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French Socialists won't vote with Mercosur no-confidence motions

PARIS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The French Socialist party will not vote in favour of two no-confidence mo...

11th January, 2026

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UK says NATO talks on deterring Russia in the Arctic 'business as usual'

LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britain said on Sunday discussions with other NATO members on deterring R...

11th January, 2026

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Onus now on Russia to show it wants peace in Ukraine, says EU's von der Leyen

BRUSSELS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - It is now up to Russia to show it is interested in peace, after Kyiv an...

11th January, 2026

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Sweden to invest $1.6 billion in air defence systems

SALEN, Sweden, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Sweden will spend 15 billion Swedish crowns ($1.6 billion) on air...

11th January, 2026

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Erich von Daeniken, Swiss author who popularised ancient‑alien theories, dies at 90

ZURICH, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Swiss author Erich von Daeniken, who helped popularise the idea that astr...

11th January, 2026

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Nordics reject Trump's claim of Chinese and Russian ships around Greenland, FT reports

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Nordic diplomats rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's claims of Russian and Chi...

11th January, 2026

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WH Smith draws up plans to find a new chairman, Sky News reports

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Travel retail group WH Smith is drawing up plans to find a new chairman amid a ba...

11th January, 2026

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UK's former US envoy apologises to Epstein's victims, not for his own ties

By Catarina Demony LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britain's former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson, who...

11th January, 2026

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A thousand Kyiv apartment blocks still without heating after Russian strike

KYIV, Jan 11 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are still...

11th January, 2026

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ECB poised to give conditional approval to Credit Agricole stake increase in Banco BPM

ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank (ECB) is close to clearing, with conditions, a re...

11th January, 2026

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Woman dies, buildings damaged in Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Voronezh, governor says

Jan 10 (Reuters) - An overnight Ukrainian drone attack injured at least four people and damaged seve...

10th January, 2026

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Musk's X to open source new algorithm in seven days

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Saturday that social media platform X will open its new algorit...

10th January, 2026