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Alarm in Germany over AI Holocaust imagery

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Germany's government and Holocaust memorial institutions...

16th January, 2026

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UK regional police chief retires after row over Israeli soccer fans ban

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Britain's crime commissioner for the West Midlands said on Friday the reg...

16th January, 2026

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Soccer-Man Utd interim coach Carrick shutting out the background noise

MANCHESTER, England, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Michael Carrick said he is blanking out the background noise...

16th January, 2026

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Two Lisbon policemen charged with torturing vagrants and migrants, and sharing images

LISBON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Two Lisbon police officers have been charged with torturing vagrants and...

16th January, 2026

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Suspects in Russian-led explosive parcels plot face life sentences, Poland says

WARSAW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Five men have been charged in Poland with taking part in a Russian-run sa...

16th January, 2026

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Over half of Ukrainians oppose pulling back in return for security, poll shows

By Yuliia Dysa KYIV, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A majority of Ukrainians would strongly oppose withdrawing t...

16th January, 2026

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Kyiv has only half of the electricity it needs, mayor says

KYIV, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Ukraine's capital Kyiv has only about half the electricity that it needs as...

16th January, 2026

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Soccer-Man City's Guardiola wary of unpredictable United under new boss Carrick

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his focus was solely on his own team a...

16th January, 2026

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Piraeus Bank, EIB agree 100 million euros of funding for Greek defence industry

ATHENS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The European Investment Bank, the EU's lending arm, and Greece's Piraeus...

16th January, 2026

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Cubans rally against US 'imperialists' before Havana embassy

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Thousands of Cubans gathered before the U.S. embassy in...

16th January, 2026

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Britain has 'moved away' from aligning with EU regulation, financial district's ambassador says

By Phoebe Seers LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The prospect of Britain realigning its financial rules wi...

16th January, 2026

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Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teen in West Bank

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian hurling a rock at t...

16th January, 2026