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Italian peacekeepers replace crucifix desecrated in south Lebanon
ROME, April 23 (Reuters) - Italian UN peacekeepers have replaced the statue of Jesus Christ vandalised by Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday. A photo ...
Apr 23, 2026
European states accuse Russia of trying to erase memory of Stalin's crimes after monument disappears
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, April 23 (Reuters) - Four European states accused Russia on Thursday of trying to destroy the memory of Soviet leader Josef Stalin's crimes against his own people after a monu...
Apr 23, 2026
Pope Leo decries migrants being treated 'worse than house pets'
By Joshua McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, April 23 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Thursday decried the world's treatment of immigrants, saying that often migrants and refugees seeking to escape violence or ...
Apr 23, 2026
Pope Leo signals no plan to go beyond blessings for same-sex couples
By Joshua McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, April 23 (Reuters) - Pope Leo signaled on Thursday that he does not plan to go beyond efforts made by his predecessor Francis to offer Church blessings for s...
Apr 23, 2026
Pope condemns killing of protesters in Iran, reaffirms stance against war
By Joshua McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, April 23 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Thursday firmly condemned the killing of protesters in Iran, after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Catholic leade...
Apr 23, 2026
Iran fast-boat swarms add to Hormuz threats for shipping
(.) By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Iran's use of a swarm of small, fast boats to seize two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz could undermine suggestions U.S. forces have disable...
Apr 23, 2026
Iran's Mehr says air defences heard 'engaging hostile targets' in Tehran
April 23 (Reuters) - Air defence systems were heard engaging what were described as "hostile targets" in parts of the Iranian capital Tehran on Thursday, Iran's Mehr news agency reported, after earlie...
Apr 23, 2026
UK's Starmer worried by foreign-backed proxy attacks in Britain
LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he was "increasingly concerned" about a growing use of proxies by foreign states to carry out attacks in Britain, pled...
Apr 23, 2026
Russia warns European states against hosting French nuclear bomber planes
By Mark Trevelyan April 23 (Reuters) - Russia warned on Thursday that any European countries that accepted deployments of French nuclear-capable strategic bombers would make themselves targets for att...
Apr 23, 2026
Two Russian LGBT groups say courts declared them 'extremist'
April 23 (Reuters) - Two Russian LGBT organisations said on Thursday they had been designated by separate courts as "extremist", part of a widening crackdown on the gay and transgender community. Both...
Apr 23, 2026
