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UN chief Guterres regrets US decision to withdraw from some UN entities

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regrets a U.S. d...

8th January, 2026

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Finance

Italy’s privacy watchdog warns Grok over deepfake AI content

MILAN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Italy's data protection authority on Thursday warned users and providers of...

8th January, 2026

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Finance

France to vote against Mercosur trade deal, Macron says

PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France would vote ag...

8th January, 2026

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UK PM Starmer reiterates his position on Greenland to Danish PM

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated his position on Greenland d...

8th January, 2026

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Exclusive-Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join US

By Gram Slattery Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenl...

8th January, 2026

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Five Spanish citizens freed in Venezuela prisoner release

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Venezuela's top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said on Thursday that a significant numbe...

8th January, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-China's Anta Sports has offered to buy Pinault family's 29% Puma stake, sources say

By Kane Wu and Amy-Jo Crowley HONG KONG/LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - China's Anta Sports Products has o...

8th January, 2026

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Israel bars some aid workers from Gaza as groups face suspension

By Olivia Le Poidevin, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Rami Ayyub GENEVA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Is...

8th January, 2026

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Finance

Paramount again tells Warner Bros its offer trumps Netflix's

By Aditya Soni, Harshita Mary Varghese and Dawn Chmielewski Jan 8 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance on...

8th January, 2026

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One dead in floods in Albania as rain and snow grip Balkans

FIER, Albania, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A man was found drowned on Thursday in the Albanian city of Durres...

8th January, 2026

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Teen soccer players lay to rest mate killed in Swiss bar fire

By Emma Farge LUTRY, Switzerland, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Teammates of a 16-year-old soccer player Arthur...

8th January, 2026

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Finance

France's armed forces ministry awards Mistral AI framework agreement

By Leo Marchandon Jan 8 - France's Ministry of the Armed Forces has awarded a framework agreement to...

8th January, 2026