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EU Considers Making WhatsApp More Responsible for Tackling Harmful Content, Spokesperson Says
Date: January 9, 2026
BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The European Commission is actively considering to designate Meta's WhatsApp as a very large platform under the Digital Services Act, a spokesperson for the commission said...
Munich Security Conference Head Defends Inviting German Far-Right Party
Date: January 9, 2026
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The head of the Munich Security Conference defended a decision to invite the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to this year's meeting in February after...
Factbox-White House Gathers Oil Majors, Traders, Drillers on Venezuela
Date: January 9, 2026
By Jarrett Renshaw Jan 9 (Reuters) - The White House is convening a meeting on Friday with major U.S. and international oil companies to discuss potential investment in Venezuela’s energy sector, as...
Envoy Tapped for Trump's Gaza Board Meets Senior Palestinian Official in West Bank
Date: January 9, 2026
By Ali Sawafta and Rami Ayyub RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The former U.N. envoy expected to help lead Donald Trump's so-called Board of Peace for Gaza met a top Palestinian Authority...
Swiss Prosecutors Order Detention of Owner of Bar in Deadly Blaze
Date: January 9, 2026
SION, Switzerland, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Swiss prosecutors summoned on Friday the owners of a ski resort bar where a fire on New Year's Day killed 40 people, amid growing criticism that the couple is...
Nexperia's Chinese Owner Wingtech Says It Is Selecting Local Wafer Suppliers, Caixin Reports
Date: January 9, 2026
SHANGHAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Chinese unit of Netherlands-based Nexperia is selecting local firms to supply it with silicon wafers and is expanding domestic packaging capacity, Nexperia's Chinese...