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French government survives no-confidence votes on expenditure part of 2026 budget
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Russian strike on passenger train in northeastern Ukraine kills five, prosecutors say
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Exclusive-Chevron seeks better terms from Iraq before taking over Lukoil oilfield, sources say
Captain of seized Venezuela-linked tanker now aboard US vessel, wife's lawyer says
Date: January 27, 2026
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The captain of a Venezuela-linked crude oil tanker seized by the U.S. earlier this month has been taken from British territorial waters and is now aboard a U.S. coast guard...
French government survives first no-confidence vote on expenditure part of 2026 budget
Date: January 27, 2026
PARIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The French government survived a first vote of no-confidence in parliament on Tuesday over its decision to ram through the expenditure part of the 2026 budget without giving...
Vilnius Airport halts flights again after suspected Belarus balloon incursion
Date: January 27, 2026
STOCKHOLM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Vilnius Airport suspended operations again on Tuesday due to suspected disruption of Lithuania's airspace by balloons sent from Belarus, the national crisis management...
Russia may lift online casinos ban in bid to boost budget revenues, Kommersant daily says
Date: January 27, 2026
MOSCOW, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Russia may lift a ban on online casinos and impose a 30% tax on their revenues in a bid to generate up to 100 billion roubles ($1.3 billion) for the state budget, the...
UN experts denounce Switzerland for sentencing students over Gaza protests
Date: January 27, 2026
By Emma Farge GENEVA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.N. human rights experts have protested to Bern after a group of students were sentenced for trespassing after taking part in pro-Palestinian protests at a...
Factbox-EU adds India in rush for trade deals after Trump's return
Date: January 27, 2026
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The European Union concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement with India on Tuesday, in the latest of a series of deals designed to offset the...