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Radio station apologizes after mistakenly announcing death of King Charles
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Radio station apologizes after mistakenly announcing death of King Charles

Radio Caroline triggered its monarch death protocol by accident after a computer error at its Essex studio, stunning listeners and prompting a swift public apology

Toffees and selfies: 'Melodi' duo steal spotlight at Italy-India talks
India

Toffees and selfies: 'Melodi' duo steal spotlight at Italy-India talks

Modi gifted Meloni a pack of Melody toffees in Rome, sparking 110 million views, viral memes, a Blinkit search surge, and a 5% jump in shares of an unrelated Parle company

Modi calls for peaceful end to conflicts in Ukraine, Middle East at Nordic summit
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Modi calls for peaceful end to conflicts in Ukraine, Middle East at Nordic summit

Indian PM Narendra Modi pledged at an Oslo summit to work with Nordic allies toward peace in Ukraine and the Middle East, while defending the rules-based global order

India and Sweden seal strategic partnership deal to double bilateral trade
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India and Sweden seal strategic partnership deal to double bilateral trade

India and Sweden announced a strategic partnership on Sunday, targeting doubled bilateral trade within five years

WHO keeps hantavirus outbreak risk assessment at 'low' as cruise ship nears Rotterdam
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WHO keeps hantavirus outbreak risk assessment at 'low' as cruise ship nears Rotterdam

WHO has reassessed the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak and kept its global risk rating at "low." The MV Hondius docks in Rotterdam on Monday

Wes Streeting confirms he will run to replace Keir Starmer as new UK PM
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Wes Streeting confirms he will run to replace Keir Starmer as new UK PM

Former UK health secretary Wes Streeting confirms he will run for the Labour leadership after resigning from Starmer's cabinet over the party's election collapse

European countries in talks with Iran over Strait of Hormuz passage
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European countries in talks with Iran over Strait of Hormuz passage

European nations have begun negotiations with Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy over Strait of Hormuz transit rights, as Tehran expands its new toll system for the waterway

Fitch says Europe faces uneven ability to absorb Iran conflict-driven energy shock
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Fitch says Europe faces uneven ability to absorb Iran conflict-driven energy shock

High debt limits stimulus capacity as oil prices are projected to spike under a prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure

India seeks trade, energy stability on Modi's UAE-Europe tour
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India seeks trade, energy stability on Modi's UAE-Europe tour

Modi's five-nation tour starts in the UAE Friday, with India seeking energy security and trade deals as the Iran war disrupts Gulf shipping routes

Modi to visit UAE and four European nations in push for energy and trade ties
UAE

Modi to visit UAE and four European nations in push for energy and trade ties

Modi begins a five-nation tour on May 15, visiting the UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy amid rising oil prices linked to Middle East tensions

EU to invite Taliban officials to Brussels for Afghan migrant return talks
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EU to invite Taliban officials to Brussels for Afghan migrant return talks

European Commission plans to invite Taliban officials to Brussels for talks on returning Afghan migrants. Around 20 EU countries are backing the push

Pressure grows on Keir Starmer to quit as UK prime minister
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Pressure grows on Keir Starmer to quit as UK prime minister

Over 70 Labour MPs are calling for Keir Starmer to resign after crushing local election losses. Four government aides have already quit

Hantavirus cruise ship MV Hondius heads to Netherlands after passengers flown home
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Hantavirus cruise ship MV Hondius heads to Netherlands after passengers flown home

Three people have died in the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak. Health officials say public risk is low and have dismissed comparisons to Covid-19

UK sending warship to Middle East ahead of Hormuz mission
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UK sending warship to Middle East ahead of Hormuz mission

Britain is deploying destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East ahead of a UK-France-led multinational mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iran

UK's Starmer vows to 'listen to voters' after election drubbing
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UK's Starmer vows to 'listen to voters' after election drubbing

Keir Starmer vows to 'listen to voters' after Labour loses nearly 1,400 council seats to Reform UK and nationalists in a historic local election defeat across Britain

WHO chief tells Tenerife people that risk from hantavirus-hit ship 'low'
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WHO chief tells Tenerife people that risk from hantavirus-hit ship 'low'

WHO chief Tedros says hantavirus risk to Tenerife is 'low' and 'not another Covid' as MV Hondius, where three passengers have died, heads for the Canary Islands

Canary Islands brace for arrival of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
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Canary Islands brace for arrival of hantavirus-hit cruise ship

The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius is heading for Spain's Canary Islands, where nearly 150 passengers will be evacuated after three deaths and six confirmed cases

Strikes on UAE and ships 'unjustified', Macron tells Iran
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Strikes on UAE and ships 'unjustified', Macron tells Iran

Macron condemned Iran's strikes on Emirati civilian infrastructure as unjustified, while Tehran said reopening the Strait of Hormuz requires lifting the US naval blockade

Iran's Araghchi slams European countries for 'unconstructive' approach on nuclear program
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Iran's Araghchi slams European countries for 'unconstructive' approach on nuclear program

Iran's foreign minister condemns European nations for repeating 'incorrect clichés' about Iran's peaceful nuclear program, as Trump casts doubt on Tehran's new peace proposal

NATO seeks details as US says it will pull about 5,000 troops from Germany
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NATO seeks details as US says it will pull about 5,000 troops from Germany

NATO is seeking clarity after the US announced it will withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, deepening a rift over the Iran war and European defense spending