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France hit by second nationwide strike against pension reform 31 Jan 2023 - 01:48 pm
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Airlines must 'use or lose' UK airport slots in return to pre-COVID rules 31 Jan 2023 - 12:06 pm
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France faces huge disruption as pension protests kick off 31 Jan 2023 - 11:31 am
Passengers stand on a platform during a strike by Paris transport network (RATP) workers at Saint-Lazare metro station in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests against French government's pension reform plan in France, January 31, 2023. Reuters/Sarah Meyssonnier
Nigerian ex-senator on trial in Britain for alleged organ harvesting 31 Jan 2023 - 11:06 am
A suspected victim of human trafficking is seen in Nairobi, Kenya, August 4, 2020. File Photo: Jackson Njehia/Reuters
Britain unlawfully issued surveillance warrants for nearly five years - tribunal 30 Jan 2023 - 09:48 pm
MI5 Director General Ken McCallum is photographed in London, Britain on October 14, 2020. File Photo / Reuters
Spain court remands in custody church attack suspect for 'terrorism' 30 Jan 2023 - 08:46 pm
Police have not commented on the possible motives or political and religious affiliation of the attacker in Algeciras, Spain.  [Forta/Reuters]
Italy's Meloni says caution needed on relaxing EU rules on state aid 30 Jan 2023 - 06:43 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Council President Charles Michel pose for pictures during a news conference at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, on January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Ukraine plans $550m drone investment in 2023, says defence minister 30 Jan 2023 - 06:27 pm
Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on October 12, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Slovenia arrests two men suspected on spying for Russia -newspaper 30 Jan 2023 - 06:09 pm
Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar speaks to the media in Radomlje, Slovenia, on November 13, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Finland to stick with Sweden in NATO bid, hopes for green light by July 30 Jan 2023 - 05:00 pm
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto speaks during his press conference, commenting on the country's NATO process, in Helsinki, Finland on January 30, 2023. Antti Hamalainen/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
Russia claims gains in relentless battles in east Ukraine 30 Jan 2023 - 04:53 pm
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UK PM Sunak wants to "restore integrity" after sacking Zahawi 30 Jan 2023 - 03:45 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts as he leaves Teesside University in Darlington, Britain, January 30, 2023. Oli Scarff/Pool via REUTERS
WHO maintains highest alert over COVID, but sees hope ahead 30 Jan 2023 - 01:56 pm
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a briefing on global health issues in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
German economy contracts as Ukraine war bites 30 Jan 2023 - 01:25 pm
Car traffic makes its way on a road in front of the illuminated Brandenburg Gate, in central Berlin, Germany, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
Unscheduled stop: Baby born aboard high-speed train in France 30 Jan 2023 - 11:40 am
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Britain's Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike 30 Jan 2023 - 11:22 am
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at a joint news briefing with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 24, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Germany won't send fighter jets to Ukraine, says Scholz 30 Jan 2023 - 11:22 am
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a joint statement with Chile's President Gabriel Boric (out of frame) following their meeting at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, on January 29, 2023. - Scholz is on official visit to Chile, part of a Latin America tour that also includes Argentina and Brazil, where Berlin and the EU are seeking a reset following the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP)
Zelenskiy: Ukraine needs more weapons, faster 30 Jan 2023 - 12:05 am
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) via phone line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 25, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS)