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Ukraine lawmakers appoints former PM Shmyhal as energy minister

KYIV, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian lawmakers appointed former prime minister Denys Shmyhal as energy...

14th January, 2026

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French government survives no-confidence votes, now faces another budget battle

By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The French government faces two no-confidence votes on...

14th January, 2026

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Explainer-Why Japan's Takaichi is gambling on an early election

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parli...

14th January, 2026

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Snap election likely in Bulgaria after reformist group rejects bid for government

SOFIA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's second-largest parliamentary grouping, the reformist PP-DB, dec...

14th January, 2026

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France to open a consulate in Greenland on February 6

PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - France will open a consulate in Greenland on February 6, a move that had b...

14th January, 2026

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UK commits to 45 billion-pound rail project for northern England

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday committed to a new rail inf...

13th January, 2026

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Britain takes to TikTok to highlight immigration raids

By William James LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Britain's government has launched a TikTok account showi...

13th January, 2026

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Ukraine parliament blocks Zelenskiy's energy minister choice in surprise rebuke

KYIV, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Ukrainian lawmakers on Tuesday voted against naming outgoing Defence Minist...

13th January, 2026

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Polish president says all options open on budget bill

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Poland's President Karol Nawrocki on Tuesday criticised the government's...

13th January, 2026

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US lawmakers plan Denmark visit as Trump threatens Greenland takeover

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers will visit Den...

13th January, 2026

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Italy to hold referendum on judicial reform on March 22-23

ROME, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Italy will hold a referendum on March 22-23 over a contentious reform of th...

12th January, 2026

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Spain to tighten rental rules with room rent caps, seasonal lease curbs

MADRID, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Spain's leftist government will further tighten rental rules and restrict...

12th January, 2026