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Czech-led ammunition programme for Ukraine can continue, PM says
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Venezuela under Maduro shipped gold worth $5.2 billion to Switzerland
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Ukraine's allies advance NATO‑style security guarantees, Italy says
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AB InBev to pour $30 million in US brewery to boost Michelob Ultra beer production
Irish 2025 budget surplus tops forecast at 3.7% of national income
Date: January 6, 2026
DUBLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Ireland recorded a budget surplus of 12.4 billion euros ($14.5 billion) or 3.7% of modified gross national income in 2025, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, above the 3%...
German minister calls for EU legal steps over Grok images on Musk's X
Date: January 6, 2026
BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The EU Commission must take legal action to stop the "industrialization of sexual harassment" taking place on Elon Musk's social media platform X, Germany's media minister,...
KLM running out of de-icing fluid for planes in Amsterdam
Date: January 6, 2026
By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Dutch airline KLM said on Tuesday that it was running out of fluid to remove ice from aircraft at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport where cold...
Staar Surgical to reject Alcon takeover bid after failing to win shareholder backing
Date: January 6, 2026
Jan 6 (Reuters) - STAAR Surgical said on Tuesday it plans to terminate its merger agreement with Swiss eyecare giant Alcon after failing to secure enough shareholder votes to approve the deal, sending...
EU Commission proposes early access to some agriculture funds to help farmers
Date: January 6, 2026
BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed on Tuesday to give member states early access to some agriculture funds from the 2028-2034 EU budget to help farmers...
TPG in talks to buy UnitedHealth's Optum UK unit, Sky News reports
Date: January 6, 2026
Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm TPG is close to acquiring UnitedHealth's Optum UK business, in a deal worth between 1.2 billion pounds ($1.62 billion) and 1.4 billion pounds, Sky News...