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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
US offers new relationship to Cuba in Rubio message
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered to forge a new relationship between the U.S. and Cuba on Wednesday in a video message to the Cuban people, proposing $100 mil...
May 20, 2026
Right-wing Fujimori holds narrow lead over Sanchez in Peru election poll
LIMA, May 20 (Reuters) - Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori leads voter intentions in Peru's June 7 presidential runoff election against leftist Roberto Sanchez, a new Ipsos Peru poll showed on Wedne...
May 20, 2026
Fugitive Polish minister flew to US from Italy, prosecutors say
WARSAW, May 20 (Reuters) - Fugitive former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who faces charges stemming mainly from his alleged misuse of money for political gain, flew to the United States fro...
May 20, 2026
Ebola likely circulating in Congo for two months, outbreak to grow, WHO says
By Jennifer Rigby and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, May 20 (Reuters) - The Ebola outbreak linked to more than 130 deaths in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo likely started two months ago and is expec...
May 20, 2026
Israeli police force Gaza flotilla activists to kneel with hands bound, video shows
By Emily Rose JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israeli police on Wednesday forced detained activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind ...
May 20, 2026
Nuclear energy, Taiwan and Trump's 'Golden Dome': key points from the Xi-Putin talks
By Liz Lee and Guy Faulconbridge BEIJING/MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed progress in their 'comprehensive partnership' and criticised U.S....
May 20, 2026
Germany will deploy Patriot air defence system to southeast Turkey, Ankara says
ANKARA, May 20 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday that Germany would send it a Patriot missile defence system for a six-month deployment from June to replace a system deployed as part of NATO measur...
May 20, 2026
Israel takes step toward snap election as Knesset votes to dissolve
JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel moved closer on Wednesday to a snap election after lawmakers gave an initial nod to dissolve parliament, with opinion polls showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...
May 20, 2026
