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Canada prime minister to visit China next week, spokesperson says
OTTAWA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China January 13-17, his office said on Wednesday, in what will be the first visit by a Canadian prime minister since 2017. Car...
Jan 07, 2026
Soundproofing foam in Swiss bar fire should have been checked by law, official says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Soundproofing foam that caught fire in a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana at New Year, killing 40 people, should have been subject to regula...
Jan 07, 2026
China calls for joint counter-terrorism efforts with Pakistan
BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) - China is willing to intensify cooperation with Pakistan in fighting terrorism and telecom crime, Wang Xiaohong, China's public security minister, said in a meeting with Paki...
Jan 07, 2026
Deadly clashes resume in Syria's Aleppo between government, Kurdish forces
ALEPPO, Syria, Jan 7 - Fierce fighting resumed in Syria's northern city of Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters for a second day on Wednesday, sending thousands of civilians fleeing a...
Jan 07, 2026
Brazil’s Bolsonaro authorized to go to hospital for tests after fall
BRASILIA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to leave prison and be taken to a hospital for tests after he fell and hit his...
Jan 07, 2026
Exclusive-US seizing Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The United States is attempting to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker with links to Venezuela after a more than two-week-long pursuit acros...
Jan 07, 2026
UK's Starmer says deployment of troops to Ukraine would be voted by parliament
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that any deployment of UK forces under a declaration signed with France and Ukraine would be subject to a parliamentary ...
Jan 07, 2026
Ukraine, US to revisit land, nuclear plant issues in Wednesday talks
By Dan Peleschuk and Yuliia Dysa KYIV, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators will revisit the thorny issues of territory and the fate of the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Presi...
Jan 07, 2026
Iran's top judge warns protesters of 'no leniency' as unrest persists
DUBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Iran's top judge warned protesters on Wednesday there would be "no leniency for those who help the enemy against the Islamic Republic", while accusing Israel and the U.S. of p...
Jan 07, 2026
Israel-backed militia kill two Hamas operatives in Gaza, militia says
CAIRO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - An Israeli-backed Palestinian militia said on Wednesday it had killed two Hamas operatives in southern Gaza, marking a renewed challenge to Hamas after Israel empowered its ri...
Jan 07, 2026
