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Russia sentences Pole who fought for Ukraine to 13 years in prison camp
WARSAW, April 16 (Reuters) - A court in Russiancontrolled Luhansk sentenced a Polish citizen to 13 years in a maximum-security penal colony for participating in armed conflict on the side of Ukraine, ...
Apr 16, 2026
Kremlin acknowledges criticism after blogger warns Putin 'squeezed' Russians could erupt
By Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW, April 16 (Reuters) - The Kremlin took the unusual step of publicly acknowledging sharp criticism of the authorities from a celebrity blogger on Thursday, sa...
Apr 16, 2026
Orban's defeat triggers soul-searching, calls for change in Fidesz
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST, April 16 (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's defeat in the elections on Sunday has prompted calls from some of his loyalists for the conservative leader to...
Apr 16, 2026
EU and NATO to work to strengthen relationship, von der Leyen says
BRUSSELS, April 16 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that she agreed with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to work in the coming weeks to strengthen the ...
Apr 16, 2026
Russia summons Mexican envoy over case involving young Russian girl held in 'illegal custody'
MOSCOW, April 16 (Reuters) - Russia summoned Mexico's ambassador on Thursday to express strong concern over what it cast as inaction by Mexican authorities in a case involving an underage Russian citi...
Apr 16, 2026
Burundi communications minister dies, presidency blames accident
NAIROBI, April 16 (Reuters) - Burundi's communications minister, Gabby Bugaga, died on Thursday in what the presidency described as an accident, without giving further details of the incident. Unverif...
Apr 16, 2026
India's Modi pushes for more women in bigger parliament in democratic overhaul
By Sakshi Dayal and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI, April 16 - India's government launched a bid to overhaul its democratic system on Thursday, with bills to increase the size of parliament and bring fo...
Apr 16, 2026
Frenchman jailed for hit-and-run in Israel is shot dead in upscale Paris street
PARIS, April 16 (Reuters) - A Frenchman whose role in a fatal hit-and-run in Israel more than a decade ago triggered a diplomatic dispute between Paris and Jerusalem, was shot dead on a street in the ...
Apr 16, 2026
US senators reassure Taiwan on weapons approvals in coming weeks
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The United States will likely approve pending weapons sales to Taiwan in coming weeks, a bipartisan group of senators assured Taiwanese lawmakers in...
Apr 16, 2026
Switch off and read, France's Macron tells teenagers
By Michaela Cabrera and Daria Sito-Sucic VILLERS-COTTERETS, France, April 16 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron urged high school pupils on Thursday to switch off their phones and read, push...
Apr 16, 2026
