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Explainer-Coalitions and cohabitation? France’s shifting political landscape
PARIS (Reuters) - For re-elected Emmanuel Macron, focus is quickly shifting to legislative elections in June when, the readout from...
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Explainer-What you need to know about France’s presidential election
By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) - Sunday's vote will determine whether the pro-European centrist President Emmanuel Macron or the far-right,...
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Explainer-Macron or Le Pen: why it matters for France, the EU and the West
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - The French will decide on Sunday whether to re-elect pro-business centrist President Emmanuel Macron...
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Explainer-Mariupol, the ruined port city that Russia says it has “liberated”
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets (Reuters) - The port city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov, reduced to...
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Explainer-Why is Germany not sending Ukraine heavy weapons?
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is facing growing criticism at home and abroad for his government's failure to...
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Explainer-What you need to know about France’s presidential election
By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) - Sunday's vote in France will determine whether the pro-European centrist President Emmanuel Macron or...
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Explainer-How to prove genocide, the most serious war crime?
By Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Washington and Kyiv are accusing Russia of genocide...
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Explainer-Finland, Sweden weigh up pros and cons of NATO membership
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed Finland and Sweden to the verge of applying for NATO membership...
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Explainer-Mariupol: ruins of port could become Russia’s first big prize in Ukraine
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets (Reuters) - The Sea of Azov port of Mariupol, reduced to a wasteland by...
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Explainer-Why African nations’ support for UN action on Russia/Ukraine is so mixed
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Western powers seeking to isolate Russia over Ukraine are disappointed at what they see...
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What are chemical weapons and are they illegal?
(Fixes headline) By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has expressed concern that Russia could deploy chemical...
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Explainer-Why did the United States resettle only 12 Ukrainian refugees in March?
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said last month that the United States...
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Explainer-Macron or Le Pen: why it matters for France, the EU and the West
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - The French will decide on April 24 whether to re-elect pro-business centrist President Emmanuel...
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Explainer-What you need to know about France’s presidential election
By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) - Sunday's vote in France is the first round of a presidential election that will...
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Explainer-What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world
By Jonathan Landay and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted from office in...
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Explainer-Hong Kong leadership candidate announces plans for ‘new symphony’
By James Pomfret and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -John Lee, Hong Kong's outgoing deputy leader who will run in...
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Explainer-Hong Kong leadership candidate announces plans for ‘new symphony’
By James Pomfret and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -John Lee, Hong Kong's outgoing deputy leader who will run in...
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Explainer-What will the EU do about Hungary’s Orban?
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Emboldened by his landslide electoral victory, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has raised the...
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Explainer-What you need to know about France’s presidential election
By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) - Sunday's vote in France is the first round of a presidential election that will...
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Explainer-What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world
By Jonathan Landay and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a no-confidence vote in...
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