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Pope appeals to Russians on Ukraine, decries Middle East violence, in Easter message

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis appeared to ask Russians to seek the truth about their country’s invasion of Ukraine in his Easter message to the world on Sunday and appealed for dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians following recent violence. Francis, 86, presided at a solemn Easter day Mass in a sunny St. …

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Eight people feared under the rubble after buildings collapse in Marseille

PARIS (Reuters) -Eight people are not responding to calls and are thought to be under the rubble of two buildings that collapsed in an explosion early on Sunday in the southern French city of Marseille, local officials said. The cause of the explosion was not yet known, Marseille prosecutor Dominique Laurens said. The collapse caused …

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Factbox-From holy oil to sceptres and a spoon: King Charles’ coronation ceremony

LONDON (Reuters) – The ceremony for King Charles’s coronation at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6 will involve historic regalia ranging from sceptres and maces to a ring and a spoon. Here are details of the Crown Jewels that will be used, as outlined by Buckingham Palace on Sunday: ST EDWARD’S CROWN Charles will …

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Irish PM seeks to restore Northern Ireland power-sharing within months

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar pledged on Sunday to intensify efforts with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak to restore power-sharing government in Northern Ireland and hopes to break the deadlock there in the next few months. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has said it will not drop a year-long boycott of the …

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Israel rejects claim Mossad backed judiciary overhaul protests

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s government on Sunday rejected claims raised in documents allegedly leaked from the Pentagon that leaders of its foreign intelligence service Mossad had supported nationwide protests against a proposed overhaul of Israel’s judiciary. The New York Times on Saturday published an assessment it attributed to a Central Intelligence Update from March 1 …

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Iraq calls on Turkey to apologize for attack on Sulaymaniyah airport

By Amina Ismail ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) -The Iraqi government called on Turkey on Saturday to apologize for what it said was an attack on Sulaymaniyah airport in northern Iraq, saying Ankara must cease hostilities on Iraqi soil. The Iraqi presidency said in a statement that Turkey had no legal justification to continue “intimidating civilians under …

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