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Slovenia approves Jansa as PM-designate, paving way for reforms
LJUBLJANA, May 22 (Reuters) - Slovenia's parliament approved right-leaning leader Janez Jansa as prime minister-designate on Friday, paving the way for a new government that has pledged tax reliefs, p...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026
Israeli strikes kill six Lebanese medics in 24 hours, health ministry says
BEIRUT, May 22 (Reuters) - Six Lebanese paramedics were killed in two Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon in the span of 24 hours, Lebanon's health ministry said on Friday, condemning the attacks as v...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026
Iran's intensified closure of Strait of Hormuz piles misery on stranded sailors
By Imad Creidi DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia, May 22 (Reuters) - Iran's publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ordeal for thousands of mar...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026
Swiss widen sanctions against Russia, Belarus in line with EU measures
ZURICH, May 22 (Reuters) - Switzerland expanded its sanctions lists against Russia and Belarus on Friday, adopting parts of the European Union's latest package of measures over Moscow's war in Ukraine...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026
France readies UN resolution on Hormuz as vote on US text stalls
By John Irish PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - France has drafted a U.N. Security Council resolution on setting up an international mission to restore movement in the Strait of Hormuz and could submit it if ...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026
UK's RIAT airshow cancelled because of Iran war
May 22 (Reuters) - The Royal International Air Tattoo, one of the world's largest defence shows, has been cancelled due to military operations linked to the Iran war, it said on Friday. RIAT had been ...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026
UK runs NATO war drill from disused London Tube stop
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - A disused platform of London's Charing Cross Tube station was transformed into a temporary military headquarters for a NATO wargame exercise this week involving hundreds of ...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026
Western powers press Israel to rein in settlers, halt expansion
ROME, May 22 (Reuters) - Israel must halt the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and curb growing settler violence, seven major Western nations said on Friday, accusing the Israeli government o...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026
Factbox-Turkey court ruling adds to crackdown on main opposition CHP
By Canan Sevgili and Mirac Dereli May 22 (Reuters) - A Turkish court annulled the main opposition party's 2023 congress, effectively ousting its leader Ozgur Ozel, in a ruling that has inflamed a poli...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026
Nordic and Baltic states condemn Russian 'threats' over drone incursions
HELSINKI, May 22 (Reuters) - Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers condemned what they said were Russian threats to attack Latvia and other Baltic states over a dispute about incursions into NATO airspa...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026

