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Russia frees French researcher Vinatier in prisoner exchange
Date: January 8, 2026
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Russia is freeing Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving a three-year prison sentence for violating Moscow's foreign agent laws, in exchange for France's release of a...

Explainer-Why are French farmers driving their tractors into Paris?
Date: January 8, 2026
PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - French farmers have brought tractors to central Paris and blocked roads across the country to demand government action to address numerous grievances. Here are some of the...
UK expected to soften business rates rise for pubs
Date: January 8, 2026
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The British government is expected to announce a reduction in business rates rises for pubs, after it announced the tax would be hiked in November, a move criticised by...

Zelenskiy says US security guarantees document set to be finalised with Trump
Date: January 8, 2026
KYIV, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday the text of a bilateral security guarantee between Kyiv and Washington was "essentially ready" to be finalised with U.S...

Russian-bound tanker hit by drone in Black Sea, maritime sources say
Date: January 8, 2026
By Jonathan Spicer and Jonathan Saul ISTANBUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A Russia-bound oil tanker suffered a drone attack in the Black Sea that prompted it to request Turkish coastguard assistance and divert...

France releases Russian man wanted in US for cyberhacking, lawyer says
Date: January 8, 2026
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A Russian basketball player who was arrested in France last year and threatened with extradition to the United States has been released and flown back to Moscow, his lawyer...
