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European airlines continue to avoid Iran and Iraq despite airspace reopening
Date: January 15, 2026
By Joanna Plucinska LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - European airlines like Wizz Air, Lufthansa and British Airways dodged Iraqi and Iranian airspace on Thursday, according to flight tracking websites,...
Portugal presidential race wide open with far-right just ahead, rare runoff vote is likely
Date: January 14, 2026
By Sergio Goncalves and Andrei Khalip LISBON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Portugal's presidential election on Sunday is all but guaranteed to require a runoff vote for the first time in 40 years amid growing...
Zelenskiy says 'much broader changes' needed to Ukraine's mobilisation system
Date: January 14, 2026
KYIV, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that "much broader changes" were needed in the country's system for mobilising troops for the war with Russia. "...
Brazil's Lula leads right-wing rivals ahead of 2026 election, poll shows
Date: January 14, 2026
SAO PAULO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is leading Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas in voting intentions for this year's election...
Ice closes Vienna airport, disrupts flights in Prague
Date: January 13, 2026
VIENNA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Icy conditions have forced staff to close Vienna International Airport until at least 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) on Tuesday and limit fights at Prague's Vaclav Havel Airport, both...
Winter weather disrupts traffic at Frankfurt airport
Date: January 12, 2026
FRANKFURT, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Fraport said on Monday that 102 out of 1,052 flights scheduled at Frankfurt airport for the day had been canceled due to heavy snowfall and icy conditions. The number of...