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Pressure mounts for answers over Swiss bar fire after victims identified

By Cecile Mantovani and Dave Graham CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Pressure was build...

5th January, 2026

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Snow cripples air, train and road traffic in Amsterdam and Paris

AMSTERDAM, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Amsterdam's Schiphol airport cancelled 450 flights on Monday morning du...

5th January, 2026

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Grenade found close to synagogue in Austrian capital

ZURICH, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A hand grenade was found in a building entrance near a synagogue in the Au...

4th January, 2026

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Grieving Swiss town holds silent procession for victims of deadly bar fire

By Dave Graham CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people silently filed throu...

4th January, 2026

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Fireworks accidents kill two in the Netherlands; fire destroys historic Amsterdam church

THE HAGUE, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Two people died in the Netherlands in fireworks accidents and there wer...

1st January, 2026

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Swiss police believe around 40 died at Swiss bar explosion, Italy says

ROME, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Swiss police believe around 40 people died and 100 were injured in a fire du...

1st January, 2026

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Dozens killed, 100 injured in fire at Swiss ski resort bar

Jan 1 (Reuters) - Several people were killed and others injured after an explosion in a bar in the S...

1st January, 2026

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Macron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports

PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) - France plans to ban children under 15 from social media sites and to prohi...

31st December, 2025

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Shootings in Sweden halved in 2025 as police tackle gang crime

By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The number of shootings in Sweden has more than halv...

30th December, 2025

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Italian parliament gives final approval to government's 2026 budget

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The Italian lower house on Tuesday passed the government'...

30th December, 2025

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Boxing-Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria car crash that killed two of his friends

Dec 29 (Reuters) - British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a car accident in Nigeri...

29th December, 2025

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Australia says Bondi review to check if terror attack could have been averted

SYDNEY, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday an independent...

29th December, 2025