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At least 20 injured after two trains collide in Slovakia

At least 20 injured after two trains collide in Slovakia

Two trains collided in eastern Slovakia on Monday, derailing an engine and a carriage and injuring at least 20 people, emergency services and local media reported. Police footage posted on Facebook showed mangled wreckage, and a locomotive and a carriage that had come off the tracks lying on the s


King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in a 500-year first

King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in a 500-year first

Britain’s King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534. Latin chants and English prayers echoed through the chapel

UK's Reeves plans to build bigger budget buffer - Telegraph

UK's Reeves plans to build bigger budget buffer - Telegraph

British finance minister Rachel Reeves plans to build up a bigger buffer against her main fiscal rule at next month's budget in an effort to better insulate government finances from future shocks, the Sunday Telegraph reported. Reeves said in her March spring statement that her spending and tax pl

Putin urges Central Asian states to step up trade with Russia

Putin urges Central Asian states to step up trade with Russia

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged the leaders of five Central Asian states to boost their trade with Russia, as Moscow seeks to build back its influence in a region that is also being courted by China. Russia's total trade turnover last year with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkme

EU's von der Leyen survives two no-confidence votes

EU's von der Leyen survives two no-confidence votes

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived two no-confidence votes she faced in the European Parliament on Thursday. The motion of censure proposed by the far-right Patriots for Europe group was rejected, with 378 EU lawmakers voting against it compared with 179 in favour. The se

Russia gives cautious welcome to Gaza ceasefire

Russia gives cautious welcome to Gaza ceasefire

The Kremlin on Thursday welcomed a Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas but said the key would be to see how the deal was implemented. Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to the first phase of US President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza, a ceasefire and hostage release deal that could