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Prince Harry implies royals lied to protect his brother in latest Netflix trailer
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry appeared to say Britain's royal household was prepared to lie to protect his elder brother Prince William,…
Berlin, Warsaw discussing deployment of German air defence on Polish soil
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German and Polish defence ministries are in discussions over how German Patriot anti-aircraft defence systems can be deployed…
UPDATE European Parliament acts against lawmaker Kaili over Qatar graft charges
By Andreas Buerger and Charlotte Van Campenhout STRASBOURG, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The European Parliament took steps on Tuesday to strip lawmaker…
Senior US officials visit China, hold talks with vice foreign minister
BEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A high-level U.S. delegation held talks with China's vice foreign minister on Sunday and Monday in Langfang,…
Hundreds of thousands more refugees expected from Ukraine: Norwegian Refugee Council
GENEVA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Monday he anticipates another wave of hundreds of…
Heavy rain, floods batter Lisbon, residents urged to stay home
LISBON (Reuters) - Heavy rain battered the Portuguese capital on Tuesday, flooding tunnels, sweeping away cars and forcing authorities to suspend bus…
Poland, Germany should ask EU for help with Ukrainian refugees, says Polish president
BERLIN (Reuters) - Poland and Germany should ask the European Union for more help in dealing with an expected increase in Ukrainian…
Hungary expects to sign agreements on EU funds within days – minister
By Gergely Szakacs and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Hungary is looking to sign funding agreements with the European Union…
Update: Netanyahu promises to govern for all Israelis amid rise of religious nationalists
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Tuesday to govern in the interests of all…
UPDATE – Slovak parliament postpones vote on government’s fate to Thursday
PRAGUE, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Slovakia's parliament agreed on Tuesday to delay a vote on a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Eduard…
Pope asks heads of state for ‘mercy’ for prisoners at Christmas
Pope Francis has asked for a "gesture of clemency" for prison inmates in the run-up to Christmas. In a letter addressed to…
EU prepared to send reinforcements to mission in Kosovo
BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Union is ready to reinforce its EULEX mission, tasked with patrolling northern Kosovo, in response…