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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)
Italy condemns attacks abroad, 'street violence' at home 29 Jan 2023 - 11:34 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a joint news conference in Tripoli, Libya on January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed
Germany won't send fighter jets to Ukraine, says Scholz 29 Jan 2023 - 10:45 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany January 25, 2023. (REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)
Turkey may accept Finland into NATO: Erdogan 29 Jan 2023 - 10:21 pm
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New Czech leader talks to Zelensky, plans Taiwan call 29 Jan 2023 - 09:45 pm
Czech presidential candidate Petr Pavel reacts at his headquarters, after the results of the country's presidential election were announced, in Prague, Czech Republic on January 28, 2023. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Strikes over pensions to disrupt public transport in France on Tuesday 29 Jan 2023 - 08:32 pm
A general view shows the Eiffel Tower and vapour that billows from smokestacks in Paris skyline, in Paris, France, December 9, 2022. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)
Russian shelling of Kherson leaves at least three dead 29 Jan 2023 - 08:24 pm
Ukrainian firefighters work in a house in flame following Russian shelling in the city of Kherson, on January 29, 2023, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP)
Government bears some blame for Grenfell fire, UK housing minister says 29 Jan 2023 - 07:45 pm
Workers stand on the roof of the burnt out remains of the Grenfell tower in London, Britain, on October 16, 2017. File Photo / Reuters
Mourners honour British volunteer killed evacuating civilians on Ukraine frontline 29 Jan 2023 - 06:20 pm
A volunteer holds a booklet with a portrait of Andrew Bagshaw, one of the two British volunteers killed in eastern Ukraine while attempting a rescue from Soledar, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, during a memorial service in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 29, 2023. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
French PM says no dice on pension age as strikes loom 29 Jan 2023 - 02:16 pm
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