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Image for Merz says Germany exploring shared nuclear umbrella with European allies

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Merz Says Germany Exploring Shared Nuclear Umbrella With European Allies

Image for EU has blacklisted Russia for risk of money laundering, Kallas says

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EU Has Blacklisted Russia for Risk of Money Laundering, Kallas Says

Image for French Senate passes proposal to allow oil and gas exploration in overseas territories, over government opposition

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French Senate Passes Proposal to Allow Oil and Gas Exploration in Overseas Territories, Over Government Opposition

Image for Russia sells Moscow's nationalised Domodedovo airport to Sheremetyevo subsidiary

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Russia Sells Moscow's Nationalised Domodedovo Airport to Sheremetyevo Subsidiary

Image for Hegseth expected to follow Rubio in skipping NATO ministers' meeting, sources say

Hegseth Expected to Follow Rubio in Skipping NATO Ministers' Meeting, Sources Say

Date: January 29, 2026

BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not expected to attend a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels next month, a U.S. official and a NATO diplomat told Reuters...

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Church of England's No 2 Cleared Over Handling of Abuse Case

Date: January 29, 2026

By Muvija M LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Church of England's second most senior cleric, Stephen Cottrell, was cleared of misconduct by an investigating judge over his handling of a priest who had...

Image for Digital euro to provide retail payments backbone Europe needs, ECB's Cipollone says

Digital Euro to Provide Retail Payments Backbone Europe Needs, ECB's Cipollone Says

Date: January 29, 2026

MILAN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The euro zone needs to be self-sufficient in handling payments and the digital euro will provide the necessary infrastructure for retail transactions, European Central Bank...

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EU to Designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard as Terrorist Organisation, Kallas Says

Date: January 29, 2026

BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers have agreed to add Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to the bloc's list of terrorist organisations, European Foreign Policy...

Image for Swiss prosecutors widen fatal fire probe to local authorities, documents show

Swiss Prosecutors Widen Fatal Fire Probe to Local Authorities, Documents Show

Date: January 29, 2026

By Emma Farge GENEVA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Swiss prosecutors have summoned a current and a former local official for questioning next month in a probe into a New Year bar fire that killed 40 people, and...

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Kremlin Says Russia Has Invited Ukraine's Zelenskiy to Come to Moscow for Peace Talks

Date: January 29, 2026

By Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had reiterated its invitation for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to come to Moscow for...