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US seizes Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit
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Greece offers farmers cheaper fuel, damage cover in bid to end blockades
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Italy demands to exempt fertilizers from tariffs, EU carbon border levy
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UK's Starmer says deployment of troops to Ukraine would be voted by parliament
Zelenskiy seeks new Trump meeting as peace negotiators tackle land issue
Date: January 7, 2026
By Dan Peleschuk and Yuliia Dysa KYIV, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators will revisit the thorny issues of territory and the fate of the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,...
A history of Warner Bros as Paramount revises purchase offer with 25-cent ticking fee
Date: January 7, 2026
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery's board unanimously turned down Paramount Skydance's revised bid despite a $40.4 billion financing guarantee from Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. The move...
Auto industry expands open-source pact to boost development, cut costs
Date: January 7, 2026
By Rachel More BERLIN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - More than 30 companies across the automotive supply chain have agreed to collaborate on open-source software to develop next-generation cars and cut costs, the...
Putin meets talking cat and dog in popular Russian cartoon
Date: January 7, 2026
MOSCOW, Jan 7 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has made a cameo appearance in a popular Russian children's cartoon, delivering a New Year message to the nation alongside a talking cat and dog....
Israel-backed militia kill two Hamas operatives in Gaza, militia says
Date: January 7, 2026
CAIRO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - An Israeli-backed Palestinian militia said on Wednesday it had killed two Hamas operatives in southern Gaza, marking a renewed challenge to Hamas after Israel empowered its...
Brazil surpassing US as top beef producer, easing global supply squeeze
Date: January 7, 2026
By Ana Mano and Peter Hobson BARRETOS, Brazil, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Brazil surpassed the U.S. as the world's top beef producer last year, according to market estimates, after the South American country...