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French health minister's Dry January risks ire of wine-loving Macron

France's new Health Minister Yannick Neuder is said to be the first minister to publicly back the campaign, which has never received support from Paris.

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Slovak PM says end of Russian gas deal will hurt EU rather than Moscow

Slovakia's Kremlin-friendly PM Robert Fico said the termination of the gas transit deal between Kyiv and Moscow would have a "drastic impact" on the EU.

Fiji

Virgin Australia crew members allegedly raped and robbed in Fiji

Police in the South Pacific island nation say a suspect known to them has been questioned over the alleged sexual assault as investigations continue.

Ivory Coast

Côte d'Ivoire announces withdrawal of French forces

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara's announcement is a further sign of former colonial power France's fading military influence in West Africa.

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NATO's Rutte says Zelenskyy's criticism of Scholz is 'unfair'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should not criticise Germany's Olaf Scholz over the Taurus missile, says NATO's secretary-general.

USA

Luigi Mangione to face state charges over UnitedHealthcare CEO murder

The 26-year-old faces terror and murder state charges in a New York court, while a federal US prosecution over the fatal shooting proceeds in parallel and might carry the death penalty.

USA

Biden commutes most US federal death sentences before Trump's return

Outgoing US President Joe Biden commuted 37 out of 40 sentences to life imprisonment amid concerns about Donald Trump's stance on executions.

USA

New York police arrest man after woman set on fire and killed on train

The victim appeared to be asleep when the assailant approached her on Sunday in Brooklyn and set her clothes on fire using a lighter, police say.

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Cologne offers night taxi vouchers to help women get home safely

The German city is providing vouchers worth €10 for women to use on night-time taxis, following the lead of several other municipalities in Germany.

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DR Congo files criminal complaint against Apple over conflict minerals

The tech giant says it "strongly disputes" the allegations after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium.

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Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Paul Watson from jail in Greenland

Watson, the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has been the subject of a Japanese arrest warrant for more than a decade.

Economy

Meloni says EU must be pragmatic with Trump to avoid US trade tensions

As fears of a trade war rise, the Italian premier is seen as one of US president-elect Donald Trump's closest EU allies.

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France's Le Pen hails 'positive' meeting with new PM Bayrou

French Prime Minister François Bayrou is meeting with most political parties including Marine Le Pen's National Front after the ouster of Michel Barnier.

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Serbia accused of using spyware to surveil journalists and activists

Serbian authorities have rejected the claims they used forensic tools from Israeli company Cellebrite and bespoke spyware for illegal surveillance, calling them "nonsensical".

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FIFA apologises to Ukraine over Crimea map during 2026 World Cup draw

World football's governing body has removed the image omitting Crimea from Ukrainian territory, which Kyiv called an "unacceptable error".

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'Not real food'? UK political leaders spar over sandwiches

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch's criticism of the sandwich sparked a retort from Prime Minister Keir Starmer and fierce debate in Britain.

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Russia's top missile expert gunned down in Moscow park

Mikhail Shatsky, who is said to have overseen the modernisation of Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, was reportedly shot dead near his home.

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Lavrov, Blinken trade barbs at OSCE Malta meeting

The visit marked Lavrov’s first visit to an EU member country since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Poland and Estonia walked out of the room during his speech.

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Russian accused of war crimes in Ukraine in 2014 on trial in Finland

Yan Petrovsky, also known as Voislav Toden, is charged with fighting against Ukrainian forces as part of the neo-Nazi Russian paramilitary unit Rusich.

Central African Republic

Statue of Russia's Wagner founder unveiled in Central African Republic

A monument to Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in a plane crash last year after a mutiny attempt against Moscow, has been unveiled in CAR's capital Bangui.

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