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By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -A French cyclist who spent 50 days in custody in Russia said he would seek to break another record after his hopes of doing the fastest cycle ride from Portugal to the Pacific were dashed when he crossed the Chinese-Russian border through a dense forest.  Sofiane Sehili, who describes himself …

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PARIS (Reuters) -Ten people will stand trial in Paris on Monday and Tuesday for the alleged cyber-harassment of France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, in the latest legal action sparked by false claims that she is a transgender woman who was born a man. The eight men and two women, aged 41 to 60, being tried …

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban will discuss U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies among other issues when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington next week, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday. Trump, a close ally of the Hungarian leader, last week imposed sanctions on Russia for the first time in …

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By Will Dunham (Reuters) -The retreat from Russia by Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Grande Armée in 1812 was a cataclysmic event that marked the beginning of the end for his empire and personal dominance in Europe, with about 300,000 soldiers perishing in a force that originally numbered roughly a half million. A new study …

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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will visit eight towns and cities in Turkey and Lebanon later this year, the Vatican said on Monday, his first trip outside Italy as pontiff, and he is expected to make appeals for peace across the region. Leo, the first U.S. pope, will visit Turkey from November …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that the international legal order was under “assault” and the bloc was looking at options for supporting the International Criminal Court. The U.S. imposed sanctions on six judges and three prosecutors at the ICC earlier this year, including its chief prosecutor who stepped …

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