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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...
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...
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...
May 20, 2026
Trump to speak with Taiwan's president in a new challenge for US-China relations
By Bo Erickson, Michael Martina and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would speak with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, an unprecedented ...
May 20, 2026
Bolivia dismisses Colombian ambassador as tensions heighten
By Daniel Ramos LA PAZ, May 20 (Reuters) - Bolivia's government asked Colombia's ambassador to leave the country, citing sovereignty concerns and interference in internal affairs, the foreign ministry...
May 20, 2026
Kremlin says Lithuanian minister's comments about attacking Russian exclave 'verge on insanity'
MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - The Kremlin slammed remarks by Lithuania's top diplomat as "verging on insanity" on Wednesday after Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said that NATO had to show Moscow it was...
May 20, 2026
Colombia's ELN rebels call three-day ceasefire for presidential election
BOGOTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Rebels from Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) said on Wednesday that they will hold a three-day unilateral ceasefire for the first round of the presidential election...
May 20, 2026
Colombian presidential candidate Valencia vows end to 'total peace' policy, will be tougher on security
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Colombian presidential candidate Paloma Valencia said she would scrap the government's "total peace" policy and pursue a tougher security strategy again...
May 20, 2026
Gazans barred from Hajj, animal sacrifice as major Muslim festival nears
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Haseeb Alwazeer GAZA/CAIRO, May 20 (Reuters) - In a tent in southern Gaza, Najia Abu Lehia mourns not only her husband but also their failure to make the pilgrimage to Mecca, ...
May 20, 2026
Irish PM urges full investigation into death of Congolese man restrained outside store
By Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, May 20 (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin has called for a thorough investigation into the death of a Congolese-born man after he was restrai...
May 20, 2026
