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'Fountain candle' sparklers likely started Swiss bar fire, says prosecutor
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Zelenskiy says he will appoint Oleh Ivashchenko as new military intelligence chief
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Ukraine military intelligence chief Budanov accepts Zelenskiy offer to be presidential chief of staff
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Finland makes progress in cable breach investigation, police say
UK records hottest and sunniest year ever in 2025, says weather service
Date: January 2, 2026
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Britain experienced its hottest and sunniest year on record in 2025, surpassing the previous high set in 2022, the national weather service said on Friday, as persistent high...
Zelenskiy names spy chief to head presidential administration in big shake-up
Date: January 2, 2026
KYIV, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he has offered the position of presidential chief of staff to military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov. "At this time,...
Trump threatens Iran over protest crackdown as deadly unrest flares
Date: January 2, 2026
DUBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and...
Young golfer named as first Italian victim of Swiss bar blaze
Date: January 2, 2026
ROME, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Emanuele Galeppini, a 16-year-old Italian international golfer who lived in Dubai, was named on Friday as the first of several possible victims from Italy to be identified...
Russians won't represent their country at Winter Olympics even if Ukraine war ends, IOC chief says
Date: January 2, 2026
ROME, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Russian athletes at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will not be able to represent their country even if a peace deal is reached with Ukraine, International Olympic Committee...
Norway zips ahead in EV race as car sales hit 96% electric
Date: January 2, 2026
By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Almost all new cars registered in Norway last year were fully electric, official data showed on Friday, headed by booming Tesla sales as the Nordic country...