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Former French senator on trial for allegedly drugging lawmaker to assault her
PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) – A former French senator went on trial on Monday accused of spiking a lawmaker’s drink with ecstasy with the intention of sexually assaulting her. Read full […]
Russia withdrawing troops from airport in northeast Syria, sources say
QAMISHLI, Syria, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Russia is withdrawing forces from an airport in northeastern Syria, moving to end its military presence in a corner of the country where the Damascus government […]
British lawmaker Braverman defects to Farage’s Reform UK
LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – British lawmaker Suella Braverman, who was interior minister between 2022 and 2023, has joined Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party from the Conservatives, she said […]
Americans hunker down, help each other under blizzard and brutal cold
WASHINGTON/TULSA, Oklahoma Jan 26 (Reuters) – Tens of millions of Americans hunkered down on Monday or ventured out to help neighbors under bitter cold, blizzards of snow and lashings of […]
South Sudan orders UN personnel, civilians to leave parts of Jonglei State
JUBA, Jan 26 (Reuters) – South Sudan’s military has ordered all civilians and personnel from the UN mission and all other charities to evacuate three counties in Jonglei State ahead […]
Three dead after fire at food factory in central Greece
Jan 26 (Reuters) – The bodies of three people were found on Monday as firefighters battled a blaze at a food factory near the central Greek city of Trikala, the […]
US, South Korea agree to deepen cooperation on nuclear-powered subs, Seoul says
SEOUL, Jan 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby and South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back agreed during talks on Monday to deepen cooperation on […]
Armed attack in Mexico’s Salamanca kills 11
Jan 25 (Reuters) – An armed attack in the Mexican city of Salamanca killed 11 people, the office of the attorney general in the state of Guanajuato, home to the […]
Australia Day marked by ‘Invasion Day’ rallies, anti-immigration protests
SYDNEY, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Thousands marked Australia’s national day on Monday by attending “Invasion Day” rallies in support of Indigenous Australians and calling for unity, while separate anti-immigration protests also […]
Death toll from landslide in Indonesia’s West Java rises to 17
JAKARTA, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The death toll from a landslide that hit Indonesia’s West Java province at the weekend rose to 17 on Monday, the country’s disaster mitigation agency […]