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China detains six underground church members in latest crackdown, church tells members
By Laurie Chen BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Six members of an influential underground Protestant church in China were detained by police this week, according to a church statement to members seen by Reu...
Jan 07, 2026
Re-elected president of Central African Republic invites Russia's Putin to visit, TASS says
MOSCOW, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The newly re-elected president of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit his country, Russian state ne...
Jan 07, 2026
Cyprus assumes EU presidency with Ukraine's Zelenskiy attending
NICOSIA, Jan 7 - Cyprus assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union on Wednesday, marking the start of its six-month term with a meeting in Nicosia attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...
Jan 07, 2026
France working with allies on plan should US move on Greenland
PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - France is working with partners on a plan over how to respond should the United States act on its threat to take over Greenland, a minister said on Wednesday, as Europe sought...
Jan 07, 2026
Western Europe braces for another wave of snow and ice
BRUSSELS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Western Europe braced for more snow and ice on Wednesday, with the first named storm of the year hitting the continent's Atlantic coast. More flights were cancelled, train ...
Jan 07, 2026
France: working with allies on plan should US make move on Greenland
PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - France is working with partners on a plan over how to respond should the United States act on its threat to take over Greenland, Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said...
Jan 07, 2026
Intense heatwave grips Australia's southern states, fans bushfires
SYDNEY, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Australia's south sweltered through a brutal heatwave on Wednesday that delivered temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some cities, triggering he...
Jan 07, 2026
Pakistan eyes defence pact with Bangladesh, sale of JF-17 jets
By Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan's military...
Jan 07, 2026
South Korea's Lee says he asked Xi to play a mediating role on North Korea
By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Jan 7 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that much progress had been made in restoring trust with Beijing, and that he had asked Chinese President X...
Jan 06, 2026
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel
DUBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, the Iranian judiciary's media outlet Mizan reported on Wednesday, naming the defendant as Ali Ardestani. Entangled in a decad...
Jan 06, 2026
