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Germany seeks to make defence procurement agency more agile
BERLIN, May 20 (Reuters) - Germany is reorganizing its defence procurement agency to make the system more flexible and responsive, the defence ministry said on Wednesday as it moves ahead with the ove...
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UK says surveillance plane dangerously intercepted by Russian jets last month
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Two Russian jets last month intercepted a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday was a dangerous...
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Sierra Leone receives first group of West African deportees from US
By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN, May 20 (Reuters) - A plane transporting nine West Africans deported by the Trump administration arrived in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, part of Washington's latest deal with an...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
French prosecutors probing alleged foreign interference against hard-left candidates, minister says
PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Wednesday prosecutors are probing an alleged foreign interference campaign ahead of the March municipal elections that targeted...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
Mango tycoon's heir held financial grudge, gave contradictory versions of father's death, judge says
By Joan Faus, Emma Pinedo and Charlie Devereux BARCELONA/MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - The heir to the Mango retail fortune held a financial grudge against his father and gave police and emergency servic...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
Germany to invest in everyday shelters, shifting from Cold War bunkers
May 20 (Reuters) - Germany's government approved a new Civil Defense Plan on Wednesday, shifting from Cold War bunkers to everyday sites such as underground parking garages, tunnels and subway station...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
UK parliamentary election, key to possible Burnham leadership bid, set for June 18
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - An election for a seat in Britain's parliament, set to be contested by possible Labour Party leadership candidate Andy Burnham, will take place on June 18, the local council...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
France, Morocco prepare treaty to foster ties
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, May 20 (Reuters) - Moroccan and French foreign ministers said on Wednesday the two countries are preparing to sign a treaty to strengthen ties during an upcoming state visit...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
Wife of Northern Ireland's Jeffrey Donaldson unfit for trial, judge says
BELFAST, May 20 (Reuters) - Eleanor Donaldson, the wife of former Northern Ireland politician Jeffrey Donaldson, is unfit to stand trial alongside her husband on charges related to historical sex offe...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
Ukraine to beef up northern defences over Russian offensive plans
KYIV, May 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine will send reinforcements to its northern regions and step up diplomatic pressure on Belarus to counter what Kyiv believes are Russian plans to launch a new offensive n...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026



