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Trading houses beat US majors to first deals for Venezuelan oil
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Norway to lay out future of oil and gas, drilling, in 2027 policy update
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France launches recruitment campaign for new voluntary military service
Date: January 12, 2026
PARIS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - France said on Monday it was launching a campaign to recruit thousands of young people for a new 10-month voluntary national military service, with the first participants...
Former UK government minister Zahawi defects to Farage's Reform
Date: January 12, 2026
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Former British government minister Nadhim Zahawi has defected from the country's Conservative Party to Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK Party, he said at a press...
Norway gives $400 million to Ukraine for energy sector, administration
Date: January 12, 2026
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Norway said on Monday it was providing 340 million euros ($397 million) in emergency funding to support Ukraine's energy sector and help the government maintain critical services,...
Venezuela's Machado asks Pope Leo to press for release of prisoners
Date: January 12, 2026
VATICAN CITY, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Pope Leo met on Monday with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace prize winner Maria Machado, the Vatican said in a release. No further information was...
Germany's Merz expects US participation in Greenland's protection
Date: January 12, 2026
AHMEDABAD, India, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he expects the United States to continue to protect Greenland together with Denmark but ongoing talks would...
UK investigates Musk's X over Grok deepfake concerns
Date: January 12, 2026
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Britain's media regulator Ofcom on Monday launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X to determine whether it has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from...