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LONDON (Reuters) – Opponents of a third runway at London’s Heathrow are set to hear on Thursday whether their legal appeal against the government’s decision to expand Europe’s biggest airport … Read More

By Dan Williams and Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former military chief Benny Gantz portrays himself as a straight-shooter who will restore simple values to Israel if he wins power … Read More

WARSAW (Reuters) – Post-Brexit negotiations between Britain and the EU will be hard and short because of Britain’s self-imposed deadline, but a deal is possible if both sides stick to … Read More

By Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 32 people have been killed in the deadliest violence to engulf India’s capital New Delhi for decades as a heavy deployment … Read More

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi politicians failed on Thursday to agree on a new government, prolonging deadlock that has failed to resolve unprecedented mass unrest and has stalled the country’s recovery … Read More

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The European Union could open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia within weeks as both countries have made good progress in their preparations, the European Commission’s … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States embassy in Moscow urged Russia on Thursday to find the people who organized the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov who was gunned down … Read More

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek island residents went on strike for a second day on Thursday, stepping up protests against government plans for new migrant camps on five islands after violent … Read More

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s health minister defended the country’s screening process for coronavirus on Thursday and said the absence of confirmed cases in the world’s … Read More

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis is slightly indisposed and has canceled an event at a Rome basilica but is carrying out the rest of his schedule … Read More