court jailing the father for 14-1/2 years for failing to secure the handguns used in the attack.
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Kremlin says Europeans probably 'pumped' Trump with harmful ideas during G7 summit
MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - A top Kremlin aide said on Thursday that European leaders had probably pumped Donald Trump with harmful ideas at this week's G7 summit, but that the U.S. president was a strong leader who stuck to his own ideas.
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Philosopher, senator, exile: social reformer Cepeda seeks Colombia's presidency
BOGOTA, June 18 (Reuters) - Leftist senator and activist Ivan Cepeda, whose youth was marked by exile and the political assassination of his father, is vying for Colombia's presidency with a promise to keep the country on its progressive path by deepening his predecessor's economic and social reforms.
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Wildfire in Spain disrupts Madrid-Barcelona rail service as heatwave looms
MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) - The high-speed rail service between Spain's Madrid and Barcelona was disrupted on Thursday after a wildfire broke out near a section in Catalonia, rail operator Adif said.
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Brazil police target top Lula ally in widening Banco Master lender probe
BRASILIA, June 18 (Reuters) - A snowballing graft scandal crept closer to Brazil's president on Thursday with a federal police raid targeting his top ally in Congress, adding to the spotlight on political corruption ahead of an October election.
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Italy's emerging far-right party overtakes League for first time, poll shows
(Fixes punctuation in second bullet)
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Hegseth announces review of US troops in Europe, scorns some allies
BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new review of America's troop deployments in Europe on Thursday and threatened to withhold some U.S. dues to NATO if "free riding" allies did not meet their defense spending commitments.
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Hungary urges EU parliament to drop lawsuit over funds release
BUDAPEST, June 18 (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Thursday he would ask the European Parliament (EP) to withdraw its 2024 lawsuit against the European Commission over the release of European Union funds to Hungary.
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Russian regulator demands explanation after one Moscow petrol retailer hikes prices by 19%
MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia's anti-monopoly watchdog on Thursday asked a major petrol retailer in Moscow for an explanation after it hiked prices for 95-octane petrol by 19% in the last week.
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Church of England leader apologises for historical forced adoption practice
LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, apologised for the Church of England's role in forced adoption practices in the decades following World War Two, when roughly 185,000 children were taken from unmarried mothers across England and Wales.
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Russian attacks could cut Ukraine grain exports by a third
KYIV, June 18 (Reuters) - A rise in Russian attacks on Ukrainian seaports and vessels could cut monthly grain shipments by as much as a third and have left terminal operators facing mounting losses they say they cannot cover alone, officials and industry executives said.
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UN food agencies seek $202 million to shield 8.8 million people from El Niño
ROME, June 18 (Reuters) - The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme on Thursday appealed for $202 million to help protect 8.8 million people across 22 high-risk countries from the looming El Niño weather pattern.
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North Korea's Kim Yo Jong condemns G7 call for denuclearisation as violation of sovereignty
SEOUL, June 18 (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, condemned a G7 call for the country's denuclearisation as a violation of its constitution and an infringement of sovereignty, state media KCNA said on Thursday.
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NATO says it agrees to modernise nuclear capabilities
BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) - NATO agreed on Thursday to modernise its nuclear capabilities and strengthen its nuclear planning capacity, the alliance's senior body for nuclear deterrence said in a statement.
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Al Qaeda-linked militants claim attack on Niger airport that killed 13
NIAMEY, June 18 (Reuters) - West Africa's al Qaeda affiliate claimed responsibility on Thursday for an attack on the airport and military airbase in Niger's capital that the government said killed 11 members of the security forces, highlighting persistent insecurity in the Sahel region.
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South Korea parliament launches probe into election ballot shortages
SEOUL, June 18 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament on Thursday launched a 45-day parliamentary investigation into the National Election Commission after ballot-paper shortages disrupted voting in the June 3 local elections, approving the plan at a plenary session.
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Ukraine's Azov fighters were forced from Mariupol. Now they're hitting back
KYIV, June 18 (Reuters) - Four years after Ukraine's Azov Regiment surrendered the last corner of the devastated city of Mariupol to Russian forces, the rebuilt unit is setting its sights on making Moscow pay for its occupation.
