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Image for Mock house, CIA source and Special Forces: The US operation to capture Maduro

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Mock house, CIA source and Special Forces: The US operation to capture Maduro

Image for Germany's CSU says it will push ahead with European stock exchange plan

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Germany's CSU says it will push ahead with European stock exchange plan

Image for Zelenskiy proposes Defence Minister Shmyhal as Ukraine's new energy minister

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Zelenskiy proposes Defence Minister Shmyhal as Ukraine's new energy minister

Image for Berlin fire could leave 45,000 without power until Jan 8

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Berlin fire could leave 45,000 without power until Jan 8

Image for Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors

Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors

Date: January 2, 2026

Jan 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk’s xAI was under international scrutiny over allegations on Friday that it was filling its platform with sexualized, AI-generated images of women and minors. A Reuters...

Image for Russian strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv kills two, injures 25, Moscow denies attack took place

Russian strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv kills two, injures 25, Moscow denies attack took place

Date: January 2, 2026

KYIV, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Russian missiles struck a multi-storey apartment building in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Friday, leaving the building in ruins and injuring at least 25 people, officials...

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Avalanches kill two people, injure several others in Italy’s Alps

Date: January 2, 2026

ROME, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A series of avalanches in the Italian Alps killed two people and injured several others on Friday, with strong winds hampering the rescue operations, rescuers said. A first...

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French ministers report Grok's sex-related content on the X platform to prosecutors

Date: January 2, 2026

PARIS, Jan 2 (Reuters) - French ministers have reported to prosecutors sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok on the X platform, saying in a...

Image for Factbox-Timeline of suspected underwater sabotage in Baltic Sea

Factbox-Timeline of suspected underwater sabotage in Baltic Sea

Date: January 2, 2026

Jan 2 (Reuters) - The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and the NATO military alliance has...

Image for 'Fountain candle' sparklers likely started Swiss bar fire, says prosecutor

'Fountain candle' sparklers likely started Swiss bar fire, says prosecutor

Date: January 2, 2026

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Initial investigations indicate that the fire which tore through the basement of a Swiss ski resort bar may have started when 'fountain candles' attached...