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France says G7 must rebuild trust, avoid unilateral measures
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Human trafficker who tortured migrants in Libya jailed for 20 years in Netherlands
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UK prosecutors charge former lawmaker Conor McGinn with sexual assault
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UK government provides support to pubs to help them survive tax hike
French cognac producers to pay to rip out vines as demand sinks
Date: January 27, 2026
PARIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - French cognac producers plan to pay to tear their vines out by the roots to cut output in order to address a drop in demand for the high-end liquor due to tariffs. Cognac was...
Norway parliament approves $2 billion artillery plan
Date: January 27, 2026
OSLO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Norway's parliament on Tuesday approved a $2 billion procurement plan for long-range artillery to boost the NATO country's deterrence against Russia in the Arctic, where the...
Insurance giant AXA XL, Enosis Capital seal 'debt-for-nature' tie up
Date: January 27, 2026
By Marc Jones LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Credit fund Enosis Capital has sealed an agreement with AXA XL for the insurance giant to provide crucial cover for a new $3 billion wave of 'debt-for-nature'...
Landslide leaves Sicilian town teetering on cliff edge
Date: January 27, 2026
NISCEMI, Italy, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Homes in the Sicilian town of Niscemi have been left teetering on the edge of a cliff after a landslide that was triggered by a storm, Italy's civil protection chief...
Ex-head of UK budget watchdog hired by Taula Capital as senior economic adviser
Date: January 27, 2026
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Richard Hughes, the former head of Britain's fiscal watchdog, has been hired by an investment fund manager as senior economic adviser, a source familiar with the matter told...
Spain to pay $24 million in compensation to victims of high-speed train crash
Date: January 27, 2026
MADRID, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Spain will pay out 20 million euros ($24 million) in compensation to the victims of last week's high-speed train crash that killed 45 people and left more than 150 injured,...